Example sentences of "[prep] [pn reflx] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is not at all obvious to the audience how the couple have arrived at this happier state of affairs , neither is it entirely clear what Bill Alexander hopes to add by exercising his powers of invention on the play 's Prologue , in which an alcoholic tinker called Christopher Sly is persuaded by a group of gentry to think of himself an aristocrat — the story of the shrew being laid on as a suitable dramatic entertainment . |
| 2 | Certainly my own personal experience tends to confirm Herzberg 's theory that monetary reward is not of itself an incentive , but poor or unfair reward is a major disincentive . |
| 3 | In advance of the fighting he warned both sides not to take military action , even though Egypt 's prior closing of the Straits of Tiran was widely regarded as itself an act of aggression . |
| 4 | Looking through this contract at what goodies you can earn is in itself an act to strengthen motivation and keep you on track . |
| 5 | At the hearing , the Commission of the European Communities argued that the registration of a vessel constituted in itself an act of establishment within the meaning of articles 52 et seq . |
| 6 | Taking steps to ensure that Queen Victoria was informed of Leopold 's candidature while ignoring Napoleon III was in itself an insult , for France was certainly more directly concerned in the matter than England and the Emperor had better need than the Queen to be told directly . |
| 7 | Co-operation between these two forces in organising the conference — which was attended by more than 4,660 delegates , representing nearly 2,140 organisations — was in itself an achievement , as Mr Murphy Morobe , of the MDM , noted . |
| 8 | Markusen ( 1980 ) has remarked that efficiency depends upon which side of the dinner table you are sitting on.7 Davidoff ( 1976 ) has observed that rationalising housework in the economic sense is in itself an absurdity since , after the Second World War at least , the majority of housewives are unpaid . |
| 9 | His unpredictable character , which was noticed by Polybius ( 26.1 ) , was in itself an element of the situation . |
| 10 | ‘ A journey over it was in itself an education in railway history . |
| 11 | Is not that in itself an injustice , and should Government and Parliament tolerate it ? |
| 12 | While the number of programmes undertaken is not in itself an indicator of quality or effectiveness , it may be assumed that undertaking relatively little , or virtually no planned systematic training , is certain to be ineffective . |
| 13 | The nationality of the top five lead managers in the eurobond market has changed significantly over this period — in itself an indicator of the intense competition prevalent in the market . |
| 14 | To describe how the media cover disorder is not in itself an explanation of why they should adopt this approach . |
| 15 | ‘ I would ask you to note further that , in this connection , describing oneself as a member of ‘ the minority party ’ is in itself an indication of one 's party allegiance , given that the political make-up of the council is widely known . ’ |
| 16 | The fact that this was the first downsizing show to be held in Japan is in itself an indication of the major change taking place in the Japanese computer market , which has been even more mainframe-centric than the US and Europe , and indicates the strong power of the economics of small computing . |
| 17 | In 1785 the directors of the Bank of San Carlos ( founded in 1782 as the first national bank of Spain and in itself an indication of a new spirit ) could report in glowing terms . |
| 18 | The establishment of such new administrative bodies in the remoter parts of the kingdom was a significant move towards building a more unified nation , but the need to create councils in the North and on the Marches is in itself an indication of how England was still divided at this date . |
| 19 | In the first place , it seems to me that the switching of price labels on the article is in itself an assumption of one of the rights of the owner , whether or not it is accompanied by some other act such as removing the article from the shelf and placing it in a basket or trolley . |
| 20 | No doubt age-old instincts tell them that altitude gives a measure of protection , but often the fact that a site commands good views seems a positive recommendation , as if a distant prospect of fields or farmyard is in itself an aid to production . |
| 21 | the need to explain curriculum thinking to industry and academic peers during the validation process was in itself an aid to the development of curriculum ideas and philosophy |
| 22 | In the latter instance a whole timetable was freed for two days , this being in itself an innovation , and two classes , 6 and 7 , combined to work in groups with their teachers and a local inspector . |
| 23 | Patients with the following characteristics were excluded : ( a ) women of childbearing age ; ( b ) patients with one or more of three established significant diabetic complications — namely , nephropathy with creatinine concentration >150 µmol/l ( proteinuria was not in itself an exclusion ) , ischaemia severe enough to have resulted in gangrene or amputation , and retinopathy worse than background in one eye . |
| 24 | Neither of these is pure ; their relationship is dialectical , each having within itself an element of the other . |
| 25 | It 's built round itself an aura of godlike objectivity . |
| 26 | So it was that by Thursday morning Charlotte could detect within herself an ebbing of urgency , a slide towards fatalism , a creeping acceptance that Samantha 's absence might be as permanent as Maurice 's . |
| 27 | Fired by a determination to change this order of things , Louis-Napoleon found his first outlet by participating in the risings of 1830–31 in Italy directed against Austrian rule , in themselves an echo of the July Revolution in France which had overthrown the restored Bourbon monarchy . |
| 28 | So , at the point when the meditator ends in prayer that he may always keep this passion in mind , he presents to himself an image which might easily coincide with that on a rood-screen , or painted panel . |
| 29 | Thomas Paine was one radical who accepted the inevitability of representative rather than direct democracy , but urged that in order " that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors , prudence will point out the propriety of having elections often " . |
| 30 | The fact that at any given moment only one producer is making a particular product is not by itself an impairment of the competitive process . |