GB wrote:That sentence is not incorrect, but would not earn you good marks in any English exam.
Yes, there is an issue with using a word a number of times in a sentence. It comes under the heading of "style". No editor, or sub-editor, would allow it to pass unmodified.
For the benefit of those who haven’t visited the other thread, I have to confess to being responsible for the criticism of William’s choice of words.
As someone who worked as an editor in a past life, I’m afraid I don’t agree with Geoff’s assertion about the correctness of the sentence in question. If you replace
it may be that Canva will decide that …
with
then I hope it readily becomes apparent that we’re left with
Canva may decide that notwithstanding the present policy that a new policy will be instituted
There are two occurrences of the word ‘that’ in the above example; either one is fine, but not both. If you’re not yet convinced, try putting the parenthetical remark ‘notwithstanding the present policy’ in … er … parentheses:
Canva may decide that (notwithstanding the present policy) that a new policy will be instituted
By its very nature, a parenthetical remark is dispensable. If you dispense with it here, this is the result:
Canva may decide that that a new policy will be instituted
"Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?"
― Tennessee Williams