Example sentences of "[noun sg] sum up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I 'm er rising to take the opportunity to sum up the debate er for those of us on this side of the house and to say that on this side of the house we do welcome these orders actually coming through , delayed though they are and er besmirched though they are by the usual examples of government incompetence in failing to send them to the scrutiny committee in the proper manner to allow the usual processes to take place but wi that 's par for the course these days . |
| 2 | Main picture : The uncluttered bedroom sums up the atmosphere of the house |
| 3 | The first section of this chapter sums up the differences which have emerged between legacies and trusts in the course of this book , and goes on to consider whether or how far or in what sense classical law can be said to have reached a fusion of legacy and trust . |
| 4 | An anonymous Anglican critic summed up the vitality and confidence of the ministry by the end of the century . |
| 5 | At the question session afterwards , one disgruntled UFO watcher summed up the audience 's feelings : ‘ If you want to talk about psychology , why do n't you bugger off to a psychology conference . |
| 6 | This inelegant but graphic import from American business vocabulary sums up the relevance of finance to the building surveying practice . |
| 7 | One ambulanceman summed up the mood as he threw his hands up in disgust and muttered : ‘ Absolute rubbish . |
| 8 | ‘ This picture sums up the film . |
| 9 | This picture sums up the Falklands campaign . ’ |
| 10 | This quotation sums up the reason for the publication by WACC of Few Voices , Many Worlds . |
| 11 | An Estonian delegate to an August conference summed up the sense of frustration : |
| 12 | One Tory MP on the right summed up the difference : ‘ Enoch was infinitely more interesting and distinguished than Tebbit . |
| 13 | Its title sums up the attitude of many people to what is an essential feature of working life — namely , meetings . |
| 14 | His dying request sums up the faith of a lifetime . |
| 15 | In 1977 a Council planner summed up the development of the argument from his point of view : — |
| 16 | One woman activist summed up the mood : ‘ We get crumbs from the table but we 're never allowed a seat . ’ |
| 17 | Hrdlicka sums up the value of the longbones in sexing by saying that in the male they are longer , heavier and have larger attachment areas for muscles , ( including the linea aspera , crests , tuberosities and impressions ) ( Stewart , 1947 ) . |
| 18 | The Evening News summed up the affair by calling for greater public vigilance to root out the canker of immorality : ‘ England has tolerated the man Wilde for too long … he was a social pest , a centre of intellectual corruption … who attacked all wholesome , manly , simple ideals of English life . ’ |
| 19 | The government White Paper issued as a prelude to the reorganisation of local government in England outlined the aims which a new system should incorporate : At the start of the next paragraph the White Paper summed up the problems inherent in this approach with a statement of the classic political dilemma : ‘ Practical realities prevent all these aims being fully achieved together ’ ( DOE 1971:6 ) . |
| 20 | Traditional luxury and style sums up the American . |
| 21 | Erikson sums up the situation well : |
| 22 | Former Chief Justice Bhagwati summed up the situation succinctly : ’ The multinational has won and the people of India have lost . ’ |
| 23 | Quickly Folly summed up the story of her meeting with Luke . |
| 24 | One scene on the tour summed up the attitude change . |
| 25 | Hamelink sums up the impact of informatics in the developed countries in a manner that suggests a gloomy future for Third World countries caught in the TNC-woven web of private and public communications . |
| 26 | A SIDA report sums up the crisis : |
| 27 | The second statement sums up the News International ban precisely , and the following sentence reflects the dilemma that was faced by many librarians in the dispute ; though not by all , because for many librarians who supported the ban there was no dilemma . |
| 28 | One doctor summed up the change : ‘ We 've actually seen them for once ; they 've been out here visiting just to make sure that we are aware of their potential services . ’ |
| 29 | The Black Report summed up the position as follows : ‘ Among 1–4 year olds … almost all the differences in mortality rate between social class I and V are due to : accidents , poisoning and violence ; respiratory disease ; and congenital abnormalities. , – During late childhood ( 5–14 years ) accidents rather than illness are the major cause of death . |
| 30 | One back-bench MP summed up the mood of the Scottish parliamentary party , saying : ‘ If he does n't make the grade by the end of the year then there 's no way I 'd vote for him again . |