Example sentences of "[noun sg] was essentially [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was always accepted that the FAOR study was essentially a research project , and any reservations about the final outcome in relation to the extensive analysis that was undertaken must be viewed in this context . |
| 2 | During the sixteenth century Myddle was essentially a society consisting of numerous smallholders and a few large farmers , but from the second half of Elizabeth 's reign onwards poor immigrants came into the parish in search of labouring work and the opportunity to erect a cottage in the woods or on the manorial wastes . |
| 3 | Hastings ' retinue was essentially the duchy of Lancaster connection in the north midlands . |
| 4 | Hastings ' retinue was essentially the duchy of Lancaster connection in the north midlands . |
| 5 | For them , the gospel was essentially a story in dramatic form , to be told not as isolated theological truths or a series of philosophical axioms supported by mythological stories and poetic exhortations . |
| 6 | The cotton mill was essentially a container for machinery , simple in design and unfussy in appearance . |
| 7 | The first edition was essentially the work of one man and was published by the H W Wilson Company . |
| 8 | His sole initiative was essentially a matter of housekeeping . |
| 9 | In this context , I would argue that while the unleashing of widespread revolutionary activity in Latin America in the 1960s must obviously be attributed to the impact of the 1959 Cuban revolution , this event was essentially a catalyst , which supplied a model and a source of inspiration to a radicalised generation who were already looking for an alternative to the Soviet theory of ‘ revolution in stages ’ . |
| 10 | In its last stages the Alliance was essentially a revival of Liberal radicalism emphasizing foreign policy . |
| 11 | All accounts , for example , depict him as a learned man — which was , one must remember , unusual in those largely illiterate times , when education was essentially an adjunct of class . |
| 12 | He concludes that high relief was essentially a response to high food prices rather than to perception of a chronic employment problem . |
| 13 | While sanctification was essentially a work of God 's grace rather than of the human will , it was believed that the process could be assisted by the discipline imposed by the church . |
| 14 | Science was essentially the study of the world as a going concern , not of its origin or end . |
| 15 | The Renaissance was essentially a rebirth of Rome . |
| 16 | For one school of distinguished late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century historians , led by Luchaire , the twelfth century was essentially the century of the communes — those sworn associations of burghers who , spurred by economic change , challenged with violence the feudal ordering of society , and brought about a new world . |
| 17 | The principle of bankruptcy law was that the debt was essentially a charge on the debtor 's property and not on his person . |
| 18 | In the nineteenth century the Gunton Park was essentially a dairy herd and here the emphasis on a good milk yield at 4 per cent butterfat continued into the 1930s and 1940s , when the rest of the breeders were changing from dairy to dual-purpose types . |
| 19 | This change was essentially the outcome of concern for prevention in the child care field . |
| 20 | The age component was essentially a revival from pre-war wage systems but the 25 per cent merit components soon grew in weight giving management more opportunity to distinguish between individual workers . |
| 21 | When a politician took a stand on the question of the collectorship , a successful election was essentially a reaffirmation of the strength of the political interest which was then in control of the parliamentary seat , while a defeat in this apparently local question was usually the harbinger of a severe electoral contest when Parliament should be dissolved . |
| 22 | A more controlled production context had been established by Balcon at Ealing , where his belief that filmmaking was essentially a team activity had been strengthened by the importation of documentary filmmakers who were accustomed to working in tight-knit groups . |
| 23 | Campbell had no doubt that sin was essentially a form of loneliness ; being cut off from God and his presence . |