Example sentences of "[noun] in [art] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 In approaching philosophical problems John Locke ( 1632–1704 ) kept the temperature of discussion as low as possible ; there was no point in reviving the interminable religious disputes which had produced the Wars of Religion in the earlier seventeenth century .
2 And while childbearing by teenagers in the 15–19 age group does not appear to carry excessive health risks in the more advanced nations , in some of these countries , the risks to personal well-being can be considerable .
3 ‘ Another way is by treating the flue gases with limestone — which we can supply from the ICI quarries at Buxton in the very large quantities required .
4 Mrs Thatcher 's transformation may have more to do with her political circumstances — i.e , isolation in a predominantly pro-European Cabinet — than with television .
5 Hence the logic of discussing the two places as part of a ‘ city ’ , even if the effect of planning policies and spatial reorganization in a more general sense has been to complicate the definition of just what constitutes the ‘ city ’ of Tyneside .
6 Rodrigo de Triano 's defeat was the only disappointment in an otherwise memorable day for owner Robert Sangster , who landed an 899–1 hat-trick in the last three races with Lost Reputation , River Defences — his Derby contender — and well-fancied Ecliptic , backed from 33–1 in the morning to 9–1 .
7 Mick , the National Officer has been er , the link between these organizations and I hope that the er , Professional erm , Boxers ' Association will give some credit to the G M B in erm , establishing themselves and we hope , as an organization , that in the future that they can be successful and we can be sure they will be because they 've not only got the likes of Barry but they 've got many other , prominent er , boxers who will , I 'm sure , establish erm , the Association in a very er , positive fashion .
8 And there is the lane dropping down to the stone bridge that was rebuilt in 1948 , but unquestionably on the site of the stone bridge which is mentioned as a landmark in an even earlier charter .
9 On the one hand variceal haemorrhage may be the final episode in a progressively deteriorating clinical disease state ; alternatively , it may be a single potentially life threatening episode in a patient who can otherise expect several further years of good quality life .
10 Golding , however , portrays the episode in a completely different way .
11 The Food Magazine has achieved a great deal in a very short time , and the national press regards it as a reliable source of information .
12 ‘ Graphic designers are often asked to do a great deal in a comparatively short space of time , ’ acknowledges Peter Brigg , ‘ but that 's because there 's often no substitute for the printed document .
13 HIV may have been present for centuries in a relatively harmless form and only recently evolved into a more damaging one .
14 When used with the bare infinitive , it denotes a direct experiencing of , and so contemporaneity in time with , an occurrence and can often be replaced by see — although it denotes perception in a more abstract way than the latter — or by have in its experiential sense : ( 93 ) Rather surprised to find them break fence at this season .
15 Sometimes , as in south-east Somerset , Dunsmore in Warwickshire , Ready Token in Gloucestershire , and Rymer , Breckland , in Norfolk , they come together at some common feature , such as an upland pond in a generally waterless area , an area of upland waste , or a piece of shared woodland .
16 But more importantly they were the forerunners of a new species that were survivors in a harshly changing Earth .
17 The simple lines of modern architecture break up space and light in a very mechanical way , and not with the variety I seek in my paintings .
18 The simple lines of modern architecture break up space and light in a very mechanical way , and not with the variety I seek in my paintings .
19 I would describe our time in Siret as being able to see just a few rays of light in a very dark week .
20 It provided a much needed patch of light in an otherwise sombre room lit only by two silk-shaded sidelamps .
21 When the strains of Rula Britannia strike up , our very own Wigan-born wrestler — the only Brit in WWF 's superstar line-up — will step out in front of 83,000 frenzied fans in the most famous sporting arena in the world .
22 The Faculty 's mathematics courses will appeal , however , to those who , rather than following an orthodox mathematics course , want to apply mathematical and statistical methods in a vocationally relevant way to real industrial , commercial and other problems . )
23 Similar problems have been studied by similar methods in the very different context of the law-courts .
24 Thus , it has been suggested that the attempts to re-organise football in a more businesslike manner , to make it more professional , have alienated young working-class fans from their football clubs .
25 The last five years have seen heavy investment in a fully integrated computer system that allows it to deal with a customer 's total needs in one phone call — ordering , cancelling and general enquiries .
26 It is a worthwhile investment in a very good cause .
27 Roosevelt , however , was president in a relatively uncomplicated era and since his time government has become vastly more complex and expansive with the problems of bureaucratic control increasing by quantum leaps .
28 While planning future political developments on a national level , the Prince also applied himself to being President in a more symbolic sense .
29 They come to the recognition that being black places themselves and other black kids in a similarly disadvantaged position : ‘ It would seem , on the basis of the pupils ’ own perception of this tendency , that this withdrawal into racially exclusive peer groups results from the pupils ' realization of a common identity and shared destiny' ( 1978 , p.64 ) .
30 ‘ I was shown these two kids in a very pitiful state and I just could n't do nothing . ’
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