Example sentences of "[adj] in [conj] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The English — and of course I do n't want you to take this personally — the English are peculiar in that they have very little culinary self-esteem . |
| 2 | So although the two models are observationally equivalent they are different in that they make different predictions about what would happen if the economic environment changed . |
| 3 | ( iii ) Lastly , non-causal nomic connections are stated by numerical laws different in that they do specify how a magnitude varies with time . |
| 4 | Molloy and Carroll ( 1992 ) adopt an approach which is designed to assist comparison with Bourner and Hamed 's study , although their operational definition is somewhat different in that they include the following categories : no formal qualifications ; other non standard entrants ( this is a range of qualifications which includes professional , nursing , technical and secretarial ) ; O-levels or one A-level ; one OU credit ; Access . |
| 5 | Cichlid keepers are no different in that they want to breed their fish — or they hope their fish will breed for them . |
| 6 | This is the sense that is represented by the title Aesop 's Fables : used of unrealistic stories ( Aesop 's fables are unrealistic in that they present anthropomorphized beasts and birds ) which may nonetheless present a valuable and pertinent moral to their readers . |
| 7 | Finally , the RAC 's responses were interesting in that they revealed the wide variety of provision of training that already existed , carried out within institutions and provided by major regional centres , and also suggested that this diversity would continue . |
| 8 | Merrill Lynch 's statistics are interesting in that they indicate that companies prefer to give expatriates coming to Britain financial assistance towards buying property rather than towards renting it . |
| 9 | They are typical in that they adapt non-literary work on language . |
| 10 | Moreover , such texts are the more dangerous in that they affect us at a subconscious level . |
| 11 | ‘ The French were fortunate in that they had vessels of the right kind available . ’ |
| 12 | Are , then , cell signals instructive in that they tell the cell something it does not already know ? |
| 13 | Ireland 's timing was perfect in that they produced such a stunning performance in front of three of the four Lions selectors , Ken Reid , Derek Morgan and Bob Munro . |
| 14 | The first of these elements is that budgets should be objective in that they relate directly to fulfilling the objectives of the organisation . |
| 15 | In this regard they are a vital element in the system and serve two very important functions : they provide a basic general education in art and design and thus constitute a valuable educational experience in their own right ; and they are diagnostic in that they enable students to determine their abilities and select further courses of specialist study . |
| 16 | If talking Patois is best analysed as a social activity rather than a purely informational one , then the narratives by Susan and Stephen can be said to be exceptional in that they do not involve any other participants from the same speech community . |
| 17 | Japan is a hierarchical society and the Japanese are very status conscious in that they use different forms of language and bow in different manners according to the status relationship with another individual . |
| 18 | The Balinese are remarkable in that they give but half their time to the chores of food and shelter ; the rest is devoted simply to the celebration of life . |
| 19 | The Lears are unusual in that they live in colonies ( two are known to exist ) in North Brazil , where the natives regard them as food and not an endangered species . |
| 20 | However , some research methods , along with the data produced by them , are approach- or theory-specific in that they developed within , or have come to represent , a particular theoretical tradition or perspective . |
| 21 | They are polytheistic in that they seem to believe that many gods exist , but monotheistic in that they command obedience to only one of these many gods . |
| 22 | These distortions are interactional in that they arise from the reaction of the subject to the investigator and are the product of unconscious interference of the experimenter in the subject 's response . |
| 23 | They are polytheistic in that they seem to believe that many gods exist , but monotheistic in that they command obedience to only one of these many gods . |
| 24 | It 's international in that they see themselves above nationhood , beyond patriotism , and they want the war to end . |
| 25 | Although people are equal in that they possess in common many rhythms , composed of external and internal causes , there are also differences between them . |
| 26 | The latter are useful in that they shorten the time taken to learn the concept . |
| 27 | These projects are useful in that they provide teachers with supported experience in actually undertaking some research and in addition they help to make a significant contribution to the educational research community . |
| 28 | Matrices of transition probabilities such as those given in the earlier examples are useful in that they summarize the behaviour over time of the system under study . |
| 29 | In the more recently developed applications , expert clauses are less specific in that they do not reserve individual issues such as sales figures for determination by an expert , but refer general types of disputes to experts : for instance , " all disputes of a technical nature arising under this agreement " . |
| 30 | In a way it 's understandable in that they 've got the height to win lineouts . |