Example sentences of "this was simply [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm all in favour of impressionistic narratives , with fast cutting and flashbacks galore , but this was simply a mess . |
| 2 | Nobody trusted the geologists ' claims that this was simply a series of experiments to see whether the underground structure was suitable in principle : everybody believed that the waste dump would be excavated under their patch . |
| 3 | I did realise that this was simply a preliminary romp — an hors d'oeuvre — and I kept the forthcoming main dish in mind . |
| 4 | The liberal-historians also tend to suggest that permissiveness has allowed greater freedom for sexual ( and other forms of ) expression , though for feminist critics this was simply a reordered means of continuing women 's oppression . |
| 5 | This was simply a reformulation of the original commitment , in the Treaty of Rome , to establish a Common Market . |