Example sentences of "[was/were] at the heart " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | These unfavourable contrasts were commonplace at the beginning of the decade and were at the heart of the centrist critique of two-party politics as then played . |
| 2 | Stinging , biting , their incessant attentions to warm-blooded creatures always raised the question as to their purpose — as if man 's comfort were at the heart of the purpose of creation . |
| 3 | These books speak of betrayal — of betrayal of the ideals of a public library system , of the system of higher education and the education of our teachers , and , at the highest level , of gifts and endowments and the historical integrity of collections that were at the heart of the country 's literary culture . |
| 4 | Greg Mackey — the Australian stand-off who turned down Hull 's contract offer last month to re-join Warrington — and Welsh scrum half Kevin Ellis were at the heart of the Wire 's classy , high speed football . |
| 5 | The structural changes which were at the heart of Big Bang necessitated a radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework . |
| 6 | For many decades studies of rural land use and landscape were at the heart of all rural geographical work , and land use and landscape studies are still of intrinsic interest to many rural geographers . |
| 7 | However , we are concerned about the distinct lack of any clear recognition that the principles of environmental sustainability , which were at the heart of the White Paper , should underpin the future development of industry , commerce and small businesses . |
| 8 | The exclusion of certain clergy is less easy to justify ( a relic of the time when religious disputes were at the heart of national affairs ) , as is the exclusion of 18- to 20-year-olds : when the voting age was lowered in 1969 , the age of eligibility for candidature was not . |
| 9 | Leavis was a major critic and a very influential educator , who was convinced both that criticism was essentially evaluative and that it was at the heart of English studies . |
| 10 | Turning to Europe , Mr Ridley said that the Government was pressing other EC countries to reduce their industrial subsidies , for this was at the heart of a genuine single market after 1992 . |
| 11 | But it omitted any reference to the dangers of ‘ Leftism ’ , despite the fact that Deng had stressed this , and that it was at the heart of a party politburo statement . |
| 12 | A defeatist , appeasement-like attitude often was at the heart of federalist thinking found in some parts of the City of London but is repudiated by those such as Professor Tim Congdon in the Sunday Telegraph on 20 October 1991 — ‘ City 's Silly Euro-scare ’ . |
| 13 | Hamilton was at the heart of our defence that day and every one of them were heroes , but it was Hamilton who subdued Jimmy Trotter ( later the manager of Charlton ) who was Wednesday 's most dangerous forward . |
| 14 | On 1 October the Italians proposed to the convention 's scientific committee that the reactor ‘ pot ’ , which was at the heart of the explosion , should be dumped , 700 km off the Spanish coast in the area used annually by Britain for dumping nuclear waste . |
| 15 | This idea was at the heart of the movement , and in accordance with this scheme the right-angled Swastika was employed ; the symbol of Siva and metamorphosis ; the purpose — evolution . |
| 16 | Morris was at the heart of an amazing North defensive effort to hold on to a 24-17 half-time lead in the face of a strong second-half wind . |
| 17 | The revival of industry was at the heart of Mr Lamont 's Autumn Statement . |
| 18 | The quality of those troops was at the heart of the Duke 's real worries . |
| 19 | The question of how to deal with errors was at the heart of the debates in the central commission in the twelve months that preceded the Council . |
| 20 | In 1220 , Castelnuovo Berardenga , was at the heart of one of the bloodiest of battles between Siena and Florence — one said to have coloured the ‘ River Arbia in red ’ . |
| 21 | Popular power was at the heart of their vision of a new political and social order . |
| 22 | The idea that a re-distribution of wealth could stimulate the economy was at the heart of Huey Long 's " share our Wealth " scheme , launched in 1934 . |
| 23 | As their investigation progressed , so did their conviction that it was the President himself who was at the heart of the deception . |
| 24 | The Miners ' Welfare was at the heart of this communal bonding . |
| 25 | As indicated here , the perceived ways forward were varied , but it was agreed at the discussion meeting that ‘ improved communication ’ was at the heart of the matter . |
| 26 | This issue was at the heart of the Report of the Layfield Committee on Local Government Finance ( Cmnd 6453 ) published in 1976 . |
| 27 | I was at the heart of the site . |
| 28 | On the contrary , it was the fusion of executive and legislative power that was at the heart of the eighteenth-century British constitution ! ) |
| 29 | That was at the heart of the process at the outset , and it remains so . |
| 30 | Working for the Lord President 's Committee , chaired by Sir John Anderson ( which was described to Roosevelt as ‘ an Economic War Cabinet ’ ) , the Section was at the heart of economic policy-making . |