Example sentences of "[art] [adj] example of [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second example of how the historical transformations underpinning modern society may be examined from unconventional perspectives which emphasize consumption as well as production comes from a series of studies in American historical archaeology . |
| 2 | Wedding rituals in either case are a classic example of how the statements made by participants in a particular context should not be taken literally or at face value but must be interpreted as standing for something else , rich in ambiguity and figures of speech . |
| 3 | This provides a striking example of how the long-run incidence may differ from that in the short-run . |
| 4 | A further example of how the interests of the powerful are enshrined in legislation which has the appearance of opposing them is provided by Carson 's ( 1974,1980 ) analysis of the Factory Regulation Act , 1833 . |
| 5 | " This is a clear example of how the strength of the environmental lobby directly threatens the long-term economic viability of our communities . " |
| 6 | But for one of Britain 's top policemen , it 's a graphic example of how the whole legal system is failing to do it 's job . |
| 7 | Anderson and Barrios ' ( 1961 ) experiment is a typical example of how the folk wisdom that you should always ‘ put your best foot forward ’ is made amenable to experimental investigation , and then transformed into scientific knowledge . |
| 8 | Here is a straightforward example of how the Maxwell Fyfe directive is ignored . |
| 9 | The development of the in-can system that has led to the successful introduction of Canned Draught Guinness and Guinness Draught Bitter is a fine example of how the application of technology and innovation can produce outstanding results . |
| 10 | ‘ The Mars development is a major example of how the oil industry is applying innovative engineering and technology to develop oil and gas reserves cost-effectively in areas and water-depths hitherto unthinkable , ’ said BPX chief executive John Browne . |
| 11 | The reaction to female ministers is a prime example of how the Church is only now entering the 20th Century kicking and screaming . |
| 12 | Archaeology , in the sense of deciding where to excavate , is perhaps a good example of where the psychic ability may often be used unconsciously . |
| 13 | A good example of where the level of aggregation adopted by the budgetary accounts affects their comparability occurs in local government . |
| 14 | A good example of how the foregoing Swiss rules operate was offered by the Goldberg case ( held in Indiana in 1989 and involving Byzantine mosaics stolen from a church in Cyprus and purchased by an American dealer in Switzerland ) , where the American courts concluded that the dealer Goldberg would have been deemed a purchaser in bad faith under Swiss law if it had been applied . |
| 15 | A light prism gives a practical example of how the same object viewed from different standpoints gives different images : one person may see only white light while others see all the colours of the rainbow , yet both perceptions are true to reality and not figments of distorted imagination . |
| 16 | This is a marvellous example of how the new sociological dimension was giving some films a new prestige and a new relevance and thereby gaining Hollywood new friends . |
| 17 | The Rules of the Supreme Court were in consequence changed to allow general use of documents read in open court — an ironic example of how the European Convention can still be necessary to enforce a principle which derives from , and should be fundamental to , British domestic law . |
| 18 | An obvious example of where the accounts could provide information about erosion of capital , but in the case of cash accounts do not , is for the sale of capital assets . |
| 19 | I conclude this section with an exegetical example of where the parallelism of greater precision is a " false friend " and potentially misleading . |
| 20 | Lise 's dance when she sweeps the floor before helping Mother Simone to spin is an excellent example of how the subtle timing of gesture can be and is helped by the appropriate choice of music . |