Example sentences of "[is] meant by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I agree , and this can stand as a cogent it incomplete description of what is meant by a political homosexuality . |
| 2 | What , then , is meant by a partnership in this context ? |
| 3 | In section 5.1 , we explain what is meant by a price index and show how the UK Retail Price Index is constructed and how it is used to calculate the rate of inflation on a month-to-month basis ; other ways of measuring inflation are also briefly discussed . |
| 4 | To explain what is meant by a triggered pattern , here 's an example . |
| 5 | One of the main gains from the GIST project has been the clarification of what is meant by a ‘ girl friendly ’ , science , that is a science which will appeal equally to the interests and concerns of girls as well as boys . [ … ] |
| 6 | Another reason for rejecting this causal theory of meaning is that when one asks what is meant by a statement one is normally concerned to know what a reasonable speaker is saying in uttering it . |
| 7 | To understand what is meant by a ‘ universal ’ , and the implications of this way of thinking for Christology , consider the following example . |
| 8 | First , we shall have to inquire into what is meant by a multiproduct natural monopoly , in particular into the cost conditions that are associated with it . |
| 9 | But what is meant by a structural change ? |
| 10 | First , the legislation nowhere defines what is meant by a sexual assault . |
| 11 | The Regulations ( SI No. 448 of 1992 ) define what is meant by a ‘ substantial loss of employment ’ . |
| 12 | I am not quite sure what is meant by a ‘ consolidated description of the route ’ , as mentioned in the letter . |
| 13 | Other major groups such as Pentos and Sherratt & Hughes & Waterstones , continue to focus on books but are sufficiently commercial and pragmatic to be ready to re-define what is meant by a book in the light of technological developments . |
| 14 | The key to the Wagon Mound test is what is meant by a kind of damage . |
| 15 | What we need is , firstly , a more specific indication of what is meant by a route to chaos and , secondly , some ideas on which we can draw in Sections 24.5 and 24.7 . |
| 16 | Before looking at the creation of databases , it is important to consider what is meant by a database or what a database could look like in a school library . |
| 17 | What is meant by the term ‘ literal ’ ? |
| 18 | ( That , after all , is what is meant by the external cause of a daily rhythm. ) for example , could we not argue that the plant could move its leaves in response to the sun ; the shore-dwelling creature leave its burrow in the mud when the tide recedes ; or the diurnal or nocturnal animal respond to sunrise and sunset ? |
| 19 | Anselm appears to argue that merely understanding what is meant by the word God makes it clear that God exists . |
| 20 | Given that the theist believes that defining God involves thinking beyond the limits of thought , can he or she also fulfil the demand that a clear explanation be given of what is meant by the word ‘ God ’ ? |
| 21 | We are half-hearted creatures , fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us , like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he can not imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea . |
| 22 | . The question then becomes what is meant by the word ‘ woman ’ in the single context of marriage , for I am not concerned to determine the ‘ legal sex ’ of the respondent at large . |
| 23 | You will recall that Ormrod J. held that ‘ ( t ) he question then becomes what is meant by the word ‘ woman ’ in the context of a marriage , for I am not concerned to determine the ‘ legal sex ’ of the respondent at large . ’ |
| 24 | Circular 7/87. on the provisions of the 1986 Act , explains what is meant by the general conduct of the school : ‘ It should be seen as being concerned with the whole ethos of the school 's life ’ . |
| 25 | Most samples are based on the concept of ‘ random sampling ’ , so it is important to understand what is meant by the word ‘ random ’ . |
| 26 | This is what is meant by the rather confusing term random access . |
| 27 | If we were to insist that prayer involves some form of dialogue then it would presuppose that we already know what is meant by the concept of God . |
| 28 | What is meant by the Schussler tissue salts ? |
| 29 | Before you feel brave enough to steer the kite around fanciful shapes , it is best to understand what is meant by the ‘ edge of the wind ’ because in effect , this is the limit line within which the kite will fly . |
| 30 | An utterance like ‘ Here ’ can have a use without there being something that is meant by the word uttered , something which the utterer must know , either by acquaintance or by description , for the utterance to have that use . |