Example sentences of "in [pron] search for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In their search for the key ingredients of the Japanese model , the Americans concluded that empowerment is an important aspect of achieving greater productivity from their workforce .
2 This year her team at the Institute of Molecular Medicine , John Radcliffe Hospital and colleagues at Columbia University , New York have made significant progress in their search for the exact location of the gene for causing spinal muscular atrophy , a muscle-withering disease which is the leading inherited cause of infant death .
3 Rejecting the inherent conservatism of the traditional portrait , many artists have today tried to extend the definition of portraiture to embrace a level of experimentation sought necessary in their search for the true identity .
4 We contemplate past failures of humankind in its search for the perfect society and become depressed .
5 However , both bodies recommended changes in the form of legislation which would , if implemented , have assisted the court in its search for the true Parliamentary intention in using the statutory words .
6 When Wallace embarked in one of these in his search for the Greater Bird of Paradise , he described it as far preferable to travelling in a first-class steamer of the time :
7 In our search for the ideal occupational therapy we have examined motorised objects ( boring , according to the hens ) and water pumps which moisten their dry food ( more fun ) .
8 Go for broke , and be undeterred in your search for the possible dream .
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