Example sentences of "[am/are] essentially [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Virtues are essentially qualities of character which are useful or agreeable either to the agent or others . |
| 2 | Secondly , since the clearinghouses are essentially agencies for co-operation and most enquirers want the names of contacts who are currently working on the same problem , it is advisable to refer the enquirer to the contacts for first-hand information . |
| 3 | These powers of a regional planning authority in relation to development control are essentially rights of intervention to give effect to regional planning policies . |
| 4 | Those who ‘ have a way with animals ’ are essentially kind of heart and wish them no ill — a mental vibration to which both animals and humans respond with trust . |
| 5 | Caustic cleaners are essentially formulations of detergent and either sodium or potassium hydroxide . |
| 6 | Some Australian languages even have " triangular " kin terms , such that a term X denoting an individual x is only usable if x is ( say ) the speaker 's father and the addressee 's grandfather , Such suppletive sets of terms therefore encode person-deictic features in what are essentially terms for reference , not address ( see Heath et al. , 1982 ) . |
| 7 | If ideals or values are essentially statements of faith which can not be logically sustained then much of our examination will be concerned with persuasion rather than with facts in themselves . |
| 8 | Newspapers and television programmes are essentially means of packaging readers and viewers ( more appropriately , consumers ) for the benefit of advertisers . |
| 9 | Sir , the other matters which have been raised by Mr are essentially issues of development control , unrelated to the issues of greenbelt function . |