Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] it [be] " in BNC.
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1 | In normal circumstances it is difficult to know the limits of one 's own capability , let alone those of the organization . |
2 | The old man explained his views on the matter afterwards to a Christian friend , ‘ For an ordinary man in normal circumstances it is enough that he believe faithfully in God . |
3 | Even in normal society it is boring and , after a while , meaningless to trace everything to a common source , especially when the detail is elaborate . |
4 | In strong syllables it is comparatively easy to distinguish from , from , but in weak syllables the difference is not so clear . |
5 | In strong wind it was as nimble as one might wish and had exceptional stability at the extreme sides of the wind window . |
6 | In professional practice it is the duty of the advocate to call the attention of the court to all decisions that are in any way against the submissions he makes ; but this may not be possible in moot conditions . |
7 | In broad terms it was found that British managements had adopted a control system which relied little upon direct managerial intervention and allowed the workforce a greater say in decision-making , essentially as a recognition of the de facto power of trade unions and shopfloor organisation within the industry . |
8 | Thirdly , in economic theory it is presumed that any level of output is always produced at the lowest technically feasible cost . |
9 | To a certain extent this made economic and political sense : in economic terms it is where the council had most leverage and control , and in political terms it represented a move to a new base , one built on the strength of the white-collar and public sector unions in the changing economy and society of Sheffield . |
10 | Since jealousy has its roots in emotional insecurity it is these feelings , so often experienced but not recognised , that you must try to treat with sympathy and imagination ; remembering that you , one day , may feel just as your mother-in-law does . |
11 | In entrenched provisions it was established that a new roll of African voters ( the African higher roll ) would be created with the same qualifications as those for the European roll , i.e. either an income of 1,800 Rhodesian dollars per annum or ownership of property valued at not less than $3,600 , or , an income of $1,200 per annum or ownership of property valued at not less than $2,400 and four years of secondary education . |
12 | In agricultural history it is evident that a macro-economic overview is necessarily limited because we have no usable index of agricultural rent over any considerable period . |
13 | In political terms it was a sensible alliance for a fifteen-year-old heiress deprived of a father 's or an uncle 's protection . |
14 | In cubic terms it is seven times the size of Louis XIV 's palace at Versailles . |
15 | Women can expect to have between live and eight children as a general rule , and in rural areas it is not uncommon for women to have up to I5 pregnancies . |
16 | In rural areas it was often labelled the most important crime . |
17 | In spatial coordinates it is given by This may be found easily ( in this case ) by substituting for the Xi in the material expression above or , somewhat laboriously , by evaluating . |
18 | If Britain had an interest in European co-operation it was as a way to withstand Soviet pressure and underpin British independence , not as a way to control Germany . |
19 | In acute diseases it is generally adequate to look only at the symptoms of the acute disease itself . |
20 | Just as Wernicke 's aphasia is in some sense the opposite of Broca 's aphasia , so transcortical aphasia is in some sense the opposite of conduction aphasia , because in transcortical aphasia it is repetition which is the best -preserved of the patient 's linguistic abilities , with the patient being extremely poor at understanding speech . |
21 | In specific terms it is our professional duty to stand back and , acknowledging that the resources to acquire everything are not available , to provide a service that is balanced and unbiased and tries to meet the demands of a clientele that itself must judge what is good and proper . |
22 | In due course it is hoped to negotiate a quieter route onto Society Road in Queensferry . |
23 | In due course it was bred a little shorter in the leg , with finer bone and a better udder , though it was still disparaged as being rather ungainly and plain . |
24 | The working party adopted the proposal for a Committee of Institutions — as did the Council , and in due course it was established . |
25 | In social bird-watching it is very important that the people studied are not aware that they are being studied or that anyone is setting up a particular environment for them to behave in . |
26 | In social terms it is a rather heterogeneous group , although it almost certainly excludes the lowest income groups , who may be caught in the housing and job ‘ traps ’ in inner-city areas ( Department of the Environment 1977a ) . |
27 | In Funny Business it 's a clown who 's at the centre of the fun . |
28 | Although digoxin is easily detected in fresh blood it is far more difficult to trace in fresh body tissue and harder again to detect in old samples of either flesh or blood . |
29 | The publicity spoke of there being no lesson in the film : Bogart was quoted as saying that ‘ if there is one thing that has no place in theatrical show it is an attempt to preach ’ , but no member of the audience could miss the point of this film . |
30 | As a reference point in popular protest it 's pretty powerful , Vietnam . |