Example sentences of "[vb -s] itself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As in woman-centred feminism generally , woman-centred psychology often defends itself as an effective , rather than a theoretically rigorous , means of resistance , and makes theory a utilitarian adjunct to this aim . |
| 2 | The best criticism is that which is both amusing and poetic ; not a cold , mathematical criticism which , on the pretext of explaining everything , has neither love nor hate , and voluntarily strips itself of every shred of temperament . |
| 3 | This dominance exhibits itself in the ability of corporations to choose effectively which topics of policy they will shepherd into the arena of public debate , and which they will keep within the confines of private discussions . |
| 4 | At one level , this exhibits itself in the place that mathematics and science have come to occupy , mainly in virtue of their underpinning of technology in all its forms , including information technology and computerization . |
| 5 | For Lacan notes how it is only when the infant encounters itself in a ‘ mirroring ’ image that a form is set up for the face and body ; the mirror provides a perceptual gestalt ‘ ideal ’ form , which does not reflect a reality since it differs from the subject 's fragmentary experience . |
| 6 | What has bitten ‘ us ’ , the transpersonal Gadarene motif of The Possessed , manifests itself through the dotty plan for a dinner just as eloquently as through the murder in the park . |
| 7 | The explanation seems to be that consecutive measurements have been found to be very consistent , whatever variation exists manifests itself over a longer period corresponding to several averaged measurements . |
| 8 | It is a problem which seems curiously common to left-arm spinners , and manifests itself with the bowler either failing to release the ball , or propelling it vertically into the air . |
| 9 | Pearson ( 1983 ) further showed that the identification of these groups as ‘ the dangerous classes ’ manifests itself as a continuous historical phenomenon . |
| 10 | The latter symptom , common among individualists , manifests itself as a refusal to acknowledge the problem : while seeking to defend complex theoretical claims , individualists frequently take the intuitive truth of their own doctrine to be so overwhelmingly obvious that its opponents scarcely need to be taken seriously . |
| 11 | As a result of the infection , the small blood-vessels supplying the skin become blocked and the resulting diminution of the blood-supply leads to local death of tissue , which manifests itself as the primary chancre . |
| 12 | For managers , the issue manifests itself at a more procedural level , and is now revolving around resource management . |
| 13 | Antrim , manifests itself at the surface as a roughly circular depression with a much deeper hole in one part of the area . |
| 14 | This high degree of concentration also manifests itself at the most localized scales . |
| 15 | The two rocks are different in chemical composition , and this difference manifests itself in a number of intriguing ways ; ways which a fair part of this book will be devoted to exploring . |
| 16 | LAWRENCE 'S LOVE for rootless music , music with no history , manifests itself in a dislike for the pantheon of rock gods and the reverence in which they are treated . |
| 17 | The ‘ resentment ’ at being denied possible access to positions of respect and maybe responsibility manifests itself in a number of ways , not least in the social posture of black youth in the UK . |
| 18 | Jill Duffy 's psychological involvement in housework , for example , manifests itself in a 105-hour week . |
| 19 | Cerebral oedema is thought to occur in a large proportion of patients towards the end of the treatment cycle , and manifests itself in a number of neuropsychiatric symptoms . |
| 20 | Although a region is a contingent historical process within the society , just as is a place for an individual , the former , because of its institutional role in the society , manifests itself in a more permanent structure . |
| 21 | The right to notice manifests itself in a number of ways . |
| 22 | The law of contempt is a doctrine of wide scope which manifests itself in a variety of types of contempt . |
| 23 | As you drive , this NVH manifests itself in the form of tiny vibrations fed back through the steering wheel and the gruff , uninspiring sounds from the SE-FHE engine . |
| 24 | This moving image manifests itself in the motions of the heavenly bodies . |
| 25 | The difference is essentially one of the spirit and it manifests itself in the habits and attitudes of country folk . |
| 26 | P. pictus is sensitive to poor water and this often manifests itself in the degeneration of the barbels and the membrane between the fin rays . |
| 27 | The romantic fantasy is nurtured in our youth with Enid Blyton books and ghost stories and manifests itself in the invention of tunnel myths . |
| 28 | Stance manifests itself in the adoption of certain approaches , methods or techniques : the experimental method of the scientist , the survey method of the sociologist , the close reading of the student of literature . |
| 29 | One does come across entrepreneurial academics , but there is still something slightly suspect in the academic world about making , as distinct from earning , money which manifests itself in the grey area of consultancy . |
| 30 | The barbels are long and are a great temptation to other fish which sometimes pick at them and damage them , P. pictus Is sensitive to poor water conditions and this often manifests itself in the degeneration of the barbels and the membrane between the fin rays . |