Example sentences of "in that light " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also had a high opinion of British travellers and officials but felt that they were not dedicated , or good examples of Christian virtues ; they had not been chosen for their moral worth and were likely to be judged by Muslims in that light . |
| 2 | Above her the fields rose steeply , rough grass and scattered olive trees , which in that light looked immovably ancient and grotesque . |
| 3 | In the main , Edgbaston pitches help pace and the modest run-scoring record has to be viewed in that light . |
| 4 | The more he reads , the more certain he is that it 's garbage — and how can you diplomatically conduct a love affair with a poet whose work you view in that light ? |
| 5 | Scientists interested in biological diversity , and the evolutionary reasons for it , already see it in that light . |
| 6 | Without a shadow of doubt Steven Morrissey always saw himself in that light . |
| 7 | In its way , the relationship between the initiative and the press is another form of partnership — and it should be managed in that light . |
| 8 | In that light , and with reggae still regarded as little more than a novelty by the mainstream music business , Shabba 's ambition can only be applauded . |
| 9 | Delacroix saw the Bedouin in that light , remarking that : ‘ They are closer to nature in a thousand ways , and so beauty has a share in everything they make . ’ |
| 10 | As for your point that Mr O'Farrell does not see you in that light , that is surely up to you ? ’ |
| 11 | It is in that light that the notorious tales about Sussex 's impenetrability must be seen . |
| 12 | The telling of the story is an inescapable mandate for the whole Church ; word accompanies deed as the kingdom throws its light ahead of its arrival and men and women seek to live in that light . |
| 13 | They look beyond history as such to the activity of God , and set the movement of history itself in that light . |
| 14 | Barth , unlike Brunner and unlike Calvin too , insisted in his mature work on unfolding every aspect of Christian faith in the light of Jesus Christ and only in that light . |
| 15 | Sir Robert Dalyell of the Binns clearly saw himself in that light when , in 1760 , he approached Lord Milton to inform him of his wish to be of use to Milton 's politics in West Lothiah . |
| 16 | The homage sworn by Raymond of Toulouse was a great triumph for Henry II , but did Eleanor see it in that light ? |
| 17 | So all in all , since most of the passage is told from Pemberton 's point of view , we are led in the absence of contrary evidence into taking the whole passage in that light . |
| 18 | It was looking a mess because I had n't had the heart to tidy it ; the sky outside had a yellow-grey sameness , without a hint of where the sun might be , and in that light the flowers on the dirty brown wallpaper looked sadder than ever . |
| 19 | Here the public interest in encouraging the private provision of a transport infrastructure and the other prerequisites of industrial development were manifest , and the comparative willingness of the state to provide a business vehicle that would facilitate the accumulation of the vast sums of capital required is readily comprehensible in that light . |
| 20 | For a start , Charles did n't like to think of Jacqui in that light . |
| 21 | If we are prepared to look at things in that light then the range of choice becomes much wider . |
| 22 | I could n't see properly in that light , but by the way he kept his head turned away , I could tell he was blushing . |
| 23 | Husband and Miss Milward swapped what might , in that light , have been surprised looks . |
| 24 | And to think of George Birkitt in that light was just ridiculous . |
| 25 | At least , I am sure he has enough to recommend him , should — should any female be inclined to consider him in that light . ’ |
| 26 | We are constantly examining policy in that light . |
| 27 | Yes they did , or they appeared in that light in the newspapers . |
| 28 | They drove back out of Bourton in the gloomy still gusty dusk but even in that light the village sprawled around shallow stream criss-crossed with toy bridges had an undeniable if rather practised charm . |
| 29 | She wore a bulky mock-leather jacket of much the same colour as the local brick , a tweed skirt and even in that light , wrap-around sunglasses . |
| 30 | I hope you will view that figure in that light . |