Example sentences of "[prep] terms [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are not always on the best of terms with the carters with whom they have to deal , and threats of actual violence do not tend to the increase of business . |
| 2 | The error is to confuse the identity of terms in the language-games used of animals and human beings , with an identity of implication . |
| 3 | In part that might be explained in terms of the powers of resistance possessed by the bureaucracies under attack , so that whatever change is proposed it is soon absorbed and reinterpreted by the very groups it is intended to undermine . |
| 4 | In terms of the powers of the Minister , it is quite within order , but we thought that as the background was unusual we should publish the memorandum . |
| 5 | Reducing possible misunderstanding or confusion by ensuring that tasks requiring vision are presented as clearly as possible both in terms of the materials themselves and the way in which explanations and directions are given will be a great help not only to pupils with defective vision but also to their classmates . |
| 6 | The theory of natural selection meant that natural species could be explained in terms of the conditions necessary for their survival , and it seemed a small further step to explaining human social systems in such terms ; that is , in terms of the ways by which human beings gained their livelihood and reproduced . |
| 7 | If Hume 's argument proves anything , it is just this : that the assumption of identity can not be explained in terms of the conditions under which the empirical things of the common sense world are re-identified ; in particular , it can not be explained in terms of similarities between perceptions and ideas . |
| 8 | The preliminary conclusion , then , that emerges from our discussion so far is this : that the concept of a topic of discourse is analytically linked with that of identity and that there can be no question of " defining " this link in terms of the conditions of re-identification of such topics , whether they be meanings or non-meanings , for the simple reason that without presupposing the identity of the topic in a given case , the question of its " reidentification " can not even be intelligibly raised . |
| 9 | Leibniz was quite right , of course , to reject the view that a sufficient criterion of numerical identity of things can be defined in terms of the conditions under which we distinguish between their respective positions in space , but he himself had no better explanation to offer . |
| 10 | The idea of particular-identity , as we saw , can not be defined in terms of the conditions under which objects are re-identified as numerically the same . |
| 11 | In a similar way , the idea of plurality can not be defined in terms of the conditions under which objects are differentiated from each other . |
| 12 | Er but in in terms of the proposals they actually make erm we find them somewhat contradictory in that erm it says earlier on in the in the committees report that erm accrued rights must be protected erm , it does n't say accrued rights which have to be lost through misappropriation of assets must be protected . |
| 13 | Unlike the problems which surround retirement from work , the loss of the parental role has not been widely discussed as a social issue , and certainly not in terms of the problems and difficulties it might bring in its wake . |
| 14 | And all you need to do then is to find one of these in terms of the others and substitute in , and it 'll come out fairly easily . |
| 15 | Like Mr Kinnock , he has travelled from Land 's End to John O'Groats since 1983 in terms of the policies he believes in , but the impression that abides after his speeches is that he stays loyal to ancient socialism in a way that his more revisionist colleagues have abandoned . |
| 16 | The lack of attention devoted to it by the British Government and , in particular , by the British press , in terms of the discussions at Maastricht , is symptomatic of our isolationist approach not only to Europe , but to the development of regional policy . |
| 17 | There were many reasons why after two decades of activity the American industry should begin to centre on Hollywood but surely Lary May is right to see the move ultimately in terms of the movies seeking to escape from the constant demands of Progressive America . |
| 18 | This theory sees the organization exclusively in terms of the owners ( proprietors ) . |
| 19 | pay , which was perceived to be poor both in terms of the duties involved and pay for similar jobs elsewhere ; |
| 20 | Now in terms of the parents and in terms of the kids , that is no benefit to any of them . |
| 21 | In terms of the papers in front of you this morning , Chair , the position is that , that is addressed over the three year period , and the figures do fluctuate between years , so there is a , as we 'll see later in the paper , there is a , a net expenditure total in year one which increases in year two , but then is offset by a , a reduction in year three . |
| 22 | In the preceding chapters we saw that there are wide differences between the three major social science theories of power These approaches to the analysis of power in capitalist society operate with distinct methodological and substantive focuses Each of the theories can be differentiated in terms of the phenomena they study in order to locate power ; by their disagreement over where ‘ politics ’ begins and ends in society ; how their respective theories are to be substantiated and invalidated ; and the degree of freedom possessed by individuals in capitalism to shape and change their societies |
| 23 | The alternative , says Johansson , is to plan your power supply in terms of the services you need , considering the possibility of making existing energy go further , as well as simply generating more power . |
| 24 | The metropolitan areas ( both GLC and MCCs ) consisted of strong boroughs or districts and relatively weak strategic authorities when looked at in terms of the services provided . |
| 25 | So the best way to begin to understand such a belief system would be in terms of the emotions and unconscious feelings involved ; in this case , the wish to live again in Hinduism , and in Buddhism the desire to return to the womb-like state — Nirvana . |
| 26 | Nightmares can perhaps better be defined in terms of the emotions they evoke , rather than any particular subject-matter . |
| 27 | Er and on the basis of your knowledge I mean , in terms of the flats , when you 've s you 've been there f er and also you 've erm worked with some of the tenants that have been down here , I mean how what do you think er in terms of the living conditions , I mean how er in the flats , I mean how do they , how do you see them ? |
| 28 | There is a need , in any science , for theory which offers explanations of an area of activity bounded in terms of the concepts of the theory itself . |
| 29 | In terms of the concepts outlined above we could express Marx 's views thus : the economic class of proletarians ( propertyless sellers of labour power ) will necessarily become increasingly homogeneous in respect of income levels and conditions of life and work ; this will result in the increasing ‘ non-pertinence ’ of social collectivities based on branch of industry , religion , nationality , sex etc. , and the increasing pertinence of the social collectivity coterminous with the proletariat itself ; eventually as a result of the process of struggle this social collectivity will become organised into a corporate body — the trade union movement — and a political force : the communist movement or party . |
| 30 | First , it demonstrates the continuity of approach in terms of the concepts being used : much of the language and many of the ideas utilised in modern cases stem directly from such nineteenth century antecedents . |