Example sentences of "[am/are] the key to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , in a $52 billion-a-year industry obsessed with appearances , some companies seem to think that ‘ creativity ’ and ‘ style ’ rather than hard-headed business strategies are the keys to success . |
| 2 | Precision and consistency are the keys to success : the half-dozen friers in the long kitchen discreetly tucked behind a panelled wall are obviously highly disciplined . |
| 3 | Interest and desire are the keys to concentration and effective study . |
| 4 | If individual goals are the key to motivation , can managers discover the goals of their staff ? |
| 5 | If teachers are the key to success of the information skills development than they will require convincing that the new approach can work in practice or at least that there is a body of sound research which proves the efficacy of information skills in the curriculum . |
| 6 | Their skills , coupled with an acute understanding of customer requirements , are the key to success . |
| 7 | In fact , even as he spoke , the forces for change were there and rallying : the critique of the established constitutional authorities was eating into things below the froth of party politics ; the Liberal-SDP Alliance considered that the " key to … change lies in electoral and constitutional reform " ; and Tony Benn , generally recognised as leader of the radical left in the Labour Party , was telling large and enthusiastic audiences up and down the country that " constitutional questions are the key to power in a parliamentary democracy " and that " socialists need to give at least as much attention to the institutions of the state as to the power structure of the economy " . |
| 8 | Dreams are the key to understanding — that 's why I must find out what my dream means ! |