Example sentences of "[prep] themselves [be] " in BNC.

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1 Yet the clarity and rigour may in themselves be problematical .
2 So far as property rights were concerned the Vice-Chancellor held that words being transmitted by electrical impulses could not in themselves be the subject-matter of property rights .
3 Naturally all these ‘ morals ’ or ‘ meanings ’ can in themselves be accepted or rejected , depending very much on the varied experience of readers .
4 In the case of developing countries , different dates of origin may in themselves be expected to lead to quite different features in their industrial relations despite the attainment of a similar stage of economic development .
5 It lumps together subjects which are in some ways profoundly dissimilar , and erodes distinctions which may in themselves be significant not only conceptually but in terms of policy .
6 ( d ) Recognise the medium of the message — for example , the style , language , form or mode of expression may in themselves be of importance , and some attempt should be made to convey them in the precis .
7 Since then the Debenham Players has most definitely grown in size and support , the productions get better each time but still the members run the whole thing by themselves be it from costume making and lighting to front of house and stage construction .
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