Example sentences of "[adj] ways in [Wh det] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 In this essay , I have attempted to suggest some ways in which we might look beyond the conceptual dichotomy between ‘ us ’ and ‘ them ’ , villagers and bureaucrats , to ask how the dynamic of interaction across the boundary is played out .
2 Should anyone be interested , I would gladly co-ordinate their efforts — one of the few ways in which I might be able to help the Society from this distance ’ .
3 There are a number of different ways in which we can measure wealth .
4 There are many words and phrases which can be put into this category in English , and many different ways in which they can be classified .
5 Well I get involved in it in so many different ways erm this is a difficult one , but one of the things that happens is that a number of teachers , both from the area and elsewhere , erm do advanced courses at the university and as part of these courses we have a unit on evaluation , and for this they will choose some area of their school work which they and their colleagues — and I emphasise that this is something they do have to involve their colleagues back at school in very much — erm feel it would be useful to look at and then they try and discuss with their colleagues what aspects of it are important and significant and what ought to be seen , and they bring this discussion back and we all discuss together there 'll be different teachers working on different problems the different ways in which they could approach this problem and how they might most usefully be able to do it and at the end of the exercise they will have found out quite a lot about this particular area of teaching and very often we find that the people they 've consulted have themselves got quite interested in it and begun to realize that it 's not being done in a way that 's there to threaten them , they 're not sending a report to the headmaster or the Chief Education Officer or anything like that — it 's for the benefit of the people doing the work themselves .
6 It shows us some simple ways in which we can all join the drive for a better environment .
7 There are somewhat similar ways in which it would be odd to express assent to a question to show that one shared the speaker 's wondering .
8 A real teacher is unlikely to use an instruction like this , for 11-year-olds : ‘ Find three ways in which you can tell from the drawings ( of spider and crane fly ) that they are the same as each other and three ways in which they are different . ’
9 A real teacher is unlikely to use an instruction like this , for 11-year-olds : ‘ Find three ways in which you can tell from the drawings ( of spider and crane fly ) that they are the same as each other and three ways in which they are different . ’
10 There were endless ways in which he could have made my activities seem a nuisance , positively damaging to our marriage , or — which would have been worst of all — merely trivial .
11 Does he agree that one of the most useful ways in which we can give them know-how is to tell them how we managed , in the light of the Maastricht agreement , to reject the principle of monetary union ?
12 There are many ways in which we could meet these specifications in a computer model .
13 This book suggests many ways in which we can use video in a different way to viewing television .
14 In a study by Mayes into various measures of testing the readability of guides , he found that guides were jargon-filled , unappealing etc and suggested many ways in which they could be made more readable .
15 Pointes can and do have an enormous part to play in classical ballet because there are so many ways in which they can be used to give character and variety to a role .
16 Pressed flowers make marvellous decorations for stationery products , and there are a great many ways in which they can be used .
17 With modern varieties there are so many ways in which you can grow them , such as unheated greenhouses , outdoor patio pots and tubs and trailing bounteous croppers for hanging baskets .
18 Under her guidance there are many ways in which you can assist in looking after someone who is very ill .
19 There are many ways in which you can help yourself without incurring extra costs , either on your own or with a small group of friends .
20 There are many ways in which you can improve your chances of becoming pregnant before you need to involve your doctor .
21 Indoors , there are many ways in which you can adapt your environment to suit the needs of your pets .
22 Here are just a few of the many ways in which you can use potatoes — we hope you enjoy them .
23 There are many ways in which you can help schools provide relevant and interesting learning for young people .
24 If the outdoor work is not for you , there are many ways in which you can still help .
25 There were so many ways in which she could help , and by doing so she might mitigate the fears which crowded upon her when dusk fell .
26 An ever increasing flow of economic data has been matched only by the multifarious ways in which it can be interpreted and applied in relation to economic policy .
27 It is felt that by doing this the planning department can gain a better understanding of the information needed by the business units , their concerns and possible ways in which they could be assisted .
28 The fecundity of the Great Mother gives rise to numerous ways in which she can be defined .
29 As the young runner 's confidence grows in this way the coach 's job is to fuel the novice 's dreams by suggesting practical ways in which they can be achieved .
30 The attention of individual members can be drawn to small , practical ways in which they can change the dynamic processes within the family .
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