Example sentences of "be [prep] the heart " in BNC.
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| 1 | That this was significantly new is demonstrated by the bitter resistance to it from people who had been near the heart of the Church , yet it was finally approved overwhelmingly and constitutes the most precise dogmatic statement within this ‘ dogmatic constitution ’ . |
| 2 | Ellie was now eighteen years old , and in all those years she had never travelled in a taxi-cab , nor had she ever been into the heart of Boston . |
| 3 | ‘ When a young , innocent toddler is killed in a brutal way , then you are beyond the edge of evil , you are into the heart of darkness . ’ |
| 4 | Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods are in the heart of Charnwood Forest but within easy reach of Leicester . |
| 5 | Here you are in the heart of the city 's historical centre and close to many of its famous sights and street cafes . |
| 6 | The ancient Mill House and Pond are in the heart of the settlement of Swanage , first mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ( 877 ) . |
| 7 | The direction of your movements should always be towards the heart to encourage a good flow of blood , and therefore nutrients , to the part being treated . |
| 8 | Ideal if you like to be in the heart of things as the hotel is next to one of Hamburg 's premier shopping areas and the Altona railway station . |
| 9 | They want the Government to be in the heart of Europe , negotiating positively and effectively not only for British interests but for a better Europe . |
| 10 | They may be in the heart of France 's wine-growing region collecting the plonk by the caseload to bring back home , but with some serious driving involved , la boozing is out of the question we hear on the grapevine . |
| 11 | It was he , above all , who had determined to tackle the Scottish question head on , he who wanted it and a broad defence of the British constitution to be at the heart of the Tory campaign . |
| 12 | Other competitors in Europe and elsewhere recognise that industrial policy must be at the heart of economic policy . |
| 13 | The centre , therefore , will be at the heart of a new network for business throughout the Province . |
| 14 | We hope that these methods will help teachers themselves to enjoy poetry and to share their pleasure with their pupils : ‘ Poetry needs to be at the heart of work in English because of the quality of language at work on experience that it offers to us . |
| 15 | The big question all politicians were debating was … the Common Market and whether Britain should be at the heart of Europe or not . |
| 16 | Henceforth ‘ an enduring commitment to democracy and human rights ’ would be at the heart of America 's relations with Africa . |
| 17 | The microkernel , which is based on the Mach kernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University , will also be at the heart of the planned operating environment from the Taligent Inc joint venture with Apple Computer Inc . |
| 18 | CLI has been strongly promoted by Microsoft Corp , which SAG says , will be at the heart of Microsoft 's Open Database Connectivity ( OBDC ) data accessing system , running under Windows . |
| 19 | To be at the heart of the debate about the economic and political future of Europe . |
| 20 | It is difficult for us to acknowledge that violence and destruction , on both sides , are expressions of ‘ rational ’ behaviour ; that ‘ reason ’ may be at the heart of violence . |
| 21 | The PESC , a body of high-ranking finance officers from the spending departments , was to be at the heart of this structure . |
| 22 | He can not claim on the one hand to be at the heart of Europe and at the same time want to be on the periphery of Europe and seem to want us to go at a slower speed than anyone else . |
| 23 | The Prime Minister claims that he wants to be at the heart of Europe , but his real objective is a bypass operation . |
| 24 | When the Prime Minister said , on his appointment , that he wanted Britain to be at the heart of Europe , my heart leaped with joy . |
| 25 | I agree with the Prime Minister that we must be at the heart of Europe , working with our partners to build Europe 's future . |
| 26 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |
| 27 | After the summit , we must ask how the Prime Minister can claim to be at the heart of Europe when , because of his actions , our country is not even part of the key decisions that will shape the Europe of the future . |
| 28 | The pity of it is that the Prime Minister , who said that he wanted to be at the heart of the process , has instead condemned this country to be semi-detached from it . |
| 29 | It is in Britain 's interest for us to be at the heart of that Europe — where the Prime Minister said that he wanted us , but where he signally failed to put us at Maastricht . |
| 30 | The motion , eventually approved by a clear majority of 101 votes , declared that it was " in Britain 's interests to be at the heart of the European Community " but called on the UK government at Maastricht to pursue a policy which would avoid " the development of a federal Europe " and enable it " to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the community while preserving the right of parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency " . |