Example sentences of "[vb -s] at the very [noun] of " in BNC.
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1 | A key element here is ‘ the principle of bounded rationality ( which ) lies at the very core of organization theory , and at the core , as well , of any ‘ theory of action ’ that purports to treat of human behaviour in complex organizations ' ( Simon , 1957b , p. 200 ) . |
2 | But with stunning clarity they demonstrate again how the great reformer has unleashed forces which he and his country no longer control , and which now are playing on the German Question itself , the issue which lies at the very heart of today 's European order . |
3 | Cleopatra 's gradual development , from scheming flirt to a woman who finds herself deeply in love , lies at the very heart of the opera . |
4 | ‘ ... there is a resistance to identity which lies at the very heart of psychic life . ’ |
5 | It is this conundrum that lies at the very heart of the Section 28 debate — not to mention Labour 's problems with it . |
6 | A feeling of failure lies at the very heart of Serb nationalism , and with that come all the various justifications for this failure : all the various Cominterns , masonries and their unbelievable plots . |
7 | The prime consideration should be the evaluation and use of evidence , which lies at the very heart of the historical method . |
8 | Local authorities were anxious to redevelop the area as soon as possible , as it lies at the very heart of the town 's commercial district . |
9 | This duty which every partner owes to each of his co-partners lies at the very heart of the partnership relationship . |
10 | By designating such materials as in varying degrees precious they have created symbols of excellence , a quality which stems from aesthetic awareness but the striving for which lies at the very root of the civilizations created by man . |
11 | ‘ The ideal milieu , ’ says the reply from the WCC , ‘ would be in a Third World country ( where ) the ‘ laboratory ’ for research lies at the very door-step of the academic institution . |
12 | In the back of the car , Henrietta and Samantha made exaggerated vomiting sounds at the very thought of it , and Jacqueline joined enthusiastically in the pantomime . |
13 | During this whole period , conventional Christianity continued to occupy a central position in the lives of the great majority of English men and women of all ranks , except perhaps the vagrants and beggars at the very bottom of the social order . |
14 | The question which feminists are raising then strikes at the very core of Christology . |
15 | So the Christian who glories in a non-rational basis for his faith leaves himself vulnerable to a particularly lethal blow which strikes at the very foundation of faith . |
16 | Will the Secretary of State answer that question truthfully because it strikes at the very heart of democracy ? |
17 | Colleagues , union de-recognition strikes at the very heart of the trade union movement , and in preparing to face this challenge , the G M B must be at the forefront of the fight . |
18 | There is an argument that treason is a more serious offence , since it strikes at the very foundations of the State and its social organizations , but treason is so rare that it is surely permissible to treat homicide as the most serious form of crime . |
19 | It strikes at the very fundamentals of a free press , by placing a cost barrier on access to information . |
20 | But , I think the major difference between the two comes at the very end of the books . |
21 | A similar problem arises at the very beginning of the Bible , in the creation stories . |