Example sentences of "itself [noun] of the " in BNC.

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1 Because we can not question their authors , autobiographies can be tantalizingly elusive : but in compensation , what they omit or include is in itself evidence of the attitudes of the writers and of the readers they had in mind .
2 Beyond this the composition of the retinue can only be inferred , in itself evidence of the low level of ducal involvement .
3 Beyond this the composition of the retinue can only be inferred , in itself evidence of the low level of ducal involvement .
4 I have always argued that although the committee of the regions is not in itself Europe of the regions , it could be an important stepping stone on that road and could , eventually , develop into a second chamber to the European Parliament .
5 Baldwin , with a glowering Churchill beside him and uncertain followers behind him , took the opportunity to pay a notable tribute to the Viceroy and to end it on a curious note , half petulant , half menacing : ‘ I will only add that if ever the day comes when the party which I lead ceases to attract to itself men of the calibre of Edward Wood , then I have finished with my party . ’
6 The retreat movement is only just beginning to establish itself north of the Border and I feel strongly that a quiet space can be of real benefit in today 's hectic and stressful lifestyle . ’ ‘
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