Example sentences of "notion [prep] [noun sg] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notion of tone is best understood by dealing with single syllables at first . |
| 2 | What use is the Staples Singers ' exhortation ‘ respect yourself ’ , if the notion of self-respect is still bound to conventional notions of respectability ? |
| 3 | Thus Lyons ( 1977 : 32 ) observes that the notion of communication is readily used ‘ of feelings , moods and attitudes ’ but suggests that he will be primarily interested in ‘ the intentional transmission of factual , or propositional , information ’ . |
| 4 | Some writers have pointed out that the notion of professionalism is occasionally used to improve the image , prestige and rewards of teachers with little or no reference to any commitment to improve educational practice . |
| 5 | Here the notion of speaker-meaning is best explicated , once again , by reference to Grice 's concept of meaning-nn , for we are interested only in the inferences overtly and intentionally conveyed . |
| 6 | Similarly , the karate competitor must be able to move smoothly and sometimes explosively , so the notion of stance is closely linked to movement . |
| 7 | The notion of project is also introduced for process modelling to allow the allocation of roles to users within a project . |
| 8 | Discussion of the notion of illegality is also made difficult by the fact that a number of different terms are used to convey the idea of illegality . |
| 9 | But the political paralysis continues , the Labour Party and the unions quarrel and the notion of coalition is constantly repudiated . |