Example sentences of "want be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The international trend is towards an ever greater degree of devolution ; here the tendency has been to centralise , and the issues of autonomy , which most locals want are confused with the mechanics of finance . |
| 2 | One thing is clear : the test of performance in a modern industrial society is strongly concerned with the degree to which wants are satisfied in relative terms . |
| 3 | Knowing what the customer wants is essential to this kind of business . |
| 4 | Releasing herself from his arms , Sophie said drily , ‘ The career Dawn wants is that of a veterinary surgeon 's wife . ’ |
| 5 | Similarly , Heclo and Wildavsky 's classic study of the relationship between the Treasury and spending ministries in Britain highlights that the Treasury 's ability to secure spending decisions that it wants is contingent to a large degree upon the strategies employed in bargaining with spending ministries ( and vice versa ) . |