Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] in the [adj] light " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , old people are seen in the same light , which explains their lack of employment or active leisure pursuits . |
| 2 | The men and women we read about in the Bible have aspirations and failings with which we easily identify , and even the heroes of Scripture are displayed in the cold light of truth . |
| 3 | We say that he has done enough damage in bringing about the birth of this child , in giving him a father who does not know he is his father , a mother who is so ice-cold a scientist that she willingly abandons her own child to the researcher in the laboratory , where he will inevitably be regarded in the same light as any other laboratory animal . |
| 4 | It would depend both on his precise mental state , whether he was capable of lucid moments at the particular time , and the particular treatment involved ; for instance , refusal of therapeutic drugs prescribed to control dangerous behaviour would not be regarded in the same light as refusal to have a tooth extracted . |
| 5 | The person in doubt can choose , but his choice must be made in the full light of knowing what he is doing — disbelieving , not doubting . |
| 6 | In other words , action which is predetermined by some external constraints can not be seen in the same light as action which accords with some convention , though , on occasion , constrained action may be glossed as rule-governed in an associated account , particularly where the agency of a person is in doubt . |
| 7 | The book argues that the blitz should be seen in the same light as the Battle of the Atlantic , which aimed to inflict economic damage on Britain , rather than as a terror attack intended to undermine the morale of citizens . |
| 8 | However , at this time of night most people would be asleep , and a response would only be felt in the cold light of day . |
| 9 | Given our increasing economic problems , Gazza 's new position may soon be celebrated in the same light . |
| 10 | Heavily wooded hills climbed high above the railway line , dotted with small villages just beginning to be bathed in the warm light of the rising sun . |
| 11 | Nowadays , parental responsibility may be viewed in the same light for school attendance as for child care generally , namely : ‘ the duty to care for the child and to raise him to moral , physical and emotional health … the fundamental task of parenthood and the only justification for the authority it confers ’ . |
| 12 | They must assume that unless they use the term ‘ painting ’ , their work will not be viewed in the same light as the oil painters ' art . |
| 13 | A better known scene from the Colchester factory may be viewed in the same light . |
| 14 | As the men came into view , she could see their shapes clearly enough , though their faces were blurred in the flickering light . |
| 15 | In correct rural circles , having your lawn turfed is regarded in the same light as wearing made-up bow ties . |
| 16 | And possession by the Holy Spirit , which was common among the Camisards , is put in the same light : riven by sexual frustration and guilt , this group suffered from mass hysteria in the form of fits and prophecies . |
| 17 | In my case , I am pleased to say , it was regarded in the same light as full time training . |
| 18 | A FEW years ago , unemployment and sickness insurance for a mortgage was regarded in the same light as private health insurance is now : fine if you could afford it , but not essential . |
| 19 | Homosexuality , which was invented in 1869 also from a Greek root ( homo , meaning ‘ same ’ ) , was seen in the same light and its male variety was banned in 1885 . |
| 20 | This need not involve rejection of traditional Christianity ; Newman had written his famous essay on the development of doctrine in 1845 , long before the Origin of Species ; and the idea was reworked in the Darwinian light of 1889 in Lux Mundi , a collection of articles edited by the prominent high-churchman Charles Gore . |