Example sentences of "society in [Wh det] [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Even those who make money out of it — not just the pushers and dealers — are destroying the society in which they may wish to appear affluent . ’
2 As crime is related to the pattern and outlook of the society in which it occurs , so penal methods may need to be adapted to the society in which they must operate .
3 Children learn self-restraint as part of the process by which they learn the values and attitudes of the society in which they will move .
4 Teachers must always realise that the ‘ obvious purpose of school is to fit children to the society in which they will grow up ’ .
5 The organisations participating in Compacts will provide an excellent resource for teachers in all subjects aiming to develop in their students a wide understanding of the society in which they will live and work .
6 The Mathematics and Science Working Parties which have already reported require programmes of learning to be based explicitly on practical experience so that students develop a deeper understanding of the technological society in which they will live and work .
7 In short , a stable and caring society in which everyone can live in reasonable comfort and security and to which everyone contributes according to their means .
8 In order to make the procedure ‘ fair ’ , you are imagined to : know little except the most general facts about human society ; be ignorant of your own eventual position and role in society ; be unaware of your own endowments ; be ignorant of where your own best interests will in fact lie , and be ignorant also of the state of development of the society in which you will find yourself .
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