Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] itself [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This alternative viewpoint is useful in itself from three perspectives . |
| 2 | The employers ' initiative had ‘ opened the door for a new and fruitful phase in the council 's activities ’ ; the unions must now decide ‘ whether to keep the door open , let it swing , or slam it shut ’ ; the employers ' action was ‘ momentous in itself for British industry ’ , it was ‘ nothing less than a confrontation ’ — the word had become indispensable for all of us , from French planners to Indonesian terrorists . |
| 3 | Firstly , the text is plural in itself with different sub-texts , and secondly , the reader brings to the text a plurality of texts . |
| 4 | The same applies to fulfilling the goal , worthwhile in itself to many , of merely having men in space . |
| 5 | The basic premiss , usually , is that whatever exists in a fundamental sense does not depend upon anything external to itself for own existence and is in every way self-sufficient , which is regarded as analytically true . |
| 6 | However , in a liberal society a democratic system of government is not considered sufficient by itself to legitimate public power . |