Example sentences of "[be] [noun] [prep] some quarters " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been unhappiness in some quarters , occasional misunderstandings and ignorance , and a certain amount of unfortunate iconoclasm . |
| 2 | But there are fears in some quarters that it could infringe personal liberties . |
| 3 | There are mutterings in some quarters , however , about the legality of the bowling actions of Jayananda Warnaweera and Muttiah Muralidharan — who shared eight wickets in England 's first innings of 380 . |
| 4 | Not yet a month old and apparently there is concern in some quarters of the industry that Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp ( Sun Microsystems Inc to a lesser extent ) may kidnap the promised platform and twist it to their own advantage . |
| 5 | Not yet a month old and apparently there is concern in some quarters of the industry that Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp ( Sun Microsystems Inc to a lesser extent ) may kidnap the promised system and twist it to their own advantage . |
| 6 | There was concern in some quarters that the resort to force would reduce the prospect of the peaceful resolution of subsequent international disputes by means of economic sanctions . |
| 7 | There was surprise in some quarters at the decision taken by SCOTVEC 's Education Policy Committee to agree in principle to the introduction of ‘ named awards ’ involving National Certificate and other modules . |