Example sentences of "[prep] the way [prep] which [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't punish them for the way in which they behave today and let them get away with the same thing tomorrow just because your own mood is different , or the matter is n't worth ‘ all that bother ’ anyway . |
| 2 | Thank the Lord for the way in which they have settled into their new life in Brazil . |
| 3 | Our regular ‘ In Conversation ’ interviews with many of today 's most successful artists have proved popular for the way in which they reveal the ideas and working methods of professional artists . |
| 4 | Fishing was one of the major activities for Minoans living on the coast , but there is as yet no evidence for the way in which they organized their fishing . |
| 5 | Five bishops during the course of 1326 suffered such confiscation ; four were under similar threat for the way in which they had earlier filled their royal offices . |
| 6 | Had it not been for the guillotine debate , for the way in which the Government put the pressure on , for the way in which they shepherded all the sheep , ministerial and other , through the Lobbies , we would not be here today . |
| 7 | But this was no excuse for the way in which they behaved . |
| 8 | De Klerk 's response to the Harms report was effectively to exonerate Defence Minister Gen. Magnus Malan ( held by the Harms report to be " politically responsible " for the existence of the CCB ) from all responsibility for the activities of the discredited CCB , declaring that the report 's findings belonged to a past era , and there was " no reason to condemn the politicians in charge for the way in which they carried out their duties " . |
| 9 | Assume an investor is confronted by the choice of investing in one of two companies which are identical in every respect except for the way in which they have been financed . |
| 10 | But note the crudity of that paragraph , which still does n't give credit to the head teachers and governors for the way in which they 've worked , and the success which they achieved . |
| 11 | ‘ It would be impossible to say too much in praise of consultant Ernest Sinar and his colleagues and staff at Middlesbrough General Hospital for the way in which they cared for Jo and the family during the time she was there . ’ |
| 12 | He ended his talk by praising his staff for the way in which they were responding to students with special needs , particularly those with physical or sensory disabilities , who were increasingly seeking to pursue studies at the Darlington college . |
| 13 | As we have seen , the legacies of childhood set the pattern for the way in which we interpret and live our adult lives . |
| 14 | To do so would have quite fundamental consequences for the way in which we use language . |
| 15 | The uncertainty principle had profound implications for the way in which we view the world . |
| 16 | The analysis needs to be developed , for example in the treatment of uncertainty , information , and market power , and these factors may have quite far reaching implications for the way in which we view the general equilibrium of the economy . |
| 17 | When they also understand that housing costs play a proportionately lower part in pensioners ' expenditure in England than in the rest of Europe , they may be grateful for the way in which we have promoted home ownership . |
| 18 | We must set some guiding principles for the way in which we run our business , worldwide . |
| 19 | He conceded that it was hard on Alexander , and later came to respect him greatly for the way in which he gave Worrell his fullest support as vice-captain . |
| 20 | Give thanks to the Lord for the way in which He has led Gary . |
| 21 | He is accountable as a steward of the earth 's resources ; he is accountable for his own particular talents ; and he is accountable for the way in which he acquires and disposes of his wealth . |
| 22 | To this gloss on the idea that even a thief should have to screw his courage to the sticking-place , Johnson adds the argument that if all else he had written were lost , Shakespeare should have become immortal for the way in which he shows Macbeth ‘ distinguishing true from false fortitude in a line and a half ’ : In Johnson 's footsteps , these roads across Scotland 's shoulder become Shakespeare country . |
| 23 | I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for the way in which he presented his case to me , although I hope that he did not take away from our meeting any belief that I was totally persuaded by the argument that he put forward . |
| 24 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the way in which he expressed his sympathy and that of his party and his revulsion at the events that have occurred . |
| 25 | No mention of private Bills would be complete without paying tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for New Forest ( Sir P. McNair-Wilson ) for the way in which he chaired the Committee which sought to untangle this web . |
| 26 | We have immense regard for the way in which he conducts himself not only in Leicester but in the rest of the United Kingdom and on behalf of the United Kingdom abroad . |
| 27 | I thank the Minister for the way in which he introduced the debate and set out the technical reasons for the order . |
| 28 | but also of course for the way in which he always put it . |
| 29 | Although her breathing became a little faster as she imagined this part of the scene , she did not become noticeably distressed in any way ; in fact she told me that she felt really pleased with herself for the way in which she had handled the situation . |
| 30 | She thought that he was about to choke , or to strike her down , and that would be the end , the very end ; but did she not deserve it , and more , for the way in which she was speaking to him ? |