Example sentences of "[conj] that of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the most basic level there is the rejection of any purpose in the pattern of human activities , except that of the instinct for survival itself , and the acceptance of a theory of cultural evolution which explains the origin of human values . |
| 2 | Here again was confirmation for Beaton that Vidor was ‘ America 's bravest director ’ , very much ‘ a student of the Russian and French schools ’ , but again his great fear was that the film would be a ‘ remarkable achievement ’ from every standpoint ‘ except that of the box office ’ . |
| 3 | Specifically , Sartre creates a single history by excluding all histories except that of the West ; his history as totalization can therefore only work through a determined ethnocentricity . |
| 4 | In answer to these inquiries the Financial Secretary gave similar answers in relation to each class namely ( 1 ) that in all the cases ( except that of the teachers ' concessionary education ) that the benefits would be taxed on the same basis as under the existing law and ( 2 ) that in all cases the amount of the charge would be nil , small or , in the case of the schoolteachers , ‘ very small indeed . ’ |
| 5 | At the beginning of the century , all journals except that of the Linnean Society were general journals , publishing material in all ( or most ) of the sciences-even the Linnean Society included animals , vegetables and minerals within its purview . |
| 6 | If they should chance to be black , brown or yellow , of any cultural tradition save that of the West and dominated by any other ideological system except that of the student 's own parents they will seldom if ever protest , no matter how flagrant the injustice , how onerous the oppression , how unprincipled the exploitation and how ever much they offend against the protesters ' vociferously expressed and allegedly ‘ sincere ’ ideals . |