Example sentences of "when [vb pp] in the light " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nizan 's metaphysical doubts , although heightened during his stay in the Soviet Union , were consequently relegated to secondary importance when considered in the light of the moral crusade against fascism . |
| 2 | The fact that the use of the bare infinitive should give rise to an impression of impoliteness or vulgarity is at first sight a bit surprising , but when considered in the light of make and have , examined above , the reason becomes clearer . |
| 3 | Pay scales seem to be much higher for computer staff , particularly when seen in the light of the length of time that computer staff have worked with the firm . |
| 4 | This blind adherence to ancient beliefs dating from times when all nature was a mystery and man 's efforts to penetrate the enigma of his beginnings quite beyond his mental capacity , is even more difficult to understand when viewed in the light of his advances along all other frontiers of knowledge . |
| 5 | The reasonableness of this is manifest when viewed in the light of the fact that a great many of the most important human decisions do , after all , ultimately have to rely on mathematics for their resolution , if only by virtue of the principle of the majority vote being allowed to prevail in , for example , political matters . |
| 6 | These figures are particularly significant when viewed in the light of a recent Confederation of British Industry survey . |