Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] [prep] [adj] way " in BNC.

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1 The point is that by thinking of concepts as variables we also begin to think of suitable ways of reflecting their character by numbers .
2 People respond to stress in different ways , some smoke , some drink alcohol , and some increase and decrease their food consumption .
3 However , some people do strive after alternative ways of organizing ‘ family ’ life and it is to a brief examination of these that we now turn .
4 We choose to behave in particular ways .
5 You can now start venturing away from your measured route and start looking for additional ways to clock up the extra miles — try walking to the shops instead of driving ; try parking the car further away from work and walking the rest of the way ; or getting off the bus or train one or two stops from your destination and walking the rest of the way .
6 As a learner from experience you could decide to view it as a learning opportunity and start to experiment with different ways of running the meeting .
7 The concrete 's spalling , the reinforcement is being attacked and we 've looked at various ways in which they can be repaired or replaced .
8 Anatomical studies have depended on various ways of making visible one cell body and all its processes , while leaving other cells unstained .
9 Latin American governments have responded in different ways , some taking a generally sympathetic approach through assisting self-help schemes , as in the Peruvian case , but even these may resort to repression .
10 There is an enormous variety in the urban experience that this book can not hope to explore to any great extent : different cities have been subject to contrasting pressures and have responded in different ways .
11 After an uncertain start they have responded in different ways to demands for a more active vocal part for the congregation .
12 They have prayed for new ways to effect transformation and green consumerism has been revealed to them .
13 Other case studies have illuminated in particular ways general theories about politics , and certainly some of the approaches to regionalism which we will be considering do this .
14 Clearly the rights of parents , whether they have acted in outrageous ways or not , are sacrosanct for this government and much of the media .
15 This is a situation of which modern theologians have been well aware — often too much so for the comfort of many in the churches — and with which they have tried in various ways to deal .
16 More than those of any other vertebrate group , the teeth of mammals have changed in distinctive ways , and the different types of mammals can be reliably identified from a study of their dentition alone .
17 Other coalfields have changed in similar ways .
18 Because there are differences in objectives between state-owned and state-regulated concerns , and also because the actual objectives and constraints have evolved in different ways , the two cases will be discussed in separate chapters .
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