Example sentences of "[vb mod] be sum [adv prt] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the long term , there has been a gradual but clearly identifiable change in the attitude of British business since the Second World War , which may be summed up in a single word : management . |
| 2 | I am sure that my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State must be delighted that she will be summing up in a debate that concerns an area of activity in which expenditure has increased 160 times under this Government . |
| 3 | Perhaps their attitude can be summed up in a nice little phrase from one of Dally 's patients : ‘ The pleasures of eating are fleeting , but the pleasures of fasting are lasting . ’ |
| 4 | From a conservationist viewpoint , Hong Kong 's problem can be summed up in a few words : too many people . |
| 5 | These words can be summed up in an acronym DOSES . |
| 6 | Storage is concerned with space and , conveniently as so often happens , requirements can be summed up in an acronym this time SPACES which stands for — |