Example sentences of "summed [adv prt] in one " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of what is unusual about man can be summed up in one word : ‘ culture ’ . |
| 2 | The point is summed up in one of Aesop 's fables : ‘ The rabbit runs faster than the fox , because the rabbit is running for his life while the fox is only running for his dinner . ’ |
| 3 | Wittgenstein 's treatment of intentionality can be summed up in one sentence from the Philosophical Grammar : ‘ It is in language that it 's all done ’ . |
| 4 | If all this had to be summed up in one sentence I suppose it would have to be that Wittgenstein 's treatment of the ‘ Other Minds ’ problem is an extended illustration of a point in philosophical logic : namely , that the meaningfulness of some of the things we say is dependent on contingent facts of nature — such as that the Earth revolves on its axis , and that we moan with pain and react as we do to others who moan . |
| 5 | The reason for this can be summed up in one word — dragons . |
| 6 | The true aim of the martial arts is to avoid conflict ; it is best summed up in one commentator 's description of aikido as ‘ the honourable art of getting the hell out of the way ’ . |
| 7 | The reason for that failure can be summed up in one word : ‘ Next ’ . |
| 8 | If the idea of higher education being argued for in this book can be summed up in one word , that is it . |
| 9 | Eisenhower 's feelings at the start of the Anglo-French action against Egypt were strikingly summed up in one notable outburst : I 've just never seen great powers make such a complete mess and botch of things … |
| 10 | Erm our problem can be summed up in one word , 'accidents ' . |
| 11 | THE reaction of the Labour Party to our campaign in the Willington East by-election can be summed up in one word panic ! |