Example sentences of "it [be] [verb] [prep] relation to " in BNC.
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| 1 | At an early stage it is formed in relation to the child 's experience , especially its relationships with other children in play . |
| 2 | The nature of the movement of goods can only be understood if it is seen in relation to the complex and changing framework of society . |
| 3 | The most sustained recent discussion of the nature of the ‘ academic ’ is to be found in the journal Minerva ( see Shils 1984 ; Lobkowicz 1984 ; Ruegg 1986 ) where it is explored in relation to concepts such as truth , inquiry , research , culture ( Bildung ) , community , rationality , disinterestedness , voluntary solidarity and equality among researchers ; though one should not overlook Broady 's ( 1978–9 ) stimulating attack on mere academicism . |
| 4 | Granada uses these reports to see how well it is performing in relation to its contract . |
| 5 | An order for payment of money or for the transfer of assets can not be an order intended to restore parties to transactions to their former positions unless it is known in relation to each transaction in question ( a ) who were the parties ( b ) what the nature of the transaction was and ( c ) what assets or money each party to the transaction had paid or transferred to the others . |
| 6 | It is obvious that environmental factors exert a far-reaching influence on this particular AL and , indeed , the concept of ‘ safety ’ has no real meaning unless it is considered in relation to ‘ the environment ’ . |
| 7 | It is anticipated that this claim will be invoked only rarely — Germany and the United Kingdom have already requested that it be used in relation to the Varta/Bosch and the Alcatel/AEG Kabel cases ( Germany ) and to the Steetley/Tarmac case ( UK ) . |
| 8 | Every time it lifted its head and pirouetted , it registered the new direction it was taking in relation to the sun . |