Example sentences of "[to-vb] its [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time it held out longer , and gradually it learned the way to work its muscles and to develop their strength . |
| 2 | In the author 's time , there was always a queue in front of the TOPIC screen at Harvard , although many dealers did n't know how to work its controls . |
| 3 | Given its spreading tendencies , telekia is not a plant for small gardens unless steps can be taken to contain its roots . |
| 4 | Government began to conceive its duties as extending beyond those of maintaining law and order and of defending the realm . |
| 5 | There was no platform , not a building to indicate its whereabouts , nothing but a small board nailed to a decapitated tree trunk with the name inscribed thereon in white letters upon a black background . |
| 6 | THE GOVERNMENT will have to redouble its efforts to put British politicians and civil servants ‘ at the heart of Europe ’ after a new poll yesterday showed that they are the least accomplished linguists in the EC . |
| 7 | The Pharmacopoeia is now aiming , quite literally , to redouble its efforts by setting itself a target of 1500 monographs , covering the main existing pharmaceutical substances . |
| 8 | Last year in particular , it saw the introduction of TV into Fiji as an opportunity to redouble its efforts to ensure that the medium is a positive influence in the country , rather than a threat to culture and moral standards . |
| 9 | Last year in particular , it saw the introduction of TV into Fiji as an opportunity to redouble its efforts to ensure that the medium is a positive influence in the country , rather than a threat to culture and moral standards . |
| 10 | It was felt that NAFTA could spur the Association of South-East Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) to redouble its efforts to establish its own free trade area and that other regional trade blocs might follow . |
| 11 | As a rug begins to age its colours lose some of their intensity and the sharp divisions of tone gradually mellow into a more harmonious whole . |
| 12 | For another generation , this Covenant was to be held up as a model of political excellence within the Middle East , especially by the Western powers which gave it such approval but which did not have to suffer its consequences . |
| 13 | When a dolphin becomes trapped in a net , it drowns because it is unable to get back to the surface to refill its lungs when the supply of air runs out . |
| 14 | Iraq announces that it has started to pull its forces out of Kuwait , a claim ridiculed by the West . |
| 15 | If they did , the only question would be the choice of regulatory authority and clearly each member state would want its own regulatory authority to supervise its nationals , even in the case of overseas branches . |
| 16 | Hartnell was knighted in the By 1990 , the company was ailing and Marc Bohan , formerly designer at Christian Dior , was brought in to revive its fortunes . |
| 17 | In the second half of 1934 and in 1935 the movement all but collapsed as a national force , and to revive its fortunes the fascist political programme was de-emphasized and instead more attention was paid to fomenting local and regional grievances in populist campaigns . |
| 18 | It was hard to avoid the conclusion that while pique may have played a part in its foundation , it had come into being not so much to benefit its members in terms of strengthening trade within the seven , but on the basis of a belief that in unity there was strength : in other words , as a group of seven they would be in a less disadvantageous position vis-à-vis the Six than if each separately attempted to negotiate some accommodation with the Six . |
| 19 | It gives us the opportunity to shape the direction of the Community and to establish its priorities . |
| 20 | The Wisconsin state authorities feel that they have lost enough money on Steve Chen 's dreams — his failed Supercomputer Systems Inc received $75m in incentives from to establish its operations in Eau Claire , and they showed Chen the door when he asked for another $5m to get his fledgling SuperComputers International Inc off the ground in Eau Claire . |
| 21 | This method was in fact implemented to establish its characteristics and for comparison with other methods , by building the tree as usual , and then pruning the branches to give the required structure as in figure 3.10 . |
| 22 | And the market needs to establish its credentials in Europe unless it wants to risk being a perpetual also-ran to the likes of Generali , Allianz or Swiss Re . |
| 23 | And the market needs to establish its credentials in Europe unless it wants to risk being a perpetual also-ran to the likes of Generali , Allianz or Swiss Re . |
| 24 | Mike Binstead , of Homelink Mortgage Brokers of Guernsey , is concerned that North Star has failed to establish its credentials to his satisfaction . |
| 25 | It has , however , yet to establish its credentials in understanding the views and conflicting perspectives of local communities . |
| 26 | Plessey plc was the eighth most important corporation in Table 5.7 , and continued to consolidate its activities through mergers in the 1980s before themselves falling prey to takeover activity in 1989 . |
| 27 | Following April 's revolution in which King Birendra had been forced to accede to protesters ' demands for major political reforms [ see pp. 37362-63 ] , the new interim government ( headed by Nepali Congress president Krishna Prasad Bhattarai ) moved to consolidate its achievements during May . |
| 28 | To enter the life of reason is to accept its values . |
| 29 | That was the end of the ACAS story because Grunwick flatly and legally refused to accept its recommendations . |
| 30 | The ULFA may now simply oblige the Asom Gana Parishad to accept its nominees as candidates for election . |