Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [prep] many ways " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nizan 's literary and political activities are in many ways best understood as a contribution to what he would doubtless have designated as a " cultural revolution " . |
| 2 | Humphrey ( 1976 ) has argued convincingly that animals are in many ways over-equipped for the inanimate environment , but the environment provided by other animals ( particularly clever ones ) is especially complex , difficult to predict and difficult to control . |
| 3 | Words are in many ways the tools of thought ; they are what the individual uses to formulate as well as express his ideas . |
| 4 | Phrases such as ‘ sick man of Europe ’ ; ‘ Winter of Discontent ’ ; ‘ who rules Britain ? ’ — these phrases are in many ways too well known . |
| 5 | This type of community work with refugees is in many ways similar to the organization of the controlled zones and is regarded as the basis for a future development model after the triumph of the FDR-FMLN . |
| 6 | Derain 's Baigneuses is in many ways closer in spirit to the Demoiselles , and it was regarded by Vauxcelles at least , as a revolutionary work , but it had the advantage that it could still be fitted into a traditional frame of reference . |
| 7 | Such open landforms are in many ways more satisfactory for study than , for example , the cultivated , boulder clay country of East Anglia , where natural forms are obscured by woods , hedges and buildings , or the tangled rain forest of the Amazon Basin . |
| 8 | The current reforms are in many ways a logical development and strengthening of the Griffiths management philosophy , but the nub of the reforms — the creation of the quasi-market — is a radical new departure . |
| 9 | However , as the Puritan and moderate positions were in many ways mutually antagonistic , some towns and villages inevitably witnessed acrimonious and protracted disputes over the character of local worship and divergent attitudes towards what some historians have labelled ‘ maypole culture ’ . |
| 10 | I think Cruttenden 's arguments are in many ways convincing , but one must recognise that if intonation is influenced by and reflects the grammar , it follows that it must be a help to listeners in interpreting the grammar of what they hear , and perhaps more importantly , if a speaker 's intonation is inappropriate in relation to the grammar , listeners will find it more difficult to interpret the grammar , and may be confused . |
| 11 | Public Relations is in many ways far more complex than advertising , because it functions over a wide spectrum of alternatives for a multitude of purposes . |
| 12 | The forest routes are in many ways ideal for these activities because ( a ) there is little or no motor traffic , ( b ) the tracks are well maintained , and ( c ) the trees provide shelter . |
| 13 | Islands are in many ways special : so much so that ecologists have coined the expression ‘ island biogeography ’ to describe their particular features . |
| 14 | As Crocombe ( 1972 ) points out , agricultural practices across this widely-scattered area of small islands were in many ways comparable at the time of the European invasions . |
| 15 | The ecology of islands is in many ways special : few species ; no large mammalian predators ; large versions of creatures that are generally small , and small versions of creatures that are generally large . |
| 16 | Mutual benefit societies were in many ways the forerunners of building societies . |
| 17 | The relationship between teachers and pupils is in many ways similar to the relationship between other professionals and their clients , but it is suggested here that in an ideal sense ( and in many cases practically too ) it does have special characteristics which are fundamentally opposed to traditional ideas of professionalism . |