Example sentences of "[vb pp] out in the name " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a pity that , instead of dismissing it as non-serious , they have not devoted their knowledge and experience to exploring ways in which we might more effectively ( and granted there is plenty of evidence of bad education carried out in the name of free play ) harness this natural power for learning . |
| 2 | How is it possible that what will prove to be an act of technological genocide has been carried out in the name of international law ? |
| 3 | All these measures were carried out in the name of cost improvements cost-cutting would be a more appropriate name . |
| 4 | Now … " he rooted through the papers on the floor , " now , here 's your marriage certificate , it 's made out in the name of Paddy Montgomery … " |
| 5 | It was difficult to see what she was offering at first but as I took them from her I saw they were credit cards , an Access and a Visa , both made out in the name of Mrs J. A. Scamp . |
| 6 | The magnification and objective diameter are usually spelled out in the name of the model of binoculars — eg : the Acme 8 × 35 Binocular will make things look eight times bigger and have an objective diameter of 35mm . |
| 7 | Leaflets calling for this protest action had gone out in the name of the underground organization Mwakenya , and were echoed in a BBC World Service broadcast by the exiled writer Ngugi wa Thiongo , but workers were urged by the official Central Organization of Trade Unions to ignore the " seditious leaflets " , and commentators noted an understandable reluctance to identify openly with Mwakenya by supporting its strike call . |