Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] bounds " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general or ‘ philosophical ’ curriculum that I advocate would be based on a single principle : that the less narrowly a child 's critical faculties are confined within the bounds of a single set of concepts or procedures , the more easily he will be able to adapt to life after school , whether at work or in higher education , and the more free his imagination will become ; these two targets in fact being one and the same . |
| 2 | The market economy has much to offer and certainly in today 's world needs to be defended intellectually but only I believe if it is defended within the bounds of Christian justice . |
| 3 | It is never the case that a writer creates a hypocrite without giving us some clue , however subtle , to his dissimulation ; and it is seldom the case that he is not exposed within the bounds of the artwork . |
| 4 | For some the conjunction has seemed obvious , for others itself a sign of fancy stretched beyond the bounds of credibility . |
| 5 | In 1926 he became a commissioned officer in the Salvation Army , a commission he resigned in 1944 when his interest in spiritual matters had developed beyond the bounds of Salvationism . |
| 6 | ‘ But you have gone beyond the bounds of prudence ; knowing perfectly well that the great majority of our readers are men … ’ |
| 7 | Since Watergate , Nixon has been a discredited figure and some of his attempts to bring order to the fragmented system of government stepped beyond the bounds of legality . |
| 8 | Activities need to be kept within the bounds of fair competition and care needs to be taken that there is no overstepping into open conflict . |
| 9 | Many remains of Roman burials have been discovered within the bounds of Halling . |