Example sentences of "in [det] terms " in BNC.
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| 1 | Imaged in such terms , the sodomite indeed became the supreme instance of the demonized other . |
| 2 | But , as his diaries indicate , Orton 's indignation was too anarchic to be recuperated in such terms . |
| 3 | The theory of natural selection meant that natural species could be explained in terms of the conditions necessary for their survival , and it seemed a small further step to explaining human social systems in such terms ; that is , in terms of the ways by which human beings gained their livelihood and reproduced . |
| 4 | But even explanations in such terms , however certain they may be , are still ‘ conjecture ’ . |
| 5 | If the objects of the society are not charitable , the rule against perpetuities ( see p. 42 ) , from which charities , provided that they are to begin within the perpetuity period , are exempt , will make void any gift of property by way of permanent endowment , whether made by will or otherwise ; but there is nothing to prevent gifts or bequests from being made to a non-charitable society in such terms that it can , at any time , dispose of the capital at its pleasure . |
| 6 | In such terms , this is not a fateful election . |
| 7 | We are used to thinking in such terms concerning tourists and temporary residents . |
| 8 | Apparently from the notes , a certain Fruchtbaum in the Times Literary Supplement has described Charles on setting out on the Beagle voyage in such terms , which is certainly an exaggeration , but I do not know anyone else who has ever subscribed to that opinion . |
| 9 | It may seem absurd to talk in such terms of snooker , or David Jason , or Gold Blend commercials , but much of what there is of a British national culture consists of ( or is mediated through ) broadcasting . |
| 10 | In referring to the Kingdom the Old Testament spoke in such terms as ‘ Behold , the days are coming ’ . |
| 11 | 5 The Parties to this Agreement represent to each other that they have approved the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that their respective signatories are duly authorized to bind the respective parties in such terms and conditions . |
| 12 | The nuclear arms race , and East-West conflict , is seen as inevitable given that human nature is what it is ( namely competitive , aggressive , and combative ) and the consequent pessimism shared by a large proportion of Western Europe 's population concerning the possibility of nuclear war is again expressed in such terms . |
| 13 | Not only have I been unable to identify any such ritual — it would , for instance , be incorrect to interpret the shamanistic seance as practised by the Chewong in such terms — but other practices , analogous to eskimo dog beating as presented by Briggs ( 1970 ) are equally absent . |
| 14 | Gunhilda was the last person to whom he wrote in such terms of intimacy . |
| 15 | Karol Wojtyla was not a ‘ liberal ’ in any Western sense , though he too may briefly have thought of himself in such terms in student days . |
| 16 | Writers concerned to establish a ‘ great divide ’ between the thinking processes of different social groups have classically described them in such terms as logical/pre-logical , primitive/modern and concrete/scientific . |
| 17 | Leys ( 1983 ) gives a clear analysis of Britain 's problems in such terms . |
| 18 | Is anyone likely to write the world history of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in such terms ? |
| 19 | The analysis of human motives is , of course , a precarious undertaking ; but some of the connections made in the past between scientific and religious ideals were strong enough to bear reconstruction in such terms . |
| 20 | Spelt out in such terms one had a fairly elaborate model system , whose strength was its intended contiguity to the teacher and the place of use , which was obviously the classroom . |
| 21 | Higher education policy is couched in such terms , and higher education institutions and undergraduate courses are structured in ways which embody certain curricular concepts , models and assumptions . |
| 22 | The implied limitation for which Hambros Jersey contended is riddled with such serious , glaring anomalies that Parliament can not be presumed to have intended to legislate in such terms . |
| 23 | One thought , of course , in such terms : malign , surreptitious , struggle , valiant . |
| 24 | Despite the seemingly uncontroversial nature of the above , statutes expressed in such terms have occasionally been the subject of a cause célèbre . |
| 25 | But he saw the reaction also of the Africans , who had never heard a white man speak in such terms . |
| 26 | Perhaps much else besides will be explainable in such terms . |
| 27 | Agnes thought of her clothes and jewellery in such terms , just as she thought of her car as a two-year-old 3-door Chevette ES in Regatta Blue with wing mirrors and two radio aerials . |
| 28 | How could she dare to address her employer in such terms ? |
| 29 | ‘ How dare you address me in such terms ? ’ |
| 30 | Put in such terms , that is a cheap and tawdry act , and the whole campaign is rightly reviled by most people . |