Example sentences of "strikes at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Beavers , 37 , a married man with two children , won a bravery award for the rescue but is suffering from viral fatigue syndrome which strikes at the nervous system and brain . |
| 2 | As the killer strikes at the retreating reptile it is the victim 's tail that is most likely to be caught in claws or jaws . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The question which feminists are raising then strikes at the very core of Christology . |
| 6 | Will the Secretary of State answer that question truthfully because it strikes at the very heart of democracy ? |
| 7 | It strikes at the very fundamentals of a free press , by placing a cost barrier on access to information . |
| 8 | 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 . |