Example sentences of "[noun] lie [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A similar area rich in both environmental and archaeological heritage lies over the Guatemalan frontier . |
| 2 | The originality of so much of Ashton 's and MacMillan 's choreography fur classical ballets lies in the way they follow the basic principles and rules in order to create an infinite variety of enchaînements from the traditional vocabulary of steps , and yet discard the conventions . |
| 3 | That 's the theory … here 's the practical … first the course … they 've mapped out the 26 miles … the beauty of the route lies in the cobbled squares of ancient towns like Bhaktapur … the beast is the city … traffic and smoke is a major problem … the other unknown factor is altitude … |
| 4 | The gallery , now converted into the main building lies at the south end of the complex . |
| 5 | But the tenderest difficulty lies with the family if they disapprove . |
| 6 | Apart from the well known problem of casual interferences from non-experimental data , another important , less well known difficulty lies with the complex hierarchical structure of many social systems . |
| 7 | The difficulty lies in the fact that the edges are blurred and no one is sure just when youth may be said to be past and the second stage of adult life begun . |
| 8 | The difficulty lies in the machinery for reporting incidents . |
| 9 | The chief cause of difficulty lies in the fact that confessions are typically obtained from reluctant suspects by officers who , on their part , believe in the suspects ' guilt . |
| 10 | Part of the difficulty lies in the developments which have taken place in the ordinary common law of judicial review . |
| 11 | The difficulty lies in the fact that the governmental authorities , however highly principled and dedicated to the welfare of the citizenry , are essentially a vested interest running an organization which , to a greater or lesser degree , is designed to preserve and promote the continuing control of those same authorities . |
| 12 | A second difficulty lies in the uncertainty in our knowledge of the topography of Venus ; the precision is only ± 1500 m which leads to an uncertainty of 10 µs in timing . |
| 13 | The real difficulty lies in the fact that CD-ROM can only process one type of data at a time . |
| 14 | So , with it at the front the board lies on the water flat , and with it back the tail digs in . |
| 15 | The manner in which the board lies in the water . |
| 16 | Quite clearly it was for me to initiate action to ensure that all aircraft of that type were checked for similar fractures at the earliest possible moment , but the responsibility for ordering such an inspection lies with the airworthiness authorities of the States in which the aircraft were registered and not with the accident investigation authorities . |
| 17 | Perhaps the best hope for progress lies in the many examples of good practice that already exist and which the Act simply reflects and builds on . |
| 18 | The pathos lies in the characteristic early English understatement — ‘ so seldom ’ means ‘ never ’ or worse still ‘ just this once ’ — and also in the last phrase 's suspense between precision and vagueness . |
| 19 | According to Hiro , ‘ the explanation of this difference of attitudes lies in the variation between the home environment of the Asian and English children . |
| 20 | In Libya , our most prospective acreage lies within the remote Murzuk Basin . |
| 21 | However , the hidden beauty of Mauritius lies beneath the water 's surface , concealing a world of vivid colour — coral gardens with exotic marine life and over fifty submerged shipwrecks beckon scuba diving enthusiasts , and deep sea fishing is among the best in the world . |
| 22 | The power of Chaos lies in the far north of the Warhammer World far beyond the borders of the Empire . |
| 23 | For the genealogist , however , the principal value of the returns lies in the help they provide in tracing elusive ancestors . |
| 24 | The difference in the various authorities lies in the determinations as to what constitutes compulsion or duress . |
| 25 | The Glenmore Forest Park lies around the shores of the lovely Loch Morlich in the Cairngorms . |
| 26 | Germany lies at the heart of Europe and thus epitomises it . |
| 27 | Discrimination against women is still , of course , to be found in law , and it is codified in other institutional practices determining sex-differentiated rights and opportunities ; but a more fundamental source of discrimination lies in the realm of social attitudes and beliefs . |
| 28 | Accountability in committee meetings lies with the whole membership and not with particular individuals . |
| 29 | The contrast between work experience schemes and informal work experience lies in the fact that the latter is taken by employers as evidence of initiative , an interest in earning money and the ability to sustain regular work discipline ( getting up early , etc . ) . |
| 30 | But Lee Bridges of the Public Law Project points out that judicial reviews have so far effectively assumed that , even if services are provided by an independent agent , ultimate responsibility lies with the public body holding basis statutory responsibility . |