Example sentences of "glance at any [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quick glance at any history of philosophy reveals a multitude of mutually competing ontological theories , each postulating different basic entities and wielding different arguments , and there is no obvious clue as to how , if at all , their differences could be resolved from an " impartial " point of view . |
| 2 | A glance at any newspaper will yield a rich crop of identifications of individuals in terms of the social role relevant to the news item . |
| 3 | A glance at any psychology textbook on the subject will reveal a variety of conflicting views about the nature and process of learning derived from widely different experiments with humans , rats , pigeons , monkeys , and even octopuses . |
| 4 | The extent of the ‘ gap ’ thereby filled by coin evidence can be appreciated from a glance at any book on Hellenistic or Roman portraiture . |
| 5 | Techniques for avoiding victimization have become a serious preoccupation : more locks on doors and windows , fewer visits after dark to family , friends , and places of entertainment , avoidance of underground and empty train carriages , mace sprays or personal alarm sirens held nervously in coat pockets , a growing unwillingness to be neighbourly or engage in local collective enterprises , furtive suspicious glances at any stranger , and attempts to avoid any encounter except with the most trusted and close friends . |