Example sentences of "[adj] that since " in BNC.
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| 1 | Recently , from a series of parliamentary questions that I tabled to the Secretary of State for Scotland , it became clear that since his appointment he had not even bothered to contact the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority to discuss the storage and reprocessing of spent fuel at Dounreay . |
| 2 | How strange that since the eighteenth century the peasants of Møn had had a taste for English ware . |
| 3 | I thought this was unfair , and I 'm very glad that since then the system has changed . |
| 4 | Normally lies and deceit were anathema to her , and she was angry and rueful that since meeting him she had twice allowed circumstances to trap her into using them . |
| 5 | It is very likely that since the calf injury the strength of the muscles will have deteriorated considerably . |
| 6 | ‘ It is very evident that since the publication of the paperback the campaign against it has subsided , to such an extent that even one of my most hardline critics , the British Muslim Dr Kalim Siddiqui , was recently quoted in the Guardian as saying it is time to forgive and forget , which is a rather extraordinary volte-face from someone who was until recently asking for my head on a plate . |
| 7 | Lord Strange wrote to Robert Cecil in 1593 that since his father , the Earl of Derby , was unlikely to live long , he wished to be given the earl 's office of Chamberlain of Chester . |
| 8 | It was reported on Oct. 9 that since April 1 , 4,387 of the 50,000 Soviet troops in Poland had left . |
| 9 | Given such a broad international consensus , shared by the more accommodationist Israeli and Western liberals , it is hardly surprising that since 1974 the PLO has played down the refugee issue , and concentrated on the only acceptable diplomacy concerning a territorial return to the 1949 Armistice Line . |
| 10 | Mr. Bill Walker : The Hon. Gentleman will be aware that since its inception the SDA has been investing in this way throughout Scotland and in companies . |
| 11 | Is he further aware that since 1979 , 2 million of our fellow citizens have lost their jobs in the manufacturing sector ? |
| 12 | Is the Minister aware that since 1988 in the city of Liverpool there has been a 48 per cent . |
| 13 | Is my hon. Friend aware that since 1980 , 10,075 council tenants in Wolverhampton have become the proud owners of their council houses ? |
| 14 | Is the Prime Minister aware that since 1979 the crime figures in England and Wales have gone up by 102 per cent. , that in the north of England they have gone up by 123 per cent . |
| 15 | It is true that since 1982 allowance has been made for inflation — indexation — when calculating capital gains generally ( and gains made before 1982 are no longer eligible for any tax ) . |
| 16 | Jacques Fouroux maintained a sane approach when he wrote after the Paris quarter-final : ‘ It 's true that since the beginning of the World Cup the refereeing has played a significant role in the outcome of the game , but it would be chauvinistic to say the same about the way Mr. Bishop has refereed . |
| 17 | It used to be thought that the Revolution assured regular Parliaments , and it is certainly true that since 1689 there has not been one year without the meeting of Parliament . |