Example sentences of "this [is] [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 31 | Perhaps this is a case of cherchez la femme . |
| 32 | It is possible this is a case of hindsight colouring my memory , but I have a distinct feeling that it was at that moment I first sensed something odd , something duplicitous perhaps , about this apparently charming American gentleman . |
| 33 | I am not sure if this is a case of Nature following Art , or the other way round , but the result is most satisfactory . |
| 34 | This is a case of proxy decision making , since it authorizes a named person to make treatment decisions on the patient 's behalf , once the patient is adjudged incompetent . |
| 35 | It is clear that this is a case of stable equilibrium between society and nature . |
| 36 | This is a case of adding injury to insult — it was originally the cat 's job to kill the mice and the rodent-poisoners who usurped its role are not content merely with making it obsolete , but are also assaulting it physically in this underhand , prey-concealed way . |
| 37 | The majority of the fry are eaten but I think that this is a case of survival of the fittest in the confines of a community tank . |
| 38 | ‘ There is no doubt this is a case of retaliation from the princess . ’ |
| 39 | This is a case of Philip Morris-like disenfranchisement . |
| 40 | This is a case of adjusting bias . |
| 41 | This is a case of a more general problem : |
| 42 | For instance , if a holiday firm buys into a chain of travel agents , which are traditionally separate retailing agents for holiday sales , this is a case of forward vertical integration since it brings the holiday firm ‘ forward ’ towards the consumer . |
| 43 | On the other hand , if it integrates with the airline part of the holiday and begins to develop its own hotels and resort complexes this is a case of backward vertical integration , since in this case the holiday firm is pushing its liaisons further back into the supply network of the holiday . |
| 44 | This is a case of leaving something unsaid which is nevertheless understood . |
| 45 | The other thing , and this is a case of where the panel bites back as it were . |
| 46 | This is a case of hindsight 's a wonderful thing . |
| 47 | John McFall , Labour 's Scottish education spokesman , commented last night : ‘ This is a case of opt-out ministers rather than opt-out parents . |
| 48 | So we , this is a case of well |
| 49 | We should learn to trust our intuitions , for this is a part of our human heritage . |
| 50 | This is a part of the great design apparent in nature . |
| 51 | This is a part of our survival instinct ; it is healthy . |
| 52 | This is a part of Yorkshire where history runs deep . |
| 53 | This is a part of Yorkshire where the tradition of personal service thrives |
| 54 | All this is a part of character building . |
| 55 | Some believe equally that the institutions are decaying and that this is a part of some general drift towards anarchy which must be prevented at all costs . |
| 56 | This is , hang on this is a part of Italy . |
| 57 | Now , bearing in mind the very short space of time between now and the close of the enquiry , I want to be sure that as far as objectors and the council are concerned , that this is a course of action which is both acceptable and practical as far as they are concerned . |
| 58 | This is a course of man made permanent jumps and they are spread out and not in a ring . |
| 59 | This is a system of horizontal and vertical panels , thus a primary , secondary or teacher training panel ( horizontal ) which co-ordinates and moderates activities for a particular educational level together with vertical panels , say in mathematics , science or music which are responsible for the overall and systematic development of a subject . |
| 60 | This is a system of self censorship followed by the media in security matters . |