Example sentences of "[be] the key to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All agreed that the tactical decision on whether to go east or west at Cape Finisterre had been the key to success . |
| 2 | It also marks the conclusion of an extraordinarily complex process of rights negotiations between a snowballing number of interested parties , and here too , an unusual degree of collaboration — in this case , between normally rival publishers — has been the key to success . |
| 3 | Catholicism is unlikely to have been the key to Clovis 's success . |
| 4 | Dr George Kingsley seems to have been the key to Mary 's character — he was an inveterate traveller and his rare moments at home displayed tyrannical dominance and vanity , traits inherited by his daughter who both admired and resented him . |
| 5 | If individual goals are the key to motivation , can managers discover the goals of their staff ? |
| 6 | If teachers are the key to success of the information skills development than they will require convincing that the new approach can work in practice or at least that there is a body of sound research which proves the efficacy of information skills in the curriculum . |
| 7 | Their skills , coupled with an acute understanding of customer requirements , are the key to success . |
| 8 | In fact , even as he spoke , the forces for change were there and rallying : the critique of the established constitutional authorities was eating into things below the froth of party politics ; the Liberal-SDP Alliance considered that the " key to … change lies in electoral and constitutional reform " ; and Tony Benn , generally recognised as leader of the radical left in the Labour Party , was telling large and enthusiastic audiences up and down the country that " constitutional questions are the key to power in a parliamentary democracy " and that " socialists need to give at least as much attention to the institutions of the state as to the power structure of the economy " . |
| 9 | Dreams are the key to understanding — that 's why I must find out what my dream means ! |
| 10 | It could be the key to success because Coventry have free-running young players who can more than compensate for Quinn 's lack of mobility . |
| 11 | But Cantona could be the key to success . |
| 12 | Everyone in the industry agrees that quality will be the key to success and of course they all say that means them . |
| 13 | In January 1949 the French had suggested that the US might consider extending Marshall Plan assistance to Vietnam : the rapid economic rehabilitation of Vietnam , they said , could be the key to Bao Dai 's success . |
| 14 | Electronic communication — probably telecommunication-based teleconferencing and close derivatives — will be the key to multimedia 's effectiveness . |
| 15 | Low temperatures may be the key to ozone loss in the atmosphere , according to recent studies . |
| 16 | A description by an ancillary of the abilities of the school 's stencil cutter or Caramate slide-tape presenter can be the key to innovation , because the teacher suddenly recognizes what is possible , as distinct from a lot of theory whose implementation he has previously understood imperfectly if at all . |
| 17 | Thus , with Congress under heavy pressure in its traditional heartland of the Ganges Plain , the southern results could be the key to Mr Gandhi 's chances of continuing in office . |
| 18 | In high volume kitchens , where continuous cooking is in operation , the use of a cooking tunnel can be the key to efficiency . |
| 19 | With repeat business being the key to survival , the system allows for extremely flexible plans . |
| 20 | This is especially true of the female workers who constituted the bulk of the textile labour force throughout the prewar period , at a time when textiles were the key to exports and industrial growth . |
| 21 | Nigel Clogstoun-Willmott has described it as an art ‘ needing the patience of an animal ’ , and undoubtedly there would be times when physical strength and endurance were the key to survival , for survive they must to make any contribution from their efforts . |
| 22 | This is the key to Dorothy Heathcote 's attitude to drama ; may I suggest it is also a key to the re-thinking that will have to be done vis-à-vis the arts and the curriculum . |
| 23 | Today 's Stagisti , guided by the mechanical tragedies that befell their hapless predecessors , know that preventive maintenance is the key to dependability . |
| 24 | AS/400 ARCHITECTURE MODEL IS THE KEY TO IBM 's PLANS TO SAVE THE MAINFRAME |
| 25 | It 's as simple as that , and in fact , that is the key to psychoanalysis … ’ |
| 26 | If self-knowledge is the key to life then verily might Mr Bowen change his name to Mr Yale . |
| 27 | Affirming that " practically every leader agrees that negotiation is the key to reconciliation , peace and a new and just dispensation " , and in support of the government 's " declared intention to normalise the political process … without jeopardizing the maintenance of good order " , de Klerk announced changes which he said removed some of the most important obstacles to negotiation , namely ( i ) the lifting of the ban on the ANC , the PAC , the SACP and a number of subsidiary organizations ; ( ii ) the release of those imprisoned for membership of one of these banned organizations ( but not members imprisoned for politically motivated crimes involving violence ) ; ( iii ) the abolition of the media emergency regulations and of the education emergency regulations , although restrictions would remain on " visual material pertaining to scenes of unrest " ; ( iv ) the removal of restrictions imposed on 33 organizations under the state of emergency , including the National Education Crisis Committee , the United Democratic Front ( UDF ) , the Congress of South African Trade Unions ( COSATU ) and an extreme right-wing group , Die Blanke Bevrydingsbeweging van Suid-Afrika ; ( v ) the lifting of personal restrictions imposed on 374 people already released from detention ; and ( vi ) a six-month limit on detention without charge under the emergency regulations , with detainees henceforth being entitled to legal representation and their own choice of medical attention . |
| 28 | I mean , this is a good point is a good place to start actually because the , the concept of the ego is the key to whole of this and the changed role of anxiety highlights the difference I think , I think rather , rather , rather clearly . |
| 29 | As Donnison says , ‘ The crucial needs arise from an unavoidable responsibility for caring for someone who depends on you ’ ; as Fairbairn says , ‘ Dependency is the key to women 's oppression . |
| 30 | Dependency is the key to women 's oppression . |