Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [prep] [art] way " in BNC.

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1 But he 's got no , as far as I can see he 's got no convincing argument that democracy will do better , but that does n't matter because he thinks that the decisive criticism of enlightened despotism is that it wo n't improve the moral or intellectual well-being of the citizens , but if people are excluded from political decision making , they will have no incentive to educate themselves or morally improve themselves , or he thinks if they do , if a despot does allow for the moral improvement of the citizens , then citizens will no longer accept despotism so that despotism is in a way self-defeating here and if it one of the proper functions of government it ca n't survive .
2 This analogy is in every way applicable to my concept of the stratigraphical column .
3 While this instrument is in a way value-neutral and may be used for ends of which different commentators may approve or disapprove , it may turn out to be — is indeed intended to be — a powerful force for overdue change , increased coherence and strengthened accountability .
4 Where the present study differs from this previous research is in the way it develops from a comparison of alternative versions of the same story .
5 This chapter is about the way in which the existing predicament of teachers leads them to become stressed , and it is also about whether stress is inevitable in such circumstances or not .
6 This chapter is about the way one part of the brain communicates with a different part of the brain .
7 It should be obvious that the review is in no way comprehensive — even of current literature .
8 Nevertheless , the high status of the woman 's influence is in no way diminished .
9 WRAP IT UP : This Mars bar is on the way out
10 Another impact of new technology at work is in the way in which products are manufactured .
11 Roll the window down just enough to make yourself heard and tell them help is on the way .
12 A PAY squeeze on the public sector is on the way , Chancellor Lamont warned last night .
13 The decision to team up with former colleagues from Teesside and South Wales means the campaign is on the way to becoming nationwide .
14 ‘ The mill 's on the way out .
15 The reports drifting out of Baghdad suggest that an accord of some sort is on the way .
16 Sam 's business acumen , now even more sharpened , concentrated on further expansion ( Imperial Chemicals , take warning — a take-over is on the way ) .
17 The difference is in the way money changes hands .
18 Since a large whisker is in no way different from any other crystal except in size it must also be a general explanation of the strength and weakness of all brittle crystals .
19 Moving furniture is always a sign that a move is on the way .
20 ‘ The economic circumstances are right and recovery is on the way .
21 ‘ There is n't a single economic indicator which suggests that a recovery is on the way .
22 A Downing Street co-ordinated series of ‘ good news ’ announcements is expected to follow the Budget , to sustain momentum behind the Government 's message that recovery is on the way .
23 The point is in no way irreverent or anarchistic .
24 I ca n't see what Andy 's doing because the man 's body is in the way , but then Andy hits into him , bowling him backwards and he shouts and I wriggle away from them ; I scramble off through the ferns on all fours and then stop and look back and the man 's got Andy , he 's struggling with him , leaning over him , folding him , pressing him down , and Andy 's breathing hard , grunting , trying to break free .
25 This court is in no way prejudging any defence of justification which may hereafter be raised in those libel proceedings .
26 you know I just keep thinking the stuff 's on the way round and there ought to be some way of doing it , but I , you know , I mean maybe Brian 's idea of the , the , the organizations in the ci ci but that does n't help me you know with a , with a
27 Another justifiable criticism is of the way South Africa lift in the line-out — Adolf Malan appears to have the ability to levitate — and if Hilditch hammers them it 's double trouble … penalties to England , no possession for them .
28 I feel sorry for the little girl and I suggest to the writer that she consoles her daughter by telling her that the vile custom of killing wild animals for fun is on the way out , that almost all british people feel as she does , and are determined to end such cruelty , and that she can help to bring about its end by supporting the League Against Cruel Sports and talking about the work they do to her schoolfriends .
29 The Return of the king is in a way a parallel , in another a reproach , to Macbeth .
30 The historical emphasis is on the way in which the present labour market in Kirkcaldy and the behaviour and attitudes of employers and labour force are shaped by historical forces .
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