Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] some quarter " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thinking in some quarters is that Intel Corp 's Pentium , if and when it does finally arrive , will be priced at $795 for the 60MHz species and $995 for the 66MHz . |
| 2 | There has been unhappiness in some quarters , occasional misunderstandings and ignorance , and a certain amount of unfortunate iconoclasm . |
| 3 | Clearly , the optimism in some quarters that the unions were moving towards any long-term incomes or anti-inflation policy was quite unfounded . |
| 4 | ‘ It was a period of considerable optimism in some quarters that the nation 's ills could be ameliorated by wise policy , diligent effort , and lots of money ’ . |
| 5 | ( The ‘ new evidence ’ was greeted with derision in some quarters when it became known that the L'Express story had originated over lunch with a senior official from the American Embassy in Paris . |
| 6 | I can hear a chuckle in some quarters but I feel he never let England down . |
| 7 | She has never advocated violence , and yet there has been a lettered campaign in some quarters to discredit her . |
| 8 | But the White Paper has been give a less than enthusiastic welcome in some quarters , Liberal Democrat spokesman Simon Hughes says he 's worried that the Environment Secretary 's announcements may be full of good intentions which wo n't be carried out . |
| 9 | Bashing Mayle the populariser is a favourite sport in some quarters . |
| 10 | Moreover , the argument goes , OUP has — contrary to expectations in some quarters — done rather well since Sir Roger took over the reins . |
| 11 | Although the disagreements had been resolved in early March , continuing dissatisfaction in some quarters of the FKgP had been highlighted by the passage on March 18 of a vote of no confidence in FKgP parliamentary group leader Jozsef Torgyan , because of a speech he had made at a rally on March 9 attacking the voucher scheme . |
| 12 | The threat of targeting US-based British businesses for more taxes has led to the conclusion in some quarters that Clinton is less pro-free trade than his predecessor . |
| 13 | Ben had been made a Companion of Honour in the Coronation Honours List and the very fact that he was writing an opera for the Coronation created jealousy in some quarters . |
| 14 | Peel told the NME : ‘ The Wedding Present 's virtues are that they make records which are direct and uncomplicated and it seems that these are now being regarded as vices in some quarters . ’ |
| 15 | Although the heredity principle still has its proponents in some quarters , few would admit that it could any longer be defended . |
| 16 | The referendum or plebiscite is a device viewed with suspicion in some quarters , largely because they have often been used to ratify or endorse decisions already taken or policies already embarked on , as was the case with Britain 's entry into the EEC , or because they have been staged , and the issue presented , in such a way as to produce the outcome wanted by the government which initiates them . |
| 17 | Page 's departure has stoked fears in some quarters that Next is preparing to abandon the hardware market , favouring instead an emphasis on software publishing . |
| 18 | This led to fears in some quarters that the polytechnics as tough , pragmatic and workaday institutions were unlikely to create a climate in which art and design could grow and flourish . |
| 19 | But there are fears in some quarters that it could infringe personal liberties . |
| 20 | They , also , need the support of their pew neighbours , and leadership from some quarter . |
| 21 | Not only proud to display her naked breasts — which attracted some criticism from some quarters for their shape and size — Kylie was revelling in the debate about her body . |
| 22 | After the publication of the plan , numbers were reduced , though not at the anticipated rate and only in the face of strong criticism from some quarters . |
| 23 | As you said — he got stick in some quarters last year . |
| 24 | There were already misgivings in some quarters about the Fleischmann and Pons claims , the lack of details and sloppy descriptions . |
| 25 | Despite a lengthy investigation into the affairs of 10 accountants connected with the Lloyd 's reinsurance scandal in 1982 , the Joint Disciplinary Scheme has decided not to apportion blame to any of them , prompting calls from some quarters for change to the regulatory regime . |
| 26 | Hence the calls in some quarters for the Institute to become a trade association defending members ' interests , rather than a regulatory body . |
| 27 | I am not flavour of the week in some quarters as you may well imagine . |
| 28 | The shop stewards movement , contrary to the arguments from some quarters , would not necessarily be demobilised in a context of incomes policy , but would be able to use its bargaining strength at enterprise level to insist on measures of control over the broader issues of enterprise policy . |
| 29 | He said that in spite of gloom and doom in some quarters about falling markets for offshore structures , a healthy number of projects were being proposed for approval and exploration success rates in the North Sea remained high . |
| 30 | Ten years later , in 1935 , the year of McDougall 's retirement another attempt at explanation was made in that year 's annual report : In view of the fact that there appears to be a feeling in some quarters that the British Deaf and Dumb Association has outlived its usefulness the executive committee desires to make the position clear by the following statement : The British Deaf and Dumb Association is the oldest National Organisation for the Deaf in the country . |