Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [be] [art] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either it is an instance of a proof by reductio ad absurdum , in which we assume something true in order to prove it false ; or it is a way of exposing a paradox within the concept of knowledge , for the sceptic can surely insist that if a central concept such as that of knowledge can be used to take us validly from true premises to a false or impossible conclusion , something is wrong with the concept ; there is probably some internal tension which should be exposed rather than swept under the carpet . |
| 2 | There 's another thing what we 'd have all said when we got , you 'd have said it over the years yourself , erm , well just ring in and we 'll give you the price , you know , and if we kind of touch up to contract or flat rate or whatever is the way to get ahead , or you get whatever , ring Linda , or ring Jane and she says right , and we 've said that for years , |
| 3 | It made no sense — none — yet here in black and white was proof that nothing was the way it had seemed . |
| 4 | Do you imagine that we are the way we are about money because of mother or because we would have been like that anyway ? ’ |
| 5 | This might have included cave dwelling , although there is no way of knowing . |
| 6 | Although there is no way of guaranteeing we will not develop cancer , the European code against cancer summarises in 10 points the practical advice that can help reduce our risk of developing certain types . |
| 7 | Therefore , he is likely to nominate those whose views seem most in line with his own , although there is no way a president can guarantee the direction of a justice 's decision and it is estimated that the President 's choices have backfired in a quarter of appointments . |
| 8 | We ca n't see it , but there are ways into it , although there is no way back . |
| 9 | The grey ovoid , some distance away , expanded and contracted in a movement which reminded Ace of nothing so much as chewing , although there was no way that she could see whereby the fruit could have been transmitted from one part of Legion to another . |
| 10 | As far as Maxim could see nobody followed George through the fading damp light back to Albany , although there was no way to be sure and less way of knowing if he was followed himself not over such a short and crowded distance . |
| 11 | However , it appears that there is no way of reclaiming stolen objects once they have been traced , largely because the UK has never ratified the 1970 Unesco convention on prohibiting the illicit export of cultural property . |
| 12 | Coventry , however , claim the queues were caused by late-arriving supporters , and that there is no way Clarkson can have arrived at 2.15 and not have been in the ground by 3.10 . |
| 13 | The specific point that Nagel is making is that there is no way of justifying the conditions of choice in the original position except from the point of view of a certain conception of the good . |
| 14 | I am not qualified to write in detail about such substances as LSD , cocaine and heroin but I am sure you will agree that there is no way that they can be part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle . |
| 15 | The feeling that this is how it has to be , that there is no way out , causes us to wear our chains gladly . |
| 16 | In recent years interviews by telephone have become popular with some commercial research firms , but to some respondents this approach must seem rather intrusive and slightly dubious in that there is no way of properly checking the credentials of the telephone caller . |
| 17 | Paul also warns that there is no way we can compare our significance with that of anyone else . |
| 18 | It will be realized that there is no way of testing a glued joint which actually forms part of an aeroplane except by breaking the aeroplane , which is a self-defeating activity . |
| 19 | It seems after all that there is no way a leopard can really change its spots when the jungle , with all its mysteries , delights and dangers , lies out there beckoning . |
| 20 | He feels that there is no way that an external agency can obtain the feel of a market place like Lloyd 's . |
| 21 | The major one is that there is no way that the researcher can hope to be aware of , still less control , all the possible independent variables , and this casts doubt on any conclusions that may be drawn about causes . |
| 22 | The system will enable manufacturers of digital compressed video set-top decoders to buy off-the-shelf components implementing copy protection , ‘ securely embedded inside a single integrated circuit ’ so that there is no way to bypass it without screwing up the decoder . |
| 23 | Alternatively , arguments concerning lack of evidence that investors are overly concerned about insider dealing may be challenged on the basis that there is no way of telling what impact insider dealing has on the markets . |
| 24 | The Doctor realises that there is no way the two teachers could have achieved all this , but it is Barbara who arrives at the real solution . |
| 25 | One uncomfortable consequence of the seemly recognition of the needs of the rest of Europe is that there is no way of bringing Central Europe into the fold except by letting its members earn their keep , implying a repartition of the industrial division of labour now in place . |
| 26 | But it is equally true that there is no way of foreseeing the health status of the very elderly of 2010 or 2022 ; people grown up in the historically exceptionally prosperous period since World War Two may have very different health expectations than those currently aged over 75 who were born before 1911 in a very different environment from the present . |
| 27 | What this means is that there is no way that any hypothesis drawn from Marxist theory can be disproved by empirical investigation . |
| 28 | In view of my right hon. and learned Friend 's comments about the £5 billion cost of implementing that programme , will he give a categorical assurance that there is no way , in any circumstances , in which the present Government — or any Government if they were acting responsibly — could possibly accept the social charter ? |
| 29 | But , as we have evidence going back a number of years the reactor is in such poor condition that there is no way they could safely operate the current requirement of the modern government standard . |
| 30 | And if , as I 'm certain once you visit here , you find you want to come back again , you may be interested to know that there is a way you can share in this magnificent Highland retreat , time after time . |