Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] a [adj] resemblance to " in BNC.
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| 1 | O. metallacta bears a close resemblance to O. notata but differs in the shape of the oral and adoral shield ( see Table 1 ) . |
| 2 | The argument of this chapter bears a superficial resemblance to familiar attempts to base morality on the claim that human beings are naturally unselfish and behave egotistically only out of ignorance . |
| 3 | JUST ONE CORNISH TEACHER : Jeff bears a remarkable resemblance to maestro Pavarotti ( inset ) . |
| 4 | Language is not an iconic sign system , in which the signifier has a visual resemblance to the signified ( as in the traffic signs for ‘ falling rocks ’ or ‘ humped-backed bridge ’ ) , but a symbolic one in which the connection between signified and signifier is arbitrary . |
| 5 | In these ways this design process has a close resemblance to the traditional design activity . |
| 6 | And yet this type of ambiguity bears a striking resemblance to the scope ambiguities described above . |
| 7 | Ophiotoma coriacea bears a close resemblance to the ophiomyxid Ophioscolex purpureus . |
| 8 | In addition , the Halstock mosaic bears a close resemblance to the mosaic from Broad Street , London ( pI . |
| 9 | Notice that such a skip instruction bears a close resemblance to a jump instruction using relative addressing ( see 4.3 ) . |
| 10 | In many ways the Crown Prince 's relationship to his stern father bears a passing resemblance to that of the Prince of Wales and King George V. Like his cousin , he was intensely bored by pomp and ceremony ; after an official visit to Konigsberg , he dispatched a typical wire to the Kaiser , reporting ‘ seventy-five speeches , four and a half hours ’ duration and the usual horrible banquet ’ On another occasion , he was actually placed under house arrest by the Kaiser for skipping a state function . |
| 11 | This slender , feathery herb bears a strong resemblance to fennel . |
| 12 | ERIC CANTONA bears a striking resemblance to the baubles on your Christmas tree — glossy , fragile and in need of careful handling . |
| 13 | Having worked his way up via his own live spoof chat show Vic 's Big Night Out , he has latterly been guesting on television 's One Hour With Jonathan Ross , a show whose format bears a strong resemblance to Reeves 's own showcase . |
| 14 | His description of Sien bears a remarkable resemblance to the image he had now formed of himself , She inspired disgust in other people . |
| 15 | THIS record of televised interviews leaves the impression that psychology bears an uncanny resemblance to its next of kin , the deity , described in a venerable formula as ‘ a sphere whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference nowhere ’ . |
| 16 | Drummer Mark bears a spooky resemblance to the dodgy motor dealing brothers in Eastenders but do n't be put off . |
| 17 | Drummer Mark bears a spooky resemblance to the dodgy motor dealing brothers in Eastenders but do n't be put off . |