A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain people regard themselves socially different.

Although Dr Dominoni has only studied light pollution, other research concluded that robins living in noisy cities have started to sing at night to make themselves heard over loud noise.

And Athenians willingly obeyed the written laws which they themselves passed, and the unwritten, which must be obeyed if free men live together.

As their world expanded, she said, children compared themselves to others online in a way that was \hugely damaging in terms of their self-identity, in terms of their confidence, but also in terms of their ability to develop themselves\.

Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not stop remaking themselves: in time, one of them would become great again.

Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.

But robins are in danger of wearing themselves out by singing too much.

Children's comparing themselves to others online may lead to lower self-identity and confidence.

Chimps in the wild seek food for themselves.

Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business.

God helps those who help themselves.

He wants these kids to learn to boast about themselves.

However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the lifestyle to which they have so quickly become accustomed.

However, they still did not know how to cope with mean-spirited jokes, or the sense of incompetence they might feel if they compared themselves to celebrities or more brilliant friends online.

I helped them to see themselves differently, and they built themselves into winners.

Machines with specific purposes are associated with living things partly because they might be able to prevent themselves from being destroyed.

Many people fear the gym because they feel lost and don't want to embarrass themselves.

More than half (53 percent) have breakfast alone and nearly half (46 percent) have lunch by themselves.

Others build a large, clear mass of non-living jelly-lie material and spread themselves over it.

People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.

Readers will associate themselves closely with what happens in the news stories and share similar feelings with those involved.

Scientists find from their studies that plants can protect themselves against insects.

Serious readers will both get excited over what happens in some news stories and adapt themselves to the reality.

Take visual hints that influence what we eat: diners served themselves about 20 percent more pasta when their plates matched their food.

The essential belief of the first free government in the world was liberty for all men who could control themselves and would take responsibility for the state.

The park was full of people, enjoying themselves in the sunshine.

They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target.

They built themselves large villas in the wooded surroundings of the town.

They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future.

They stare off into space and wander by themselves.

They tolerate long, slow journeys to and from work on packed highways because they can work, entertain themselves or sleep on the ride, which encourages urban spread.

Those who dare to try often get themselves trapped.