Example sentences of "[unc] attitude to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Gandhi 's attitude to mission and conversion finds an echo in Tillich 's rejection of missionwissenschaft , an approach to religions which sees the purpose of religious dialogue as a means of conversion from one religion to another in accordance with certain theological presuppositions .
2 Yoshida 's attitude to communism was pragmatic : while he disliked communism as an ideology , it was necessary to deal with the world that existed .
3 The serious point I 'm making is that , too often , in schools , the kind of questions are focused on just what is least interesting , not the , people 's attitude to witches , or to their bodies , or their attitudes to women , to children , all these things which are now considered part of the historian 's province , but instead we get saddled with the Treaty of Uncia Scolesi and the Repeal of the Corn Laws , and this is worrying .
4 Among the cases in which the options are not stacked like this , is that in which the sanctions and disapproval exist against behaviour which is in fact frequent and not the subject , perhaps , of any deep personal disinclination ; this , at the limit , is pure humbug , like the old school-master 's attitude to masturbation .
5 He argued that if a jury had the benefit of ‘ this further evidence ’ it ‘ might take a very different view ’ of Mrs Sutcliffe 's attitude to deals with the Press .
6 Mick Houghton believes the band 's attitude to touring reflects their lifestyles .
7 And though the whole cult was largely founded on a pout , a posture , a rear view of ponytail and hindquarters and some carefully arranged shower curtains , sheets and wet clothing , the significance of it was that a young woman created a new lifestyle indisputably of the Fifties in which she took a man 's attitude to sex .
8 Or rather , showed that a woman 's and a man 's attitude to sex could henceforward be one and the same .
9 It was yet another layer in what was to become the bountiful and complex nature of Burton 's attitude to sex , to authority , to love and to loyalty .
10 Vulgar perhaps , but how honest , realistic and uncomplicated Dolly 's and Gertrude 's attitude to sex appeared in comparison to the modern cult of ‘ luv ’ , with its tedious machinery of psychology , pop songs , broken-heart columns and cinematic sex-symbols .
11 Despite its role , Data Logic has n't shied from voicing some concerns over its employer 's attitude to transaction processing-on-Unix , concerns lodged not on the technology side , but at IBM 's marketing approach .
12 Mrs Whitehouse 's attitude to homosexuals and homosexuality , though , is somewhat more complex than was perhaps allowed for at the time .
13 Joan McAlpine talks to an angry priest about the Catholic Church 's attitude to homosexuals among its ranks ‘
14 Now he has to wait and see how much John Major 's attitude to Europe has been affected by the gift of five more years in power .
15 The Cabinet 's attitude to Europe is critical .
16 Liffe chief executive Michael Jenkins warns that , in his personal view , the Government 's attitude to Europe is critical : ‘ If we sit on the outside , then it will be difficult for London to retain its position . ’
17 He declared : ‘ Under the Conservatives , Britain 's attitude to Europe has been confused , suspicious , reluctant and ambivalent .
18 I happen to have been a keen supporter of the way of Margaret Thatcher 's attitude to Europe , highly sceptical .
19 But re-shuffle or not , Britain 's Euro-Commissioner , Sir Leon Brittain , says there must be a major overhaul of the Government 's attitude to Europe .
20 The planning officer 's attitude to proposals to develop a site can be assessed when only outline approval has been obtained or substantial modification is required to the detailed approval .
21 If other sports had riding 's attitude to clothing , Nigel Mansell would drive in a leather flying hat and Ian Woosnam would compete in plus-fours , but one is unsafe and the other unnecessary so the motorsport and golf authorities have not tried to cling to them .
22 If other sports had riding 's attitude to clothing , Nigel Mansell would drive in a leather flying hat .
23 The most contentious issue discussed was Latin America 's attitude to Cuba following the change in its relationship with the former Soviet Union .
24 Although Eurotunnel 's attitude to Trans Manche Link , the contractors ' consortium , was more conciliatory yesterday than has been the case , there are still important differences to be settled .
25 To this the magazine responded : " We note that Mr Arkell 's attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of our reply and would therefore be grateful if you could inform us what his attitude to damages would be , were he to learn that the nature of our reply is as follows : fuck off " .
26 Calling the UK 's attitude to Tibet " not satisfactory " , the Dalai Lama drew parallels between Tibet and Kuwait and the Baltic states .
27 Rune was made of sterner stuff , possessing an iron will and sense of purpose and duty that in comparison left Marcus 's attitude to life looking lightweight and immature .
28 Fran sat back in the seat , staring unseeingly out of the window , wondering why she should feel the most ridiculous urge to cry at such evidence of Luke Calder 's attitude to life .
29 He started visiting Utah regularly — ‘ Stan 's attitude to cooking is similar to mine and , of course , the snow is good ! ’ — staying in Pons ' home sometimes for several weeks at a time .
30 Speaking his mind about the medical profession , even waging war on the architectural establishment , was a very different matter from denouncing the government 's attitude to pollution .
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