Example sentences of "does [adv] [vb infin] justice to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a brief summary does not do justice to the detail and complexity of Kemp 's argument . |
| 2 | If you suggest that he has done anything for a base motive such as money , he replies , ‘ That does not do justice to you , or to me . ’ |
| 3 | It will be apparent from the earlier discussion that a simple assertion about helping old people maintain their independence does not do justice to the subtleties of achieving a balance between independence and dependence which is acceptable or tolerable to the old people concerned . |
| 4 | Expressed in this way the hypothesis does not do justice to the variety and complexity of literate practices , undervalues the character of oral practices , and sets up a ‘ great divide ’ that they themselves reject when it is made explicit . |
| 5 | Kerna is represented as valorous : This was no ordinary name , and it was familiar to almost all Javanese for the Bharata Yuda was famous as performed in the wayang kulit , the so-called shadow play , though that description does not do justice to the whirling world beyond the lighted screen ; a world of magic . |
| 6 | The fact that this has occurred indicates that Marx 's and Engels 's original formulation probably does not do justice to the nature of power in a modern capitalist society . |
| 7 | The hon. Gentleman 's attitude does not do justice to the seriousness of this debate . |
| 8 | This view , Cureton argues , does not do justice to the complexity of rhythm and has meant that the study of non-metrical verse and of rhythmic prose has been neglected . |
| 9 | The history books will list the world records , Olympic title and the record number of sub four-minute miles , but that alone does n't do justice to the man who consistently put his reputation on the line , changed our notions on the possible longevity of a miler 's career and who , I believe , was the inspiration that heralded the greatest decade in the history of British middle distance running . |
| 10 | Actually the ganglion cells are responsible for preprocessing the information in sophisticated ways before relaying it to the brain , and in some ways the word " interface " does n't do justice to this . |