Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] society " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we could agree on what we want , whether for our children or for society , the task of government would be relatively straightforward . |
| 2 | On the other hand , when they are totally ignored , life can become artificial and brittle , for the individual or for society in general . |
| 3 | This doctrine of the divine right of property is the only security for the individual or for society . |
| 4 | A fourth and less myopic perspective is one which deals with the functions of a service for the wider welfare system or for society as a whole . |
| 5 | Specifically , we are presented with a rather bland , urban or suburban , middle-class model of family living as if this were a model of or for society as a whole . |
| 6 | National provision would therefore represent a reflection of such cumulative choices , and not a theoretical view of what the needs of the economy or of society might be . |
| 7 | Thus the freedom to act in a given way , e.g. to protest , attracts an obligation in doing so not to disproportionately interfere with other persons ' freedoms or with society 's interests . |
| 8 | They have no interest in the wider Jewish community or in society at large . ’ |
| 9 | However , the question in the way it is posed by educators usually calls for an answer in terms of commitment rather than of attitude in school or in society and the implementation has begun by the time the thought of research arises . |
| 10 | Others refuse to accept risks from activities which , they believe , bring no benefit to them or to society at large . |
| 11 | This theory suggests that within society power is fragmented between different groups all of whom are in competition with each other . |
| 12 | Yet I suspect that in society 's down and outs we have the opportunity to learn a spiritual truth . |
| 13 | Inasmuch as the media does reproduce such accounts it sustains the status quo , since ‘ the problem ’ is said to lie within the individual and not wider social processes , implying that a solution comes through changes in the individual rather than in society . |
| 14 | There can be little doubt that John Howard , rising from his grave , would find much more that is familiar to him within the prison than across society as a whole . |
| 15 | Whereas the idealists saw the production of ideas and the development of consciousness through critique as the method by which history would progress , materialism sees the reverse ; history progresses through the transformation of the material relationships that exist between human beings and between society and the natural world . |
| 16 | The teachers in the two departments are possessed of a missionary zeal to improve the quality of their pupils ' lives ; they do not want an English education to be useful or vocational , but to enable the pupils to think critically about themselves , about life , and about society . |
| 17 | But he is also aware that they may be conceptions of the good life for people generally and for society as a whole . |
| 18 | 17.3 Written language serves many purposes both for individuals and for society as a whole , and is not limited to the communication of information . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , the rapid uptake of the technology , with the implications this has for very substantial job displacement in some sectors , even if matched in the longer term by job creation elsewhere , is highly likely to create further problems for the economy and for society to handle . |
| 20 | Even if it is true that God has guided someone into a particular religion , there is no reason why the sociologist can not study the social processes involved in the person 's conversion ; and , conversely , even if it is not true that it was God who was responsible , that does not mean that the sociologist can not study the belief and the ( possibly very considerable ) consequences of that belief for the individual concerned and for society . |
| 21 | The attitudes embodied by these two men were described in Chapter 3 as ‘ instrumental ’ and ‘ expressive ’ ; the instrumental attitude could be said to regard physics as a useful subject , both for individuals and for society , while the more expressive , or liberal , attitude , regards the discipline as valuable for its own sake . |
| 22 | Thenceforward I was always wanting to take the joys of solitude and of society in their extreme forms , and was alternatively miserable from the lack of company or the presence of uncongenial company . |
| 23 | Under section 1 of the Act , a duty rests with the Secretary of State , LEAs , governing bodies and head teachers ( of maintained schools ) to ensure provision of ‘ a balanced and broadly based curriculum which — ( a ) promotes the spiritual , moral , cultural , mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society ; and ( b ) prepares such pupils for the opportunities , responsibilities and experiences of adult life ’ . |
| 24 | In the first place it is necessary to recognize the identity that exists between the interests of students ( whether at school or in places of higher education ) and of society . |
| 25 | He must be able to place his subject both in the context of other academic disciplines and of society as a whole . |
| 26 | Indeed , the idea of these schools incorporates a division within the secondary curriculum that can only be harmful in the end , and will fail to meet the needs of pupils and of society . |
| 27 | One American commentator has expressed the following view : ‘ the skewing effect of an ageing society is that the economic imbalances caused by the provision of health care for the elderly potentially threaten the welfare of younger generations and of society as a whole … the stage is set for a profound confrontation . ’ |
| 28 | promotes the spiritual , moral , cultural , mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society and |
| 29 | promotes the spiritual , moral , cultural , mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society ; and prepares such pupils for the opportunities , responsibilities and experiences of adult life . |
| 30 | Not only the peerage but many of the more prosperous country squires in the eighteenth century came to maintain houses in their local market towns , to serve both the needs of trade and of society ; as Joseph Seagrave remarked in 1804 , ‘ the domestic building in every part of the kingdom , is greatly improved within the last forty or fifty years ; but in few places more than Chichester ’ . |