Example sentences of "[noun sg] for what [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rest of the speech is saying that since the whole argument must have no excuse for what he is at the moment , it must be looked at like this : that when he becomes greater , he will become very dangerous to Rome : like a serpent still in the egg , which , when hatched , will become deadly . |
| 2 | It is time for Ulsterfolk to open their eyes and see the Anglo Irish diktat for what it is , to rub from their eyes the scales of unionism and its false hopes and then at last with a new vision to see independence in its full light and potential as the only way forward for Ulster . |
| 3 | They are allowed one Int test per round to see the illusion for what it is , although they can also be helped out of the chamber by unaffected comrades . |
| 4 | There was a time when I was genuinely afraid of these idiotic questions , but now , apart from the fact that I must know the height , length , breadth , area and volume of just about every part of the house and everything in it , I can see my father 's obsession for what it is . |
| 5 | It is much too easy to fail to recognise a murder for what it is . |
| 6 | Both questions are symptomatic of a reluctance to accept a linguistic practice for what it is . |
| 7 | They spill the beans , exposing the practice for what it is . |
| 8 | ( Jean-Paul Legrand ) Ulrike saw the fucking military-industrial conspiracy for what it is , and she sat on it . |
| 9 | Beside this , the very persistence of the term is itself worthy of interest and on academic , moral and political grounds any resolution of the uncertainty that surrounds the value of the concept of the inner city must surely start by taking on this vocabulary for what it is . |
| 10 | And it gives the blessing for what it is . |
| 11 | Mr Lee recognises the 752-member assembly for what it is — an anachronism instinctively opposed to the reforms begun three years ago by the late President Chiang Ching-kuo ( a son of Chiang Kai-shek ) and carried on by Mr Lee . |
| 12 | Our congratulations should go out from the House to the national health service for what it is achieving . |
| 13 | A good relationship with one parent may , for example , be protective against the effects of mental illness in the other parent , if it enables the child to see the ill parent 's behaviour for what it is , and not as a rejection of the child or caused by the child . |
| 14 | Take an Aeronca for what it is ; a draughty , rattly , poppy-and-bangy but practical aerial vintage motorcycle , with minimal creature comfort but the absolute maximum of pleasure . |
| 15 | It might be suggested that it is only through the presence of the frame that we recognize the work of art for what it is , perceiving it and responding to it in the appropriate way . |
| 16 | Porfiry is also asking Raskolnikov to recognize his hunger for what it is . |
| 17 | Take my advice , appreciate this ride for what it is — a cultural experience — and try to relax . ’ |
| 18 | When you spot a game for what it is how can you stop it ? |
| 19 | We must recognize this policy for what it is , to turn Britain into the sweatshop of Europe . |
| 20 | Yours is the clear-sighted , undeceived vision of the ancients , who knew life for what it is and men for what they are , and did not flinch from that knowledge . |
| 21 | They judge a man for what he is , not for how much money he has or the amount of land he possesses . ’ |
| 22 | We have to see through this framework of thought for what it is : nothing short of academic ideology . |
| 23 | What has been noticeably lacking is any attempt to treat communication for what it is — an interpersonal , dynamic activity . |
| 24 | ‘ There they are , innocent , uncomplicated and trusting , accepting the world for what it is and getting on with the business of enjoying it . |
| 25 | Even when you rub their noses in it , politicians can be remarkably slow to recognise reality for what it is . |
| 26 | We must fight the challenge for what it is . |
| 27 | The prints were about my own size , 6½ and my own guess for what it is worth , since , as a cadet I did own a pair of hob-nails , is that my own almost religious love of country railways had revealed a kind of secular stigmatic effect . |
| 28 | The free market philosophy set in train by Mrs Thatcher when she became Prime Minister in 1979 has resulted in the Government deciding to end the life of the venerable Milk Marketing Board , set up in 1933 to buy all the milk produced in England and Wales , paving the way for what it is claimed will be a totally free market in milk . |
| 29 | If , in Lady Chatterley 's Lover , the scales were to fall from Connie 's eyes and she were to see the worship of Mellor 's phallus for what it is , a means of subordinating and oppressing women , she could free herself and develop her authentic will , ego and individuality . |
| 30 | They are the most powerful because they can most effectively expose the discipline for what it is . |