Example sentences of "[vb -s] at [art] root " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book shows something of what has emerged out of religious interpretations of death , not as a history of death but as an indication of what lies at the root of the major religious traditions , lending to each its characteristic style . |
| 2 | Policy co-ordination lies at the root of Japan 's financial troubles |
| 3 | He believes quite simply that unemployment lies at the root of the problem . |
| 4 | Indeed the positing of such a relationship lies at the root of moral judgement . |
| 5 | Consent , which lies at the root of self-determination , should be the conceptual mechanism whereby the right is guaranteed and safeguarded . |
| 6 | It is our illusion of separateness which lies at the root of our fears . |
| 7 | He went to Exeter University and he lives in Oxford , a place whose strange , cliquey culture lies at the root of a lot of his songs . |
| 8 | As we shall find , this distinction lies at the root of Anselm 's movements in his last years as archbishop . |
| 9 | The comparative method lies at the root of any sociological research that goes beyond description . |
| 10 | The holiness of God lies at the root of his self-revelation as Yahweh ( Exodus 3:5 ) . |
| 11 | In 1978 , it was estimated at 3.4% and various population planning agencies have therefore targeted the country for their attention.2 They argue that disproportionate population growth lies at the root of the social and economic problems confronting the country at the present time : |
| 12 | They overlook the human ability to negate , which lies at the root of thinking . |
| 13 | The conspiracy theory , which lies at the root of National Front ideology , is an argument ; it propounds an uncommon sense , which argues against the commonly shared sense . |
| 14 | Since for many men sexual capacity lies at the root of self-esteem , the chances are high that he will try to find another woman to reassure him . |
| 15 | In particular , the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty which lies at the root of British democracy can not be squared with European political union as it is currently proposed . |
| 16 | Gold often lies at the root of corruption which is not found in an absolutely pastoral climate . |
| 17 | One can forget for a while the rigours faced everyday and appreciate wholeheartedly the kind of escapism that lies at the root of ‘ The Passionate Shepherd to his love ’ and ‘ The Garden ’ and all other poems which make up the pastoral garden . |
| 18 | The central insight , as Jonathan Mann ( Harvard ) pointed out , and as is emphasised in the report of the Global AIDS Policy Coalition , is that discrimination by society lies at the root of individual and community vulnerability to AIDS . |
| 19 | Not only was the advent of computing perhaps rather longer and more protracted than in some other disciplines , but invariably it is the case that the very nature of computer application in history is rather different , and it is this difference that lies at the root of the oncoming problem . |
| 20 | It was while reading an article about frozen food packaging equipped with a warning patch which changed colour as the food melted , that Wotherspoon made the connection which lies at the root of all great inventions : why not a climbing rope which changed colour after it had been stressed ? |
| 21 | It 's what lies at the root of Courtaulds — the manipulation of cellulose . |
| 22 | Tin , as in so many Cornish tales of wealth and exploitation , lies at the roots of the Robartes family fortunes . |
| 23 | We are warned by Rose and Barker : ‘ Biased error strikes at the roots of comparisons . |
| 24 | The context is different , especially for an exporter of manufactures like Britain , but there 's a basic common question which arises at the root of the problems of erm technology choice in Africa , in Asia , Latin America and in a European country like Britain . |