Example sentences of "remind us of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burke , said Patten , had reminded us of our duties as trustees for the nation , of its traditions , its values and its riches . |
| 2 | Their views are readily recognizable in a world where the fuss about the Turin Shroud has reminded us of a time when high hopes and claims of miracle were commonly attached to pieces of the true cross or heads of John the Baptist , where much Christian literature promises believers great success in life if only they have enough faith in God , and where men and women of political power still try to have God and his Church on their side , and to use their authority to enhance their own . |
| 3 | Greenstein has reminded us of Marshall McLuhan 's distinction between " hot " and " cool " media , " hot " media presenting a complete pattern of stimuli , " cool " presenting an incomplete pattern and therefore requiring greater processing and hence a higher level of engagement on the reader 's part . |
| 4 | He did not then make an appeal to Adam Smith , the intellectual inspiration behind Thatcherism , but went on : ‘ The greatest of Tories , Edmund Burke , reminded us of our duties as trustees for the nation , as good stewards of its traditions , its values and its riches . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The greatest of Tories , Edmund Burke , reminded us of our duties as trustees for the nation , as good stewards of its traditions , its values and its riches . |
| 6 | She reminded us of olden-day ferries best forgotten . |
| 7 | Her death reminded us of the dangers of complacency in Africa . |
| 8 | One of the officers spoke English with a delightful Russian accent which reminded us of Mischa Auer 's motion picture roles . |
| 9 | The distinctive sloping pantile roof of the Chapel of Reconciliation came into view and soon we were descending stiffly from the coaches and joyfully into church to receive a special word of welcome from our Bishop , in which he reminded us of the purpose of a pilgrimage , together with our special intentions . |
| 10 | Mrs Mary McDonald , Diocesan President , in her address to the members , reminded us of the aims and objects of the U.C.M. , one of which is to uphold the Sacramental Dignity of Marriage and to maintain Christian values in family life . |
| 11 | Graham Frater , our HMI Observer , continually reminded us of the hordes of textbook publishers who might reduce our recommendations to a series of useless exercises if we did not make our rationale abundantly clear . |
| 12 | He reminded us of our debt to those whose labour supported our studies and I recalled this many years later when , passing through Harvard , I read the inscription commemorating the foundation of its college in order that future generations might be spared an unlettered clergy . |
| 13 | The oldest reminded us of the barge captain . |
| 14 | The Secretary of State helpfully reminded us of the enormous changes and potential changes in the Soviet Union . |
| 15 | Let us think back to the proposition of the right hon. Member for Chesterfield ( Mr. Benn ) , who reminded us of our history . |
| 16 | The , you reminded us of er another aspect of dreams , that , that , that one notices if you actually do a bit of dream interpretation yourself , is what called , what Freud called day 's residues . |
| 17 | We have all seen clouds that reminded us of something — a sea horse , say , or a smiling face . |
| 18 | Maybe part of the daisy 's popularity lies in its shape , a yellow disk fringed with white petals ( correctly ray-florets ) , a simple arrangement which reminds us of the sun . |
| 19 | For Page has deliberately divided his dancers into the traditional hierarchy of principles , soloists and corps , and in so doing reminds us of all the great courts of 19th century ballets . |
| 20 | But , crucially , and this reminds us of Genet , Bersani locates a challenge inseparable from a certain ambivalence : if gay males threaten male heterosexual identity , it is not because they offer a detached parody of that identity , but rather because ‘ from within their nearly mad identification with it , they never cease to feel the appeal of its being violated ’ ( ‘ Is the Rectum a Grave ? ’ , 208 — 9 , his emphasis ) . |
| 21 | Thus the name ‘ man ’ is simply a name used for a number of particulars , and any idea of ‘ man ’ is always an idea of some particular man , and simply reminds us of other particulars . |
| 22 | Advent reminds us of the significance of God 's time . |
| 23 | Much later in the books of Samuel we find another story concerning the ark which reminds us of the battle with the Philistines . |
| 24 | In her insistence on the range of masculinities in practice , and her argument that masculinity is structured through contradiction , Segal reminds us of the very real shifts achieved by feminists in setting a new agenda for women and men . |
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| 26 | It reminds us of the heroes of our infant liberty , the Langtons , Grossetestes , and De Montforts , who bridled the tyranny of king and pope alike . |
| 27 | What I have attempted to argue in this chapter is that to consider our own experience against an international background reminds us of three linked points : |
| 28 | It also reminds us of how recently belief in the supernatural was part of life . |
| 29 | ‘ The publicity which rightly has surrounded this situation may have one good effect ; it draws our attention to the awful consequences of unemployment and business failures in our society ; and it reminds us of our genuine responsibilities towards the individuals and families damaged by this ; we must have care for our brothers and sisters in need . |
| 30 | The theme of the pack ‘ Tongues of Fire ’ immediately reminds us of the power of the Holy Spirit coming to the apostles at Pentecost and their going out to spread the gospel message fired up with enthusiasm and courage . |