Example sentences of "[noun] in [pron] [adj] right " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little wonder that the savage Saxons regarded Christianity as a Frankish method of suppression and control rather than a true religion in its own right . |
| 2 | The contemporary historicism , fuelled by Marx and Foucault , presents history as a force in its own right , ceaselessly dramatizing clashes of class and power . |
| 3 | Computers , he believes , are far from ideal as conceptual tools in the early design process , but their dazzling versatility has become a design force in its own right . |
| 4 | It shows that the nature of political power in capitalist societies is very different under monopoly capitalism than under liberal capitalism , and it indicates that the state can act as a political force in its own right against both capital and labour . |
| 5 | They had always been a task force in their own right and had a head start in this respect with their trained crews specialising in interceptions at sea and rummage duties , traditional skills which could now be deployed more swiftly and utilised more efficiently by use of new radio equipment and position finding navigational aids such as radar and Decca Navigators . |
| 6 | Such signs of relative forgiveness on the part of the leaders he had persecuted so relentlessly in the past , particularly Deng Xiaoping , offer perhaps the clearest insight into Chen 's career : he had never been a political force in his own right but merely a faithful interpreter and executor of Mao 's will . |
| 7 | Buoyed up by the promising start , the company took the plunge and introduced Quorn as an ingredient in its own right two years ago . |
| 8 | Composites : essentially manufacturers in their own right which stock and sell other manufacturers ' products . |
| 9 | He was determined to become President in his own right , and he had a year in which to establish his fitness for the office . |
| 10 | It will take to the air and leave Britain for Africa where it will winter , before returning the next year to become a brood parasite in its own right . |
| 11 | To many poorer countries , however , the idea of turning into a replica of one of the industrialized countries , pursuing high money incomes and high growth rates as goals in their own right , appears neither feasible nor desirable . |
| 12 | Education is a good in its own right , something which men desire because they are men , and which they will therefore spend their effort and their riches to procure for themselves and to bestow upon others . |
| 13 | In effect , the concept implied a commitment on the part of the employee to work as a moral good in its own right , irrespective of wages , conditions , or personal ( selfish ) satisfaction . |
| 14 | Mrs. Norton not only won the Parliamentary competition in 1913 at Walton Heath ; she became , in 1937 , President of the Henley Golf Club in her own right , the first and only Lady President to date . |
| 15 | Mrs Whitehouse viewed these programmes as having no redeeming qualities whatsoever , and it was not long before she herself became the subject of a satirical programme in her own right . |
| 16 | The programme makers were so impressed by Sheila 's contribution that they featured it as a programme in its own right . |
| 17 | The body looks and behaves like a pretty impressive agent in its own right . |
| 18 | Headhunters ' favourite candidates , often those who have subsequently become users of search in their own right , are the winners . |
| 19 | The following list provides a brief survey of some of the schools that have become major styles in their own right . |
| 20 | Of course , gardens have long been maintained in conjunction with historic houses ; what is new is the desire to rescue and restore gardens that may have been abandoned many years ago , as attractions in their own right . |
| 21 | The two other main line attractions in their own right were 46203 ‘ Princess Margaret Rose ’ , which is normally resident at the Midland Railway Trust at Butterley in Derbyshire , and 6024 ‘ King Edward I ’ from the Great Western Society headquarters at Didcot in Berkshire . |
| 22 | Meadows has stated that in the 19th century , local geological studies represented worthwhile research in their own right ; but in the 20th century , local studies have increasingly become acceptable to professionals only if they incorporate , and reflect on , the wider geological picture . |
| 23 | The topic of school/local-authority relationships is an area worthy of a chapter in its own right . |
| 24 | National Certificate Modules are delivered in schools , further education colleges and other approved centres throughout Scotland and because they are separate units in their own right , modules can be taken in a variety of ways to accommodate the circumstances of the individual — full-time , part-time , distance or open-learning or a combination of these . |
| 25 | Glycollic acid could be a precursor for the petrochemical feedstock , ethylene glycol but it is also a useful chemical in its own right , serving as a descalent and as a mordant in the dyeing industry . |
| 26 | The horseless carriages of the first decade had made way for vehicles designed as motor cars in their own right . |
| 27 | However , all the important branches of physics are now seen as engineering subjects in their own right and are often taught without much of the underlying physics . |
| 28 | She fell into the way of sitting with him at supper , liking the custom that the Beastline creatures had of making each evening a little ceremony in its own right . |
| 29 | Both provide easy access from the south right into the very heart of the range , and both provide excellent walks in their own right should the clouds be low . |
| 30 | Some of these documents remain not only as important records of passed time but as superb images in their own right . |