Example sentences of "[is] [pn reflx] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another kind of pattern mask is a word mask , in which the backward-masking stimulus is itself an actual word . |
| 2 | But to celebrate the dignity and resilience of man is itself an honourable ambition and just as moving and true . |
| 3 | Second , the process of increasing self-awareness is itself an essential prerequisite for emotional health . |
| 4 | In so far as this political power , as ‘ concentrated violence ’ against the bourgeoisie , is itself an economic force , it is the force which severs the capitalist relations of production , by putting the proletariat in charge of the material and physical framework of production … on the other hand , this same ‘ concentrated violence ’ is partly turned inward , where it is a factor in the self-organisation and compulsory self-discipline of the workers . |
| 5 | The preceding sentence , " They are not at fault ; they " seem to have been born that way " is itself an honest acceptance that addictive disease is stronger in some people than in others and that the acceptance of defeat and the wish " to go to any lengths " to get into recovery is ultimately a personal decision for each sufferer and not something that can be imposed by anyone else . |
| 6 | We are works of art , belonging to a world that is itself an aesthetic phenomenon ; and this is our highest claim to dignity , " for only as an aesthetic phenomenon can existence and the world be eternally justified " . |
| 7 | The alcohol in alcoholic drinks is itself an organic solvent , and it ‘ competes ’ with several other solvents for detoxification enzymes , slowing their breakdown . |
| 8 | While most gardeners wish to grow as many aquatic plants as they can comfortably accommodate , the water is itself an attractive feature , and sufficient uncluttered area must be allowed for reflections . |
| 9 | This is itself an important stage in the process because a well prepared advertisement will enable the recipients to engage in self selection which does not , at this stage , involve further selector resources . |
| 10 | It should be noted that this exemption can not be used if our client is itself an authorised person . |
| 11 | But ‘ grammar ’ is itself an ambiguous pedagogic concept . |
| 12 | Furthermore , we also need to keep in sight the fact that ‘ creativity ’ is itself an ambiguous concept , having been given various meanings and judged according to differing criteria depending on the context in which it has been studied . |
| 13 | ‘ Skill ’ is itself an elusive concept , but it implies a degree of routinization or automacity in the performance of perceptual-motor or cognitive tasks ( Fitts and Posner 1973 ) . |
| 14 | In a sense , Van Gogh 's life is itself an artistic creation . |
| 15 | One is that it makes people er it gives people experience of participation which is itself an improving matter . |
| 16 | ‘ Every bullet is itself an artificial intelligence . |
| 17 | The Artist-in-Residence was Marcia Bennett who is herself an accomplished printmaker . |