Example sentences of "[vb past] represent a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Employers , therefore , had less reason to associate for defensive purposes since although trade unionism did represent a challenge to employers ' power to manage ‘ it was manifest as a threat to specific employers in specific industries at specific times and places rather than as a general threat to employers as a class ’ ( Adams , 1981 , p. 286 ) . |
| 2 | The policy did represent a major challenge and the RHA was well aware that some authorities would be more able than others to make the change . |
| 3 | A number of departments , prior to its introduction into the DOE , possessed systems for obtaining information about departmental activities , although the ‘ more rigorous ’ and comprehensive analysis offered by MINIS did represent a ‘ real departure ’ ( Likierman , 1982 , p. 135 ) . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , his attempt to move international relations from the study of relations between nations to the study of ‘ world society ’ ( leaving aside the essential vagueness of this latter idea ) , did represent a progressive problem shift for all those interested in the elephants rather than the little creatures . |
| 5 | Guinness I did represent a Pyrrhic victory for the SFO : after six months of evidence and five days of deliberations the jury found all four defendants guilty . |
| 6 | Ironically , the introduction of the SERP scheme did represent an attempt to improve the pension position of widows and other women . |