Example sentences of "[noun] mean [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 But bosses Martin and Vivien Shrager-Powell reckon Fergie 's films and other new projects mean it 'll be back in the black before long .
2 We welcome competition , a spokeswoman said , but local calls are still cheaper with us … and our size and expertise mean we can deliver the quality of service most customers expect .
3 We welcome competition , a spokeswoman said , but local calls are still cheaper with us … and our size and expertise mean we can deliver the quality of service most customers expect .
4 Our flexibility , specialist knowledge and contacts mean we can tailor make the exact holiday you want .
5 ‘ But today 's more liberal attitudes mean they have the freedom to do that .
6 The hours mean I can collect the children from school and am with them in the school holidays .
7 Strong tactics are a must to get to the completion of the game but simple rules mean you can be playing moments after installation .
8 Jordanians mean it .
9 The differing styles of these articles mean they are not all suited to publication in similar outlets , but it is hoped that unlike past years ' winners we shall see all of them published in some form or other in the coming year .
10 Your donations mean we 'll always be there , no matter what the circumstances , or how long it takes .
11 He used to be the boldest man around , of course , but bolts mean he can now earn that living without risking his life .
12 Quite apart from the fact that every £1.00 you give us by covenant is worth £1.33 your contributions mean we can rely on a regular income .
13 His success and the nature of the job mean they lead a glamorous lifestyle , although as he gets up at 4.15am and goes to bed at 9pm weekdays , Simon might not agree .
14 Overseas competition basically there again is I mean er erm okay I mean I B M I mean they 're collapsing day by day and companies like I C L and what have you .
15 T U R K I S H I mean they
16 Especially if I 'm going to sort of give you things like Y equals erm cos E to the minus K X. I mean it 's only a simple one .
17 Sizewell B I mean you all heard of Sizewell , we 're quite near our Sizewell .
18 Er Chris they do n't they tend to I think it 's like a lot of people in the U K I mean you 've got in the machine tools side but like on the on the side , They use use hydrostatics .
19 The disciplines of sociology and philosophy are threatened by Mannheim 's proposals since , in his account , they are the formal and scientific disciplines whose topics mean they are the most likely to be affected by non-theoretical factors .
20 Legal technicalities mean he could have to stay in Goa for another 4 months and understandably he just wants to get home .
21 The obscenity , the obscenity of a Labour Councillor , Councillor in , saying his principles mean he wo n't pay the community charge , but his principles do not extend to not claiming over fifteen hundred pounds worth of expenses , paid for by those people who are paying the community charge in .
22 Prevailing regulations mean you must dive using an octopus and stab jacket ( no ABLJs allowed ) .
23 Pressures on SSDs mean they are barely placed to seek out work .
24 But brilliant summer sunshine and the fact that this is a well-established part of the English season mean it 's also a chance to see and be seen .
25 And traditionally these three types of delivery mechanism mean we have to rewrite or recode applications in their entirety for each type of device .
26 Clear blue skies mean you bake all day and freeze all night .
27 Nor does leading a healthy life mean we must be vaccinated for every possible disease .
28 They say government cutbacks mean they ca n't do the job properly .
29 First taxation , the Chancellor has said that new Government public spending limits mean he does n't need to change the VAT base .
30 Carter says budget constraints mean it is quite a battle to put up the all-important 30 per cent , but he hopes to get more than the £16,870 received last year .
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