Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] search for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This hypothesis is a consequence of his search for the inherent necessities of human thought , following his dictum that " a theory , the ultimate in understanding , must satisfy the following formal conditions : it must confront the facts from the position of an antagonist , of course , but it must itself be based not on fact but on some absolute and inevitable exigency " ( 1984 : 23 ) . |
| 2 | I thought that as I 'd involved you all , to some extent , in the enquiries that were launched yesterday , I ought to inform you of the results of our search for the boy , Gerry Boden … ’ |
| 3 | In their search for the key ingredients of the Japanese model , the Americans concluded that empowerment is an important aspect of achieving greater productivity from their workforce . |
| 4 | FEDERAL officials yesterday made one arrest in their search for the bombers of the World Trade Centre in New York and authorities said they were looking for other suspects . |
| 5 | Despite certain important differences between the experimental findings and interpretations of the Aplysia and Hermissenda research schools , both have contributed to this framing , sharing a common theoretical perspective which leads to an explicit but , I believe , ultimately flawed reductive philosophy and strategy in their search for the mechanisms of memory . |
| 6 | Rejecting the inherent conservatism of the traditional portrait , many artists have today tried to extend the definition of portraiture to embrace a level of experimentation sought necessary in their search for the true identity . |
| 7 | This year her team at the Institute of Molecular Medicine , John Radcliffe Hospital and colleagues at Columbia University , New York have made significant progress in their search for the exact location of the gene for causing spinal muscular atrophy , a muscle-withering disease which is the leading inherited cause of infant death . |
| 8 | Mounted police have combed a National Trust estate at nearby Christmas Common , but have still drawn a blank in their search for the murder weapon or any bloodstained clothing . |
| 9 | As the schoolchildren learnt there would no school for a week , the police were calling for help in their search for the aronsists . |
| 10 | However , both bodies recommended changes in the form of legislation which would , if implemented , have assisted the court in its search for the true Parliamentary intention in using the statutory words . |
| 11 | We contemplate past failures of humankind in its search for the perfect society and become depressed . |
| 12 | In his search for the most effective approach to the training of boys , Baden-Powell made an extensive study of past and present methods . |
| 13 | Jean de Vaubrun rode to Edinburgh from France in the autumn of 1792 [ or possibly 1793 ] , never pausing in his search for the woman he loved . |
| 14 | It contributed to D'Arcy 's increasingly bad mood as he scoured the city in his search for the directors of Spidex International Trading . |
| 15 | When Wallace embarked in one of these in his search for the Greater Bird of Paradise , he described it as far preferable to travelling in a first-class steamer of the time : |
| 16 | In our search for the ideal occupational therapy we have examined motorised objects ( boring , according to the hens ) and water pumps which moisten their dry food ( more fun ) . |
| 17 | We are driven , then , in our search for the experience to be found in great art , to enquire whether there is available any similar and sufficient channel of supply which is within reach of all without distinction . |
| 18 | So far , in our search for the forces which create coherence , we have examined some of the other factors in communication . |
| 19 | We shall leave no stone unturned in our search for the culprit . |
| 20 | We shall look under every stone in our search for the culprit . |
| 21 | Go for broke , and be undeterred in your search for the possible dream . |
| 22 | Hanging back so they were just at the limit of vision , she followed them through the tunnels of the complex , occasionally passing other personnel or soldiers , who ignored her to concentrate on their search for the fugitive . |