Example sentences of "itself to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The surrounding natural beauty of the region lends itself to every kind of outdoor activity . |
| 2 | The broad vigorous body suggests a mind that has no need of the intellect to remain sane , though it gives itself to every fantasy ... |
| 3 | Role play also lends itself to every aspect of language work , including structures , lexis , functions , intonation patterns , and register . |
| 4 | He sprang up with a cry , and in the same moment the tent collapsed upon him , pinning him to the ground under its heavy folds , and the hammering rain held it there , flattened crushingly over his breast , moulding itself to every feature of his face , so that he was nearly suffocated . |
| 5 | This lovable white bunny in a hutch will endear itself to every child . |
| 6 | In that way , so Eliot has suggested , Pound made himself responsible for a whole ‘ period ’ , the period of his lifetime , anxiously impatient that it too lift itself to a higher level . |
| 7 | That does address itself to a real evil , the grossly excessive creation of credit , but not in the best way . |
| 8 | It formed the Bund and committed itself to a critical modus vivendi with the state by declaring itself to be a ‘ church within socialism ’ . |
| 9 | Nor does the book confine itself to a run-down of the different massage strokes ; it also ventures in to the territory of relaxation tips , body awareness exercises and meditation techniques to instill a sense of calm . |
| 10 | We saw in the first Test the damage of which Gary Freeman , working behind dominant forwards , is capable ; in the second Test , behind a pack tackling itself to a standstill , Shaun Edwards dictated . |
| 11 | Metal lends itself to a wider range of decorative techniques than most other materials because of its physical properties , particularly its ductility , which allows it to be twisted into wire or inlaid with other metals and even other materials such as gemstones . |
| 12 | It did not — how can I put it ? — lend itself to a faster tempo . |
| 13 | It is also a good idea to secure the section of pipe running up to the ball-valve itself to a stout timber post fixed between the loft floor and the roof slope . |
| 14 | The new regime submitted itself to a plebiscite on 28 December and the result was a resounding success for the Prince president . |
| 15 | Anyway , as I was saying , it attaches itself to a tree . |
| 16 | Each city , town or village lends itself to a collage in some odd way . |
| 17 | Chapter 7.3 examines the colonial impact upon agriculture , and this example confines itself to a very brief exploration of the colonial experience . |
| 18 | Labour has committed itself to a wide range of civil-liberties legislation and constitutional reform when it returns to government , to counter what its Deputy Leader , Mr Hattersley , has described as the vulnerability of traditional freedoms to the dual threat of ‘ legal restriction and a cynical partnership between Government and private enterprise ’ . |
| 19 | This widening can extend itself to a complete entry into the consciousness of cosmic mind , into unity with the universal life , even into a oneness with universal matter . |
| 20 | This study has illustrated the ways in which the social sciences created ‘ new knowledges ’ as they revolutionized themselves , and none more so than psychology which obtained its influential position by applying itself to a number of ‘ practices ’ involving problems of the ‘ abnormal functioning ’ of either individuals or institutions . |
| 21 | Devolution was seen by heads as a process that lent itself to a more collaborative style of management . |
| 22 | Thus , every three years or so , a strident siren echoed across the Dantesque landscape of Winnington to signal the moment for everyone within eye- or ear-shot to retire to a safe distance and to watch the plant reduce itself to a concrete skeleton . |
| 23 | The reluctance of private capital to commit itself to a still depressed regional economy must be viewed in the context of MDC 's changing development strategies . |
| 24 | It is also likely to bring even the larger authorities face to face with the problem of staff mobility — where the absence of one or two people attending an external course may be relatively easily absorbed ( except in smaller authorities ) , internal training is uneconomic for one or two people — and ideally , lends itself to a continuous programme . |
| 25 | That is why I believe the time has come when Labour should commit itself to a Bill of Rights based on the European Convention of Human Rights . |
| 26 | For example , it lends itself to a curve following the outline of the frame , a garland or a solid design . |
| 27 | Had separatism confined itself to a political context , then however violent the discussion , its impact and effects would not have been a fraction of what they are . |
| 28 | Such a picture of the mind naturally lends itself to a James-type account of the localisation of bodily sensations : if the mind has its ‘ seat ’ in the head , and sensations are in the mind , then what appears to be the directly-kno-wn location of the sensation must really be the indirectly-known location of the source of the sensation . |
| 29 | If the book wins , it will control the character and try to deliver itself to a powerful follower of Slaanesh . |
| 30 | By taking certain needs to be universal , classical theory not only committed itself to a particular approach , but also defined its subject-matter . |