Example sentences of "'s [noun] lies in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is , however , a strictly positive probability that the long term player 's type lies in an arbitrarily small interval around the dominant strategy type . |
| 2 | It would not detract anything from Chaucer 's achievement if the whole plot were derived from some external source : it is generally the case that Chaucer 's skill lies in the handling and shaping of extant material rather than in original composition . |
| 3 | San Carlo 's body lies in a silver and crystal casket given by Philip IV of Spain . |
| 4 | The scheme 's novelty lies in the fact that it is the first instance of an officially sponsored immigration programme . |
| 5 | The value of Black 's theory lies in the fact that it allows for a conception of metaphor as the interaction between two discourses , but like Goodman 's concept of imperial appropriation , it has overtones of subjugation . |
| 6 | The secret of Shirley 's success lies in the fact that the tears she sends rolling down the cheek are prompted by laughter , but tinged with the searing kind of sadness associated with unfulfilled hopes . |
| 7 | A jest 's prosperity lies in the ear |
| 8 | Perhaps the Met 's problem lies in the present state of museum affairs , where the ideal curator combines impeccable scholarship and connoisseurship with a golden ability to raise acquisition funds and attract and nurture prospective donors . |
| 9 | The root of the East German church 's involvement lies in the agonising sense of guilt and self-accusation among many clergy during and after the Second World War for not having spoken out against the Nazis in time . |
| 10 | The originality and importance of Freud 's sociology lies in the fact that he never leaves the human body out of account in the way that so much sociology , both before and since his work , seems to aim to do . |
| 11 | The difficulty is in deciding whether or not to start with the public culture ( pro third world , bicycles , a minimum wage , higher taxes , more women comedians , legal justice for black and Irish people ) and tackling popular fears about Labour ; or whether to assume that public culture is sanctimonious and self-deceiving and Labour 's interest lies in an honest public culture . |