Example sentences of "[adj] in [pron] [adj] right " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seaworthy offshore cruiser is a modified design that became popular in its own right . |
| 2 | I think it 's a shame she then made the ‘ career move ’ to a chat show format because she 's much more interesting in her own right than anything she elicits from her guests . |
| 3 | According to the ethologists , behaviour is interesting in its own right ( Ewert 1980 ) . |
| 4 | Each of these versions has its own authenticity ; and editorial decisions are interesting in their own right ( and merit investigation ) for what they tell us about the times when they were made ( for example , the Tutuola revisions tell us about British attitudes during the 1960s to the English of non-native speakers ) . |
| 5 | We have only really looked closely at the local analysis of one particular kind of homoclinic orbit ( in section 6.4 ) ; such local analyses are interesting in their own right , but are relatively well known { 37 } . |
| 6 | ‘ Shell-fish can be dangerous in their own right . ’ |
| 7 | Taking the techno bones of the original and fleshing them out with a chugging hard funk bassline , they 've de-housed the sound to create a tune which complements the original yet is individual in its own right . |
| 8 | Taking the techno bones of the original and fleshing them out with a chugging hard funk bassline , they 've de-housed the sound to create a tune which complements the original yet is individual in its own right . |
| 9 | But it does mean that there is little chance for physical closeness or the impulse cuddling that can say so much in its own right , as well as leading naturally and delightfully to full sexual enjoyment . |
| 10 | Some hobbies and interests use equipment or materials that are fascinating or colourful in their own right and these can often lend character to a room if they 're left out on display . |
| 11 | One household not included in the twelve , but unique in its own right , is Erddig , North Wales . |
| 12 | The school was aware of this and specifically created a post of responsibility for the brighter child and gave this to a senior member of the staff , and that member of the staff was responsible for looking at the effects of mixed ability teaching on specifically identified brighter pupils , and I do n't think the school would say that erm they totally solve the problem of what to do with the brighter children , but I think it 's a problem which exists even in streamed classes because the sort of pupil we 're talking about are pupils who are exceptional in their own right . |
| 13 | Sadly , whilst remarkable in their own right , the output from these printers is only of use as a proof or a one-off print for two simple reasons . |
| 14 | The transoxide colours in the Aquacryl range ( transoxide yellow , orange , red , depia and maroon ) are very valuable in their own right for transparent earth colours , or for mixing . |
| 15 | The process of creating the record is valuable in its own right ; it brings respect for the contribution of the parent to the learning environment and can provide a level of involvement by the parent which has rarely been seen in our schools . |
| 16 | To tell these in their own right and expect them to retain the charm they got from their larger setting would be a terrible error , an error to which Tolkien would be more sensitive than any man alive . |
| 17 | The family involvement may be as addictive in its own right as in the case of families in which there is addiction to drugs . |
| 18 | This regards the child as not in need of socialization or control , but basically er , good in its own right . |
| 19 | Until a few years ago , married women had to have paid full NI contributions for half the time they were married and working to get anything at all in their own right . |
| 20 | These two abilities presumably evolved separately ; after all , the splitting of water is useful in its own right , because it releases some chemical energy . |
| 21 | The fact that no powerfully theoretical recreation geography has emerged , however , should not be seen as a defeat for the subject , for the empirical work that has been produced has not only been very useful in its own right , but has also shown a significant mismatch between leisure aspirations and recreational resources . |
| 22 | In Chapter 2 I argued in a similar vein that the concept of an ontological existent involves the idea of non-arbitrariness , in the sense that by positing something as an ontological existent , i.e. as existing in its own right and not merely as an object of someone 's thought , we are by implication positing this something as a potential subject of a nun-arbitrary subset of predicates from among an indefinite number of meaningful predicates . |
| 23 | They come to be seen as existing in their own right ; so that , even when they have ceased to serve their original social purpose and have become an impediment to the progress of society , men continue to defer to them . |
| 24 | Big Black ripped the heart out of several corners of music and were astonishing in their own right . |
| 25 | The knowledge they gain is often fascinating in its own right , but economic and social historians believe that an understanding of past change is also vital in helping us to understand today 's society . |
| 26 | So for various reasons slightly different sorts of detective fiction came to be written and after a while came to be acknowledged as viable in their own right . |
| 27 | In many larger authorities sub-committees proliferate and are often quite powerful in their own right , having important delegated powers . |
| 28 | Her own approach was innovative in its own right , and she often made valuable suggestions for improvements in services . |
| 29 | There was no need for anyone to feel sorry for her , Dorothy Fanshawe , of Astbury Mews , Upper Grosvenor Street , W.I. She was a merry widow now , rich in her own right , soon to be well again , the mother of a good-looking talented only daughter . |
| 30 | For we can reveal that she is extremely rich in her own right . |