Example sentences of "way a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It was in many ways a logical consequence of de Gaulle 's seeking to impose upon his partners and neighbours , and to put into practice , his vision of the future Europe , a vision which contrasted sharply with that of the pioneers of the Six . |
| 3 | This emperor would be the secular arm of the pope following papal policies : in some ways a simplistic interpretation of the Donation of Constantine , perhaps — the return to an ideal that had never existed . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , Picasso 's bronze Head is in many ways a revolutionary work . |
| 5 | It has been argued that the spiritual prestige of the papacy was tarnished by its use of temporal strength to achieve its ends , but that is in many ways a modern concept . |
| 6 | Vodnik was in many ways a typical figure of the European Romantic movement , drawing inspiration from the oral folk tradition of the peasants , which had a vigour and directness often lacking in the more formal literary tradition . |
| 7 | In some ways a reaching start is easier than a beating one , but there are still pitfalls for the unwary . |
| 8 | The ‘ permissive revolution ’ was , for Mrs Whitehouse , in many ways a political revolution . |
| 9 | The novel is in many ways a problematical form for the communist writer . |
| 10 | This too was in some ways a ramshackle world : where rotten beams could give way , hurling king and courtiers to injury or death ; where everyone 's dinner might depend on the day 's hunting ; where an often crude and cruel humour mimicked life . |
| 11 | Hawksmoor speaks the words of romantic duality , and is in a number of ways a double book . |
| 12 | The community element of the strategy marks what is in many ways a unique experiment in physical and economic regeneration . |
| 13 | In his ‘ Chandos ’ novels he created a kind of private Ruritania in sundry duchies and noble estates within the borders of Austria , combining a high idealistic approach to women and active physical courage in a setting of noble families and ancient domains which offer in some ways a post-war version of Anthony Hope 's novels , though his plots concerned private theft and murder rather than matters of state . |
| 14 | His is in some ways a tragic case : a man of immense talent and massive erudition , gifted with profound insights , who could not say the things he most wanted to say but who , nevertheless , has gone on to say them . |
| 15 | In these ways a considerable amount of knowledge of the landforms of the most explored regions has slowly accumulated . |
| 16 | The subject tends to intimidate many farmers and yet it was in some ways a natural extension of the record keeping and budgeting that already existed on most farms at present . |
| 17 | Carl Rodgers , who has written in a clear , direct way about his experiences , is the strongest influence and in some ways a direct descendant of Alfred Adler . |
| 18 | Greenblatt explores the ways a self-conscious theatricality permeated Elizabethan society at all levels : in its staging of royal pageants and progressions , in the celebrations of religious ritual , even in the performance of public executions . |
| 19 | Unfortunately , since theatre direction is in many ways an ephemeral art , we can never really know how the famous Gründgens/Karajan Zauberflöte really looked and sounded in Berlin in 1938 , though the production was celebrated at the time for the uncanny matching of musical and visual textures . |
| 20 | In its grace , fire , and expressive fluency it was in some ways an important transition between the old Teutonic Bach style of the nineteenth century and what we expect now from the so-called authenticity movement . |
| 21 | Sullivan ) , we have to acknowledge that it was in many ways an attractive society , and an admirable one . |
| 22 | A still life is in some ways an ideal picture to describe , as a firm basis can be found in a catalogue of its components . |
| 23 | It was , as he readily acknowledged , in many ways an unfortunate statement into which he had been pushed by his officials before he had fully mastered the intricacies of the problem . |
| 24 | The Scottish summary of what it is that parents value in teachers and what makes a poor ( as well as a good ) teacher ( SED 1989:7 — 11 ) is in some ways an up-to-date version of parts of Enquiry 1 ( Schools Council 1968 ) . |
| 25 | ‘ What 's the point ? ’ said the landlord , who for some reason had come in the last few weeks to regard the Mrs Machins as in an obscure way a rival show to himself . |
| 26 | It is important to realise though , that antiquarian as Tolkien 's motives often were , and ‘ pre-scientific ’ as the opinions of Galadriel and Solomon seem , what Tolkien was writing about is still in a way a live issue . |
| 27 | One such example concerns the way a prior need to reconstruct a war-damaged economy required the model of competition to be adapted so that the advantages of inter-firm rivalry could be retained alongside a degree of interdependent affiliation between Japanese companies . |
| 28 | No , but if she is , she 's , she 's been going that way a long time . |
| 29 | These observations of distance and speed can be coupled with general knowledge of the way a small probe behaves in the gravitational fields of bodies in the Solar System to determine the spacecraft 's position with astonishing accuracy , typically to a few hundred metres at a range of hundreds of millions of kilometres . |
| 30 | The many , varied patterns take the beginner to advanced levels of the art , teaching him along the way a great mixture of different techniques containing all the essential elements of taekwondo . |