Example sentences of "[to-vb] the wood for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is more a matter of approaching the book 's arguments from within a milieu of relatively academic contemporary art theory and being unable to see the wood for the trees . |
| 2 | A succession of avoidable mishaps can so sap morale and resources , that it becomes impossible to see the wood for the trees , and your energy is exhausted reacting to emergencies . |
| 3 | possession of detailed knowledge of the issue under negotiation yet able to see the wood for the trees . |
| 4 | It is often difficult for people in organisations to see the wood for the trees , and it is very , easy to concentrate on large amounts of internal detail while ignoring important trends in the outside world . |
| 5 | To be permanently enmeshed in detail is not to see the wood for the trees . |
| 6 | Nourse J in the Chancery Division agreed with the finding of the Special Commissioners and felt that the Inland Revenue had failed to see the wood for the trees ( p457e ) . |
| 7 | As you know arms control negotiations are incredibly detailed and rather arcane subjects , er so it 's a little tricky to see the wood for the trees in this one , but er arms control , obviously C F E — the Conventional Forces in Europe — er is very much an issue that will be on the table . |
| 8 | ‘ I had expected to explore the wood for a month . |
| 9 | I do not want to ignore the wood for the sake of labelling all the trees . |