Example sentences of "[coord] sense of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ride along with it as philosophically as you can , and try not to take your own hurt feelings or sense of irritation out on your mother-in-law , as this will only lead to unhappiness for you all . |
| 2 | Investigating register should enable you to develop a style that observes established conventions but is at the same time not too disconnected from your own voice or sense of self . |
| 3 | The recipient feels no obligation , or sense of charity , in a market exchange . |
| 4 | The soldiers bent over to form the arches but they were no good as they kept moving all over the place and there seemed to be no rules or sense of order to the game . |
| 5 | It is necessary to stress that elderly people facing loss do not always have to be overwhelmed by their circumstances , with very little chance of preserving their dignity or sense of self-worth . |
| 6 | People may be , and frequently are , motivated to take up certain occupations by the prospect of intrinsic satisfaction from the job , by altruistic motives such as giving service to others , or by feelings of social duty or sense of mission motives frequently unconnected with material wealth , status or power . |
| 7 | ‘ Or sense of smell . |
| 8 | Or sense of circles moving away from us . |
| 9 | Seconds after she pushed him into the channel any pleasure , or sense of power , had evaporated . |
| 10 | But Lebanon 's foreign community did not view the operation with the same enthusiasm or sense of drama as Ford , who ostentatiously spent the night in the Oval Office in Washington waiting for news of the evacuation . |
| 11 | And they might use the sympathy ( and sense of guilt that you 're better off than they are ) you feel towards them to control you . |
| 12 | However , the confidence and sense of involvement that came out of the meetings ensured that all the men in the group were actually present at the birth of their child , and this might not otherwise have been the case . |
| 13 | These types of situation are faced by most law-enforcement officers at some time during their careers and can usually be resolved by keeping one 's temper and sense of proportion . |
| 14 | There is , for example , a marvellous account of the scherzo , with its crazy fiddler and sense of Grand Guignol not too far away . |
| 15 | Such gifted people will , however , be most effective in churches where there is a prayerful concern and sense of expectancy and which have an ongoing programme of evangelism . |
| 16 | This identification and sense of hope are technically possible in the home situation or in hospital but here is a serious risk that family members or medical and nursing staff will , by their own concerned actions intended to help the sufferer to eat , actually thereby enable the addictive disease to continue : there are few hinge the disease likes more than getting other people ( rather than the primary sufferer ) to take responsibility . |
| 17 | Distance from those affected by government decisions has had the effect of increasing their indifference and sense of alienation , especially in the economically disadvantaged regions furthest from London . |
| 18 | With an exceptional eye for hair in fashion photography , Trevor manages to capture the essence of his work in photographs that are profoundly unique and reflect his individuality and sense of style ’ . |
| 19 | In the campaign of 1960 , Kennedy generated an excitement and sense of expectation that his more experienced Republican rival , Richard Nixon , was unable to match . |
| 20 | They exhibit to an exaggerated degree that intolerance and sense of unease we all show when faced with information or experience which we can not readily assimilate and ‘ make sense of ’ ( as we say ) by fitting it into our existing knowledge and categories . |
| 21 | There is a particular grace and sense of timing which enables artists to know when to make their exits . |
| 22 | The Labour Party , in august 1931 , suffered the most severe blow to its pride , solidarity and sense of mission ever experienced in its history . |
| 23 | The real concern is the misery and sense of hopelessness it leads to . |
| 24 | By the early 1950s , the Essex Federation had become one of the strongest in the District , in terms of the enthusiasm and sense of purpose of its Executive Committee , composed of members elected from constituent branches at the annual general meetings . |
| 25 | Their opponents , lacking the shrewd tactical direction and sense of purpose that Chapman provided , were slow to arm themselves against the Cobblers ' swift , sudden onslaughts . |
| 26 | Today , in the 1980s , the Scout and Guide movement is almost non-existent throughout British deaf schools and clubs for the deaf , perhaps , due to competition from other leisure interests , but in its heyday , the movement was responsible for giving hundreds of young men and girls great fulfilment and sense of Purpose . |
| 27 | What had previously been a safety valve for German economic change now assumed the aspect of a threat to an already shaken German identity and sense of purpose in the world . |
| 28 | When people are lacking direction we can use the approach to generate enthusiasm , to create a sense of team spirit , energy and sense of purpose . |
| 29 | It does not matter who is aggrieved , the issue belongs to both parties , and the owning , sharing and resolution of the matter brings great strength and sense of purpose to both parties . |
| 30 | When they fail they fail because two essential elements necessary for young children 's learning have been ignored : security and sense of purpose . |