Example sentences of "[vb -s] itself in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This influence manifests itself in melodic shapes ( largely pentatonic falling patterns , but , unlike , say , Chicago blues , also lyrical , sustained , long-breathed ) ; vocal timbre ( rich , open-throated , sensuous ) ; and the use of melisma . |
| 2 | The very nature of deafness and the subsequent difficulty in defining the term ‘ deaf ’ , the way it manifests itself in disrupted communication , the history and structure of deaf education and the size of the deaf population , have traditionally given deafness a high profile within special education . |
| 3 | This manifests itself in various ways . |
| 4 | It manifests itself in certain physical , professional and institutional forms : rooms , buildings , posts , chairs , departments , associations , journals , conferences , and so on . |
| 5 | This variation in form manifests itself in different ways , depending on the language . |
| 6 | It manifests itself in different ways in different types or organizations . |
| 7 | Through observation of his own case , he became convinced that chronic muscle tension — a result of life 's physical and emotional stresses — which overlays and destroys natural poise we have as tiny children , and manifests itself in hunched shoulders , clenched jaws , a slouched or twisted spine , with , as often as not , the head held to one side , could not but interfere with the efficient functioning of the body , restricting breathing , circulation and digestion . |
| 8 | Institutionalised racism manifests itself in insensitive service provision in health and social services , with barriers around language , the pattern of family names and vocabulary . |
| 9 | The main cancer that affects AIDS sufferers is Kaposi 's sarcoma , not previously noted among white young menthe average age of the victims is 35 — which manifests itself in purplish spots that neither itch nor hurt but do n't clear up . |
| 10 | The use of collage , together with the irregular rhythms and lurching harmonies , may signify ‘ in the unconscious ’ ( which often manifests itself in irrational jumbles of material ) . |
| 11 | Egocentrism manifests itself in communicative terms as an inability to take account of another 's point of view ; instead , the world is seen rigidly from the standpoint of the self . |
| 12 | Do n't be surprised if your grief manifests itself in unexpected ways . |
| 13 | Thru is ‘ deconstructionist ’ in the additional sense that it places itself in multiple positions within the field of literary discourse . |
| 14 | Confronted with the crass sexual exploitation of mainstream pop , alternative British rock shrouds itself in shapeless jumpers and stares heavenwards . |
| 15 | And if you ca n't do it , er you know very often it , it , it shows itself in other ways , like people stamp their feet or they begin to shake with rage . |
| 16 | It shows itself in powerful emotions that surprise us , in the richness of dream images , and in phobias and prejudices . |
| 17 | For these teachers the time taken up by their extra activities more than repays itself in renewed zest and self-confidence in school . |
| 18 | Here , at the top of Bridge Street , on the road to Rickmansworth , is where respectable Pinner finds itself in rude confrontation with the real world . |
| 19 | Thus , in a thoroughly typical way , man , who is not endowed with an instinctive love of animals or care for them , achieves the ability to make a success of animal-husbandry as a form of economic life by channelling his otherwise rampant aggressiveness back against himself as a force of conscience which frequently expresses itself in pastoral cultures as a vengeful and recriminating god of the sky . |
| 20 | Machismo is an exaggerated cult of virility which expresses itself in male assertions of superiority over females , and competition between men . |
| 21 | In many works , in fact , the Latin-American people 's struggle against social , political and economic domination expresses itself in cultural terms , in resistance to the dominant culture imposed by Western imperialism . |
| 22 | When Ultimate Concern expresses itself in particular religions , and adherents of those religions regard them as embodiments of the Ultimate then , in Tillich 's view , the particular has been elevated to the status of ultimacy . |
| 23 | It inevitably presents itself in formalistic terms , and sometimes in overtly aesthetic ones . |
| 24 | When injured it becomes a less efficient hunting machine and puts itself in considerable danger . |
| 25 | A long staircase , wrought-iron painted white , spirals upwards , hides itself in green as it winds into the glass roof . |