Sentence examples for item in and of itself from inspiring English sources

What has this object become to me? Res wondered what would happen if they treated a screen as a "body"—not as an extension of themself but rather as an item in and of itself.

Spending real money on in-game items (This in and of itself is not a sign. It's OK to spend money if you have money. If you should be buying food and you are buying in game items instead, you might have an issue).

The writer, Mr. Trotter, said on Thursday that the item was interesting in and of itself, but that it was also the kind of post that would lead to more incoming calls and specifics that could lead to more and better coverage.

Traces of McNamee's DNA on the items would not, in and of itself, be damaging to Clemens.

Getting textures and colors to match throughout a finished item is a complicated process in and of itself.

"The message that children get when books are marketed with other items is that a book in and of itself isn't enough," Ms. Linn said.

Pragmatic considerations also tempered selection: interest of the item in itself, number of items covering the same domain, redundancy.

It's important to consider the inherent news value of the item in question itself.

In fact, the one out-of-step item in this cavalcade of whimsy and wish-fulfilment is Star Trek itself.

Furthermore, participants were asked to comment on each item in terms of comprehension, clarity and relevance.

The county's consumer affairs staff found overcharges of 50 cents to $10 per item in an investigation of supermarkets, pharmacies and department stores.