Example sentences of "[vb -s] in [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The importance of Kittay 's formulation lies in her wide definition of the type of linguistic unit that can be labelled metaphoric . |
| 2 | How if she chooses this moment and this audience to make it known that she visits us only out of pure charity , that what lies in her handsome reliquary is in reality the body of the young man who committed murder to secure her for Shrewsbury , and himself died by accident , in circumstances that made it vital he should vanish ? |
| 3 | The real power of most artillery lies in its long reach . |
| 4 | The failing of the more usual critique lies in its insufficient attention to empirical practice . |
| 5 | The value of the USRC lies in its long-term contribution to Conservative policy and in its re-creation of the tradition of Conservative reform that perished with Randolph Churchill . |
| 6 | But we are studying substantive interpretations of legal practice , not semantic theories , and our present interest in conventionalism lies in its negative claim that convention exhausts the intrinsic normative power of past decisions . |
| 7 | The first method — each bell unique but each ringing everywhere — means that the ‘ message ’ of the bell lies in its specific sound ; in the second , the message lies not in the bell , but in the way it is wired up . |
| 8 | The importance of the building for the history of sculpture lies in its superb frieze , or rather friezes , since the four sides have different subjects and show two distinct styles . |
| 9 | Looking back a quarter of a century to that statement , perhaps the most obvious awkwardness today lies in its easy assumption that there was , in the 1960s , a common culture to be transmitted . |
| 10 | The importance , and the charm , of Messager 's work lies in its mannered eclecticism , its precise and worldly transpositions of old stories to a contemporary milieu . |
| 11 | Its appeal to the visitor lies in its indefinable atmosphere of a home cherished by the same family for over four centuries . |
| 12 | The value of the information lies in its comparative nature and in the reputation for thoroughness which the CA has acquired . |
| 13 | It is as true for Nicaragua as for any country that the full political importance of its prison system lies in its possible role as an instrument of social terror . |
| 14 | Since much of Have I Got News For You 's allure lies in its overnight topicality , we ponder the speed and efficiency of ‘ sick ’ jokes in the school playground . |
| 15 | I argued that drama is not in itself direct , that indeed its power lies in its seeming directness . |
| 16 | Its significance lies in its double message : that the aim of the Palestinian struggle is the establishment of Palestinian independence , and that this independence is regarded as being not at Israel 's expense . |
| 17 | Much of the pleasure of the short story lies in its very shortness . |
| 18 | The weakness of ‘ Oceanic Feeling ’ lies in its clean , compressed production . |
| 19 | A part of the difficulty in leaving county cricket lies in its consuming characteristic . |
| 20 | The baroque curlicue I have added to this criterion lies in its last words . |
| 21 | Mr Pavey says the secret of his project 's success lies in its unobtrusive design . |
| 22 | The real advantage of the single cone lies in its lighter weight for its area , and the deeper cone in the sail which generates significant lift and is capable of very fast rotation when the centre of pressure is displaced either side of centre . |
| 23 | Its chief virtue lies in its medicinal qualities which were thought considerable ; even now it has some use in the treatment of ailments . |
| 24 | Its charm lies in its basic simplicity , a hemispherical structure of birch trunks , wind-proofed around the outside with turf bricks . |
| 25 | The charm of this resort lies in its quiet , friendly atmosphere which will appeal most to those who like to avoid the larger resorts . |
| 26 | Partly , of course , butterflies ' appeal lies in their perfect beauty . |
| 27 | Their profound significance lies in their restricted permissivity , meaning that an SH domain within a single enzyme can be ‘ plugged in ’ to a number of different upstream activators . |
| 28 | Their impact lies in their sheer number : preserving just a few would mean accepting the loss in character of a remarkable and memorable landscape . |
| 29 | Indeed , it has been said by some professionals in the field that we are doing the students a disservice by attempting to break through their apathy since their main chance of happiness lies in their passive acceptance of traditional ‘ care ’ facilities . |
| 30 | At the present time the strength of the Catholic and nationalist forces in the North lies in their political discipline and restraint . |