Example sentences of "[art] [adj] eye [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , there are those who will cling to the cock-eyed view that the glorious uncertainty of the human eye in these matters is good enough . |
| 2 | Some observers can see it with the naked eye under ideal conditions , though I certainly can not . |
| 3 | The tests , conducted under the watchful eye of Nuclear Installations Inspectorate teams , aim to prove the safety of the Highly Active Cycle system , which uses steam ejectors to pump highly active liquor around the plant . |
| 4 | As a first step in the reform of teacher training , postgraduate students will spend much more time in school classrooms , learning their skills under the practised eye of senior teachers . |
| 5 | Such proposals are naturally a major source of controversy between the political parties but some local authorities have undoubtedly been looking at charges with a fresh eye in recent years . |
| 6 | Cast a cold eye on National Savings Bank or ordinary accounts ( 2.5–5% ) , and National Savings Certificates which have come to the end of their five year period and are now paying only the ‘ general extension rate ’ of 5.01% . |
| 7 | In 1931 Japan resorted to force and occupied Manchuria , but the West , absorbed in its own problems , was able to turn a blind eye to such encroachments within the confines of East Asia . |
| 8 | Until then , police practice involved turning a blind eye to minor breaches of public decency rather than embarking on lengthy prosecutions . |
| 9 | Many have become lifestyle feminists with husbands and boyfriends who have cultivated the good-humoured acceptance of feminist ideas and who behave as non-oppressive , anti-sexist men , cooking the ratatouille , organising crêches at women 's conferences , and turning a blind eye to untidy houses and piles of dirty washing . |
| 10 | As British economists know only too well , it is easy to turn a blind eye to unwelcome truths of this kind and to indulge for decades in a form of national self-delusion . |
| 11 | Have the Government finally abandoned the erstwhile Tory doctrine that the rule of law must be upheld in all circumstances , now that the Attorney-General is turning a blind eye to big supermarkets breaking the Sunday trading law and as the poll tax non-payment campaign has apparently recruited the architect 's daughter ? |
| 12 | It is not only defence ministries that would look askance at the creation of a defence oligopoly ; competition authorities exist to keep a beady eye on such tendencies . |
| 13 | Given the challenge of competitive international markets , the corporate world , at least in its rhetoric , is keen to recruit bright graduates who as managers will be able to turn a critical eye on established practices . |
| 14 | The milkmen have been watching out for customers who lay their part in the community , are good neighbour , keep a watchful eye on elderly residents , or putting nuts out for the birds . |
| 15 | Having narrowed the field , do a tour of the shops and try as many different models as you can , keeping a watchful eye on such things as good picture definition and colour , no picture ‘ jitter ’ ( unsteadiness ) , and good sound recording with low hiss and mechanical noise pick-up . |
| 16 | She kept a watchful eye on any leaks that might have sprung . |
| 17 | What we do know is that ADRK will keep a close eye on all matters concerning the breed . |
| 18 | Dr Nick Carey — everything about the Petrochemicals business is big and requires a sharp eye on future trends to maintain maximum profitability |
| 19 | Tozer 's writings are invariably simple in style and straightforward in substance , but he had a direct appreciation of landscape , which carries its own charm , and , like his friend Edward Lear [ q.v. ] , a sharp eye for human foibles and vanities revealed by the activities of local officials in the Turkish provinces . |
| 20 | She emerged at the start of this year with the album Little Earthquakes , a collection of quietly rapturous songs that cast an unflinching eye across such subjects as loss of virginity , shattered romance and kinky sexual encounters . |
| 21 | On the other hand , Stanley Morison , responsible for the typographical identity of The Times in the 1930s , was not an adroit penman — he simply had an unerring eye for good typefaces and strong composition . |
| 22 | The group , Mothers Against Murder , says in future women should keep an close eye on ALL children … not just their own . |