Example sentences of "what it [vb -s] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite his prolific output , author/illustrator Eric Carle has never lost touch with what it feels to be force-fed unsuitable books . |
| 2 | It has attempted to be very explicit about what it considers to be unnecessary local expenditure . |
| 3 | They will be showing fledgling superstars what it takes to be successful in the business and give an insight into studio sampling and computer techniques . |
| 4 | Change master skills : what it takes to be creative |
| 5 | ‘ That after all , is what it means to be free-standing . |
| 6 | But it is still the case that through the reading of it in church a certain image of what it means to be male or female is conveyed . |
| 7 | It may well be said that the patriarchal understanding of what it means to be male is abandoned . |
| 8 | They ease the pain of lived contradictions , furnishing missing links between origins and destinies , stitching together scattered histories into a singular totalizing consciousness of what it means to be black or Muslim , Palestinian or Jew . |
| 9 | This is a witty , thoughtful , provocative film in which two women of colour exuberantly explore what it means to be black and beautiful . |
| 10 | In these we shall attempt to say what it means to be social , for in that attempt lies a further definition of ‘ mind ’ . |
| 11 | It is impossible to understand the activities of the human person without considering what it means to be social . |
| 12 | Occasionally we hear of staff abuse and there is outrage , but more often than not we simply do not think of what it means to be old or shut away . |
| 13 | Events in many countries over the last few years must have re-awakened in every English soul , an awareness of what it means to be English . |
| 14 | Well well I want to understand more about Kuwait , though , as a result of this programme , and a lot of people do n't really know what it means to be Kuwaiti . |
| 15 | Fat is a Feminist Issue by Susie Orbach ( Hamlyn , 1978 ) was revolutionary when it first came out , with its detailed look at what it means to be fat and thin in our society , and to each of us individually . |
| 16 | I felt an incredible sense of relief and achievement , but as Richard quickly reminded me it 's not during the first free flights that a bird takes the opportunity to fly off , because it does n't fully realise what it means to be free . |
| 17 | As we give up concentrating on our selves , our lives begin to reflect more clearly what it means to be human , as God intended us to be . |
| 18 | Obscenity ‘ represents a much more fundamental assault on men and women and what it means to be human … [ it distorts ] human personality by depicting it as deprived of those characteristics which are essential to humanity [ since ] common to all obscene productions is the degradation of persons and of relations between persons ’ . |
| 19 | If aggression and violence are part and parcel of what it means to be human , then why is it that there exist societies where aggressive or violent behaviour is conspicuous by its absence ? |
| 20 | War is popularly perceived as part and parcel of what it means to be human , and , with ever increasing deadly weapons , the devastating impact of war is consequently accepted as inevitable . |
| 21 | I now wish to look at some Chewong words that pertain to inner states and relate these to ideas of what it means to be human . |
| 22 | You said well , no one knows better than I what it means to be Welsh now in these border towns such as Shrewsbury , with trade forbidden , and restrictions bearing down hard on every man with Welsh blood . |
| 23 | An example of what it means to be brave ( or not fearful ) was provided by myself . |