Example sentences of "in the eye of the beholder " in BNC.
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| 1 | LIKE BEAUTY , tawdriness is in the eye of the beholder , and on their country 's 40th birthday East Germans tend to see it through the cruelly unblinking eyes of thoroughly Westernised consumers . |
| 2 | Besides , age is in the eye of the beholder . |
| 3 | Which of the two was in the eye of the beholder . |
| 4 | Essentially cleanliness is in the eye of the beholder so under normal circumstances an area is clean if the ‘ inspector ’ thinks it is clean . |
| 5 | Beauty is in the eye of the beholder : so the poet will see beauty where another will see only ugliness . |
| 6 | But beauty is in the eye of the beholder . |
| 7 | To some extent what constitutes a helpful and what constitutes an unhelpful behaviour is in the eye of the beholder ( see Customer satisfaction on page 46 ) . |
| 8 | Beauty is in the eye of the beholder , of course , and what he is seeing in his mind 's eye , after years of study into world-wide distribution of disease in relation to diet , is the stool of someone unlikely to die from cancer of the bowel . |
| 9 | → Beauty is in the eye of the beholder . |
| 10 | Beauty is in the eye of the beholder , in which case Kitchens Of Distinction are using it as a sharp stick . |
| 11 | Sophistication is in the eye of the beholder . ) |
| 12 | You never know it 's a bad cover until afterwards , of course — plus , it 's all in the eye of the beholder anyway . |
| 13 | But ‘ beauty ’ and ‘ wonder ’ are in the eye of the beholder and that eye has itself evolved . |
| 14 | In the final analysis , beauty is in the eye of the beholder , and essentially a personal matter . |
| 15 | BEAUTY may be in the eye of the beholder , but the aim of much television advertising is to convince him that it is also within his grasp . |
| 16 | Like all prophecy , the signs were in the eye of the beholder , and perhaps another witness would have seen quite different forms In the blur . |
| 17 | Perfection is in the eye of the beholder , but Paul Clarke reckons that it does n't help if the beholder who made the piece is over critical of the workmanship . |
| 18 | Just want to know what is beautiful ? , its only in the eye of the beholder , every body sees something different . |
| 19 | Finn said that not being queer he could n't see that at all , and Lydia , instead of clinging grimly to her theory , agreed that it was probably all in the eye of the beholder . |
| 20 | That the Oxford English Dictionary should define disorderliness in terms of ‘ violating moral order , constituted authority , or recognised rule ’ simply serves to reinforce concern that the section may be seen to create an offence whose commission is in the eye of the beholder . |
| 21 | Like beauty it is in the eye of the beholder . ’ |
| 22 | BMP files were n't of good quality , and , since beauty is in the eye of the beholder , I 've pulled out some of the screens that I like . |
| 23 | But the " miracle " that Nithard saw in the safe delivery to Charles at Troyes of regalia from Aquitaine was in the eye of the beholder . |
| 24 | Cobb argues that social support arises in the eye of the beholder , and is anything that influences the person to perceive himself as the recipient of positive affect ; any information ‘ leading the subject to believe that he is cared for and loved … esteemed and valued … ’ |
| 25 | So rubbish it is not , as long as beauty lies in the eye of the beholder . |
| 26 | It 's in the eye of the beholder . |