Example sentences of "in things [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This led the Germans to emphasise their strengths in things other than politics , especially culture ( during the first half of the 19th century ) and industry ( during the second half ) , using these to build the German nation . |
| 2 | And though most people hold that working in any kind of job is better than not working , it is equally important , and not just for individuals but for society as a whole , that children should be educated so that they can find satisfaction outside their work as well as within it , in things other than paid work . |
| 3 | They do n't need to , but , erm , I mean nine , ninety eight per cent of their sales is on sale of gas , so the only way you can make a name for yourself is getting involved in things other than gas , one , installing central heating or kitchen . |
| 4 | But look at it another way : as an indication of Narouz 's interest in things modern and things Western . ’ |
| 5 | Rosalind had always acted as Bishop Charles 's spokesman in things non-clerical . |
| 6 | After all , Levi admits to more than a passing interest in things financial , shall we say . |
| 7 | ( Los Angeles has the largest Korean population outside Korea , generating considerable interest there in things Korean . ) |
| 8 | So too he asks that he himself may be obedient to the powers which are ordained and be delivered from ‘ private interpretation , unhealthy enquiries , and innovation in things sacred ’ . |
| 9 | I had initially become interested in things military through my father , who had served in the Cavalry in World War Two . |
| 10 | It was really just the beginning of my interest in things musical , political , cultural etc and a realisation that I was never going to play for Crystal Palace ! ’ |
| 11 | Is it possible , ’ wondered the earl , appealing deferentially to Prior Robert 's more profound instruction in things holy , ‘ that for some beneficent purpose of her own she may have transferred herself miraculously from the place where she was laid ? |