Example sentences of "it gives a [adj] account " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its attraction would seem to lie in the fact that it gives a formalized account of some of the popularly held impressions concerning the character of science , its explanatory and predictive power , its objectivity and its superior reliability compared with other forms of knowledge . |
| 2 | Originally in Gaelic ( and here translated ) it gives a general account of the game which was played as follows : |
| 3 | The colour photographs are of very poor quality and the text is printed on rather scruffy lilac paper , but it gives a thorough account of the 1990–91 season , and is an essential point of reference and source of knowledge for any buff of Indian cricket . |
| 4 | The recently published book Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to correct such assumptions , for it gives a comprehensive account of all British pottery and porcelain manufacturers who are known to have made and/or decorated lustreware — and there was no shortage of them . |
| 5 | The conception of the international economy held by world-system theories is , in my view , less effective , although it gives a forceful account of contemporary changes in comparison with earlier periods . |
| 6 | It gives a blow-by-blow account of the stages involved in action research , with an early emphasis on reflection , finding out what is already known elsewhere and refining research questions . |
| 7 | And it gives a rudimentary account of how I can do this . |