Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] simply [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But pointing out limitations in a writer can sometimes seem arrogant , or at least condescending , as in this extract : At times Eliot is too confusing , too abstract and too well read , but his poems initially only demand a first response or simply an appreciation of the words , their structure , sound and order . |
| 2 | MacCormick suggests that it matters little , when faced with ‘ possible unjust exercises of the power of modern states organised under and in the name of ‘ law ’ … whether or not these represent a corruption of law in its ideal essence or simply an abuse of public power . ’ |
| 3 | Within this framework , language may be conceived of as a process which arises from the social interaction of individuals ; it is neither a skill possessed by individuals nor simply a reflection of environmental influences . |
| 4 | Antiracists , on the other hand , will have to move beyond their reductive conceptions of culture and their fear of cultural difference as simply a source of division and weakness in the struggle against racism . |
| 5 | It is interesting to note that their evolution was a long and gradual one and not such a revolutionary concept but simply an extension of where we are now i.e. in centesimal potency ( 5th edition ) philosophy . |
| 6 | Thinking of education as simply the transfer of knowledge from teacher to student , pouring from one vessel into another , is no longer possible . |
| 7 | By making the flow of information between people or machines more effective or by automating a production process ( for instance by making possible a computerised technique in a factory ) IT can increase the efficiency or simply the flexibility of many organisations . |
| 8 | The description of the Count as Alfonso 's " friend " suggests that there was more to this incident than simply the curbing of an unruly vassal . |
| 9 | Word had got about as to why she had disappeared on compassionate leave and she began receiving many invitations for such recreational activities as were available : film shows , dances or simply a get-together in the local inn . |
| 10 | That could be remedied , he could acquire a transcript of the proceedings or simply a copy of the pathologist 's findings , but he did not dare , he was not prepared to show his hand to that extent . |
| 11 | Should it be a Convention or simply a set of rules incorporated into contracts ? |
| 12 | The concentration of several thousand younger fans systematically chanting abuse and taunting one another , forcibly separated by the police and each threatening to attack the other is neither an imaginary problem nor simply a product of imitative behaviour picked up from incautious media coverage . |
| 13 | It says that the wavefunction is not a description of a physical system but simply a description of my knowledge of it . |
| 14 | The ‘ Chicago ’ human capital approach ( e.g. Becker 1971 ; also see Mincer 1980 ) perhaps goes overboard the other way , seeing observed inequality as simply the reflection of current investments in human capital and returns to past investments . |
| 15 | Certain critics like Hourcade and Allard , who did not realize the importance of what Picasso and Braque were doing , continued to take a broad view of Cubism as simply a return to a more sober , classical form of art , and thus to include within the movement a large number of artists who were not strictly speaking Cubist but had been slightly influenced by the style . |