Example sentences of "it in [det] terms " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I suppose you could say that , but I had never thought of it in those terms . |
2 | The aspirations of a record company go towards mass hysteria but I do n't think The Wedding Present see it in those terms . |
3 | How was I to combat it , physically , menially , and although I had n't thought of it in those terms , spiritually as well ? |
4 | ‘ When you think about it in those terms , you realise climbers are very clever at building a rationale to avoid facing the truth . ’ |
5 | It seemed dreadful that I did n't know whether I loved him or not , that I had never even thought of it in those terms . |
6 | It is not an entity or an origin , although the language we use may predispose us to thinking of it in those terms . |
7 | Well I just think it 's not helpful to look at it in those terms , you do n't actually , if you pick |
8 | We 've got to look at it in those terms , and so it is not necessary in my submission for anyone to prove at the moment there is at least five thousand dwellings short , erm that that is something which ought to be considered over a much longer time period . |
9 | Talking about privatising the National Health Service and opting out of the National Health Service is not actually very helpful because people do n't believe that , they do n't believe it 's er N H S P L C. They do not , it is not a British Gas , it is not a British Telecom , they know it 's not and it devalues your argument if you talk of it in those terms , and it allows Waldergrave to stand up and to renounce and reject your statements and weaken your case . |
10 | If you 're going to criticise somebody what I would say is , talk about their behaviour , because that 's something that they can change , talk about it in those terms . |
11 | of thinking about it in those terms , that way along , along |
12 | The general public has a tendency to assume that nurses experience a strong desire to care for others , perhaps believing that many feel a true vocation or ‘ divine call ’ to the work , although it is probably less usual to describe it in these terms today . |
13 | ‘ Well , perhaps it 's best to think of it in these terms : the dog kicks the cat , the cat kicks the budgerigar . ’ |
14 | Looking back on the decision a few years later , he interpreted it in these terms : " What I wanted was some counterweight to my changeable and restless inclinations , a science that could be pursued with cool impartiality , with cold logic , with regular work , without its results touching me at all deeply . " |
15 | The Sunday Times summarized it in these terms : ‘ Iraqi whirlwind campaign ends in war of desert trenches . ’ |