Example sentences of "[noun sg] lie in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's the theory … here 's the practical … first the course … they 've mapped out the 26 miles … the beauty of the route lies in the cobbled squares of ancient towns like Bhaktapur … the beast is the city … traffic and smoke is a major problem … the other unknown factor is altitude … |
| 2 | To many economists the cause of the difficulty lies in an institution , central planning , which can not achieve balanced growth and innovation in a mature , sophisticated economy no matter how well it is managed . |
| 3 | The difficulty lies in the fact that the edges are blurred and no one is sure just when youth may be said to be past and the second stage of adult life begun . |
| 4 | The difficulty lies in the machinery for reporting incidents . |
| 5 | The chief cause of difficulty lies in the fact that confessions are typically obtained from reluctant suspects by officers who , on their part , believe in the suspects ' guilt . |
| 6 | Part of the difficulty lies in the developments which have taken place in the ordinary common law of judicial review . |
| 7 | The difficulty lies in the fact that the governmental authorities , however highly principled and dedicated to the welfare of the citizenry , are essentially a vested interest running an organization which , to a greater or lesser degree , is designed to preserve and promote the continuing control of those same authorities . |
| 8 | A second difficulty lies in the uncertainty in our knowledge of the topography of Venus ; the precision is only ± 1500 m which leads to an uncertainty of 10 µs in timing . |
| 9 | The real difficulty lies in the fact that CD-ROM can only process one type of data at a time . |
| 10 | The manner in which the board lies in the water . |
| 11 | Perhaps the best hope for progress lies in the many examples of good practice that already exist and which the Act simply reflects and builds on . |
| 12 | The pathos lies in the characteristic early English understatement — ‘ so seldom ’ means ‘ never ’ or worse still ‘ just this once ’ — and also in the last phrase 's suspense between precision and vagueness . |
| 13 | The power of Chaos lies in the far north of the Warhammer World far beyond the borders of the Empire . |
| 14 | Discrimination against women is still , of course , to be found in law , and it is codified in other institutional practices determining sex-differentiated rights and opportunities ; but a more fundamental source of discrimination lies in the realm of social attitudes and beliefs . |
| 15 | His black hair lies in a hundred casual curls . |
| 16 | The contrast between work experience schemes and informal work experience lies in the fact that the latter is taken by employers as evidence of initiative , an interest in earning money and the ability to sustain regular work discipline ( getting up early , etc . ) . |
| 17 | Another source of future friction lies in the failure of the congress to elevate Mr Pozsgay above other presidium members , some of whom had never been elected to a top party position . |
| 18 | Although physiologically naive to suggest , as some have , that the seat of creativity lies in the right hemisphere , the latter 's contribution must be considered of unique importance , given what is known about its style of cognitive processing . |
| 19 | In the author 's view the main reason for the emergence of the formulation lies in a confusion of observed fact for theoretical postulate . |
| 20 | Its hope lies in a return to its Christian basis . |
| 21 | All radiation in the spectrum lies in the visible region , so glass optics can be used , and this offers an important advantage over the IR region , where glass is unusable , and mechanically weaker salt optics or front-silvered mirrors must be employed . |
| 22 | At a time when banks are being widely and often unfairly criticised , their best response lies in the maintenance of the high standards on which their calling has always rested . |
| 23 | The problem with the political-business cycle literature lies in the fact that it attempts to deal with the popularity of governments and the nature of public policy-making solely on the basis of a consideration of economic variables alone and so isolates the economic dimension out of the larger political context and ignores the vital part played by non-economic factors in contributing to electoral success . |
| 24 | The importance of the case lies in the general discussion of the principles of natural justice , especially that given by Lord Reid . |
| 25 | Ironically , the best hope for change lies in the failure of so many new drugs to make the grade . |
| 26 | Tucked in the south-east corner of Bavaria , just across the border from Austria and less than an hour from Salzburg , this dramatic resort lies in the heart of forest . |
| 27 | The intervention is extraordinary , and to think of it otherwise risks ignoring how the interest of the play lies in the psychological , in the testing of our sympathy and understanding of the Macbeths . |
| 28 | And its advantage lies in the particular enzyme by which it is transcribed into RNA . |
| 29 | Her luck lies in the fact that she possesses little to recommend except for her good looks . |
| 30 | Perhaps the most realistic possibility for a more reformist and supportive programme of urban support lies in a re-orientation of attitudes and policies within the Conservative Party . |