Example sentences of "find themselves in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irish catholics find themselves in an ambiguous relationship to Irish nationalism . |
| 2 | Scholes is not a Marxist , but his American cultural populism has affinities with recent Marxist writing ; at the same time , Hirsch and Scholes find themselves in unexpected agreement . |
| 3 | Any members who find themselves in the Adelaide area can be assured of a warm welcome there . |
| 4 | Weakened by the separation from their families , suffering often the loss of mother , sisters and close friends , these Asian women find themselves in a strange unknown society . |
| 5 | When people from this background find themselves in the middle of an industrial set-up , it is not easy for them to adjust their values or frames of reference , just as people from an industrial society , used to individual wages and jobs , would feel confused if suddenly thrust into a peasant society . |
| 6 | For those who find themselves in that category , something extra is now needed , some adventitious stroke of fortune , something to upset the terms of the argument and create a world no longer dominated by a leader of proven unpopularity . |
| 7 | But until they get any money back , the Tysons find themselves in the position of the gambler who gambled all and lost . |
| 8 | Christian theologians , lacking this differentiation , find themselves in a predicament . |
| 9 | As two likeable gangsters running away from a vicious killer and the crack-selling Triads , Coltrane and Idle hide in a convent , where , inevitably , they find themselves in 101 dodgy situations . |
| 10 | When this happens , cells do things they would not otherwise have done , presumably because , after amputation , they find themselves in a changed environment . |
| 11 | Perhaps almost by definition , travel , like philosophy , is for those who find themselves in some sense displaced . |
| 12 | As getting tiny clothes was a problem for us I 've decided to put together a pre-term pack to loan out to NCT members who find themselves in need of them . |
| 13 | ( This trend has been so insistent that when men find themselves in part-time work economists have begun to call this the feminisation of labour . ) |
| 14 | In this fast-moving world , more and more people find themselves in situations which , without the protection of effective and specific insurance cover , can have serious financial consequences . |
| 15 | Many find themselves in low-paid part-time employment , with few prospects for real security or advancement . |
| 16 | Another potential problem for patients is that they find themselves in the role of information-giver , and it is often information of a very personal nature . |
| 17 | A great deal of very useful research can be carried out wholly from documentary sources of one kind or another , but often social researchers find themselves in a position where they want to investigate social behaviour on which there is very little published research or perhaps what research has been published is not relevant enough to their own particular areas of interest . |
| 18 | With the changes in the political environment and the climate globally and continentally , some companies which have grown and built their considerable business on the production of arms now find themselves in a changed situation ; many have moved very rapidly to the formulation of new products and services quite distinct from their original product base . |
| 19 | An interest-free loan fund is also available to students who find themselves in unforeseen financial difficulty . |
| 20 | An interest-free loan fund is also available to students who find themselves in unforeseen financial difficulty . |
| 21 | In the years leading up to retirement and after , women often find themselves in the role of carer , looking after an aged partner or ailing parents and other relations , or in certain situations , adult children . |
| 22 | There are many reasons why an increasing number of people , men as well as women , find themselves in the role of home nurse nowadays . |
| 23 | Parents who have read this book and find themselves in agreement with the concept of a religion based on the Created God will realise that ritual has no part in it . |
| 24 | Communication draws to a standstill when a couple find themselves in a ‘ lip-lock ’ . |
| 25 | There are many different reasons for being alone and equally different needs to be considered for the people who find themselves in this position . |
| 26 | However the situation is potentially lethal to fish , who find themselves in a similar situation to those human divers experiencing the bends ! |
| 27 | Women in business today still find themselves in a male-dominated environment where only 20% of managers are women . |
| 28 | Well , life has changed since then , and people now have to be a little bit wary when they meet strangers or find themselves in unusual places or situations . |
| 29 | And she did not do what hedgehogs usually do when they find themselves in a bit of trouble : curl up in a tight , prickly ball . |
| 30 | The central concern of all four of these 1949 conventions is the protection of victims of war , especially victims who in one way or another find themselves in the hands of the adversary . |