Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] in [det] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the RNLI has a unique appeal , the methods of attracting support are in many ways no different to those used by all the other major charities in the country . |
| 2 | For instance , could the infield fly rule be in some way analogous to punctuated equilibrium ? |
| 3 | But though the churches are failing , religion is in some ways more powerful than ever , if by ‘ religion ’ we mean some way for people to make sense of their lives , and particularly suffering . |
| 4 | The ‘ happy ’ ending in which the Toons inherit their own ghetto is in some ways positive , but the Toons remain happy infants — has anyone ever tried to imagine the bedroom scenes of Roger and Jessica ? |
| 5 | On the other hand ( or should it be ‘ in the other hand ’ ? ) men believe that the penis is in some way a magical and versatile instrument that all men are proud to possess and all women should be desperate to acquire . |
| 6 | What persuades politicians that having Margaret Drabble or Kenny Everett come down on your side is in any way advantageous ? |
| 7 | Ritual is in some ways akin to routine , the process of regularizing actions . |
| 8 | The agricultural industry is in many ways exceptional : not least because of its relative freedom from formal controls . |
| 9 | My thinking was in some way parallel to that of the generative semantics school , but at the same time I developed my own ideas independently of them . |
| 10 | Criticism which could be levelled at this study was in many ways similar to that of youth cultures . |
| 11 | As a consequence we have no evidence to suggest that the factors identified as associated with abuse were in any way specific to this group ( Spinetta and Rigler , 1972 ) . |
| 12 | Conversely , poetry is in many ways closer to music than to the more extended and discursive literary forms . |
| 13 | However , the Universe is in many ways a very orderly place : if nine planets orbit a star in roughly the same plane , the tenth can be expected to do likewise . |
| 14 | Moreover he doubts whether full disclosure is in any way feasible . |
| 15 | ‘ The picture that emerges from our review of radioactive waste management is in many ways a disquieting one , ’ the Commission noted with cautious understatement , ‘ indicating insufficient appreciation of long-term requirements either by government departments or other organizations concerned . ’ |
| 16 | Or at least they start , both books really start with the same issue , and the issue in question is in many ways , well , you could argue that it was in many ways fundamental to the social sciences . |
| 17 | The manufacturer would have to convince members of the channel that the detergent was in some way better than those already on the market , or offer advantageous prices and terms . |
| 18 | This work was in some ways inferior to that done in America , where engineers had developed a disc-cutter with better frequency-range and lower distortion , and their pressings had lower surface-noise as well . |
| 19 | In A. G. v. Guardian Newspapers ( No. 2 ) ( H.L. , 1988 ) it was accepted that the Crown had a right to attempt to restrain disclosure of confidential information relating to the operation of the security services but that they must establish that the disclosure was in some way damaging to the public interest . |
| 20 | The sharpening of the generalization gradient around a stimulus was in some way a consequence of the processes responsible for the formation of the S-R links but was not thought to be itself associative in nature . |
| 21 | Reformed universities produced able clergy whom the school could attract to their staffs ; and the Victorian parent still wanted to feel that the principal educator of his child was in some way a man of God . |
| 22 | Moreover , a change from philosophy was in many ways to be desired , as it so often is . |
| 23 | Information sharing , access , and security are in many ways the same issue viewed from different angles , with the emphasis varying according to how open an organisation is . |
| 24 | Women of the first group are in many ways utterly dissimilar from each other , differing in language , religion and customs ( see tables 1 and 2 ) , but their roles in the peasant societies they have come from have a lot in common . |
| 25 | The difficulties of applying the goods-specific externality are in this way compounded . |
| 26 | The court , the enquiry and the investigation are in many ways similar , and all will include elements of reconstruction . |
| 27 | It rejected the idea that the associated companies which together did have a countrywide business were in any way relevant . |
| 28 | As one would expect , the reaction is in some ways likely to be the opposite of what we have just described . |
| 29 | This scenario is in many ways similar to Charles Handy 's Work Society , but , whereas Handy based his vision on his views about what values ought to prevail in post-industrial society , Gershuny 's picture is built up from an analysis of economic trends . |
| 30 | This process is in many ways analogous to deductive reasoning . |