Example sentences of "virtually [det] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This particular interpretation of the word ‘ object ’ was invented as if to make it virtually some sort of fetish , serving as a basis for an entire movement ; and that is what is interesting : found objects , this object , that object . |
| 2 | I do not want to get involved in the technicalities of such arguments but , for good or ill , the anthropomorphic style of sociobiological interpretation , together with its exaggerated insistence that virtually all patterns of animal behaviour ( including those found in man ) can be explained by evolutionary hypotheses , has lately served to reinforce and extend Darwin 's original Epicurean thesis that the difference between man and other animals is simply one of degree , that there is no natural discontinuity . |
| 3 | And virtually all contracts of employment where anybody is required to drive during the course of their work should contain that clause from an employers point of view . |
| 4 | Virtually all systems of healing recognize this energy flow , that dis-ease results from blockages , and that health can be restored by enabling the energies to flow freely . |
| 5 | Consumers faced shortages of virtually all commodities including petrol , drinking water , food and even sugar . |
| 6 | The term ‘ assets ’ refers to virtually all forms of property , including stocks and shares , land and buildings . |
| 7 | Net operating profits before abnormal items have more than doubled to A$216.1m ( £98m ) and gains have been notched up by virtually all businesses from TV to newspapers and magazines . |
| 8 | Therefore , virtually all methods of land evaluation have limited themselves to the physical factors of climate , relief and soil . |
| 9 | there was an acute housing shortage , for virtually all classes of society , hence speculative house builders were in a unique position to take advantage of this and other conditions . |
| 10 | The Anthropic Principle has stunning implications for virtually all branches of science . |
| 11 | The criterion-basis of the new examination seemed to open up the possibility of an assessment system that would be public , open , and uniform , yet applicable to virtually all pupils in school , whatever their ability . |
| 12 | Following munitions , shipbuilding and ship repairing , virtually all transport by rail , sea or canal , flour milling , agriculture , collieries and the chemical industry had become part of a network of control . |
| 13 | However , this does not necessarily imply that virtually all use of heroin leads to a daily habit , but only that those who contact these agencies have established daily use of the drug . |
| 14 | JOHN BEESLEY 'S range has been extended to include virtually all items of footplate equipment , the largest item being a 9-foot long clinker shovel ! |
| 15 | Because of its compatibility with this standard , it is claimed that Photo CD can be used with virtually any type of computer adhering to common industry standards . |
| 16 | The brewery , which serves export markets as well as the domestic Irish market and Northern Ireland , is now one of the most efficient and flexible in the world , with the facilities to produce virtually any kind of beer from the same plant . |
| 17 | The kind of people who 'll order a guitar like this Manson will argue in reply that : ( a ) a production guitar will never have a handmade guitar 's combination of all the right bits with that extra edge of quality ; ( b ) it 's obviously better to go for a traditional design than some mutant battle-axe because you 're less likely to get sick of it and they 're a lot easier to customise further and there 's nothing better at fitting into virtually any style of music than an S-type or a T-type ; and ( c ) it 's their money , anyway . |
| 18 | First , the ‘ O ’ or ‘ original ’ series Lowdens are the big-bodied ones , and they come in virtually any combination of mahogany , walnut or rosewood backs and sides and cedar or spruce tops . |
| 19 | They all look right , are comfortable to wear , feel good to play and sound musical through virtually any sort of amplification . |
| 20 | Virtually any piece of equipment you care to name can be hired these days — from access towers and cement mixers , to drain cleaners , wallpaper strippers and the humble stepladder . |
| 21 | He could use these to intervene on virtually any aspect of policy , though , in practice , as we have seen , his prospect of imposing a policy against the united opposition of the Boards was slim , and there was a widespread commitment to at least the principle of independent management for public corporations . |