Example sentences of "it great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The mountain goat is built primarily for steady , tireless climbing rather than speed and great agility : its short legs and short body , which allow it to place all four feet close together , also give it great stability on narrow , uneven ledges . |
| 2 | The University has many staff whose work of outstanding international merit in many diverse fields has brought it great acclaim . |
| 3 | It now leaves me with only the very pleasant duty to declare the congress open and to wish it great success . |
| 4 | Sir Michael , now 88 , adds that the performance is very appropriate and he wishes it great success . |
| 5 | The addition of oboes to a high melodic cello passage gives it great poignancy , and at the same time counteracts the tendency towards thinness of tone which is apt to be somewhat distressing unless the cellos are both first-rate and numerous . |
| 6 | The bat 's ear is similar in design to ours , but with refinements which give it great sensitivity at ultrasonic frequencies . |
| 7 | There is great dryness and with it great thirst for cold water . |
| 8 | The involvement of influential people , including many heterosexuals , in all areas of public life ; the high visibility of figures such as Ian McKellen and Michael Cashman ; the size and nature of the demonstrations and direct actions made it great television material . |
| 9 | Cuba 's proximity to the United States has given it great value for Soviet intelligence , surveillance and communications operations . |
| 10 | I think that all that this policy does is make that more explicit , it gives it greater clarity . |
| 11 | However , others saw in it greater advantages than we had and were keen to invest . |
| 12 | Does the greater risk of brushing with the law among the poorer sections of society bring with it greater fear of the consequences ? |
| 13 | Rather than moving back to a more conventional approach based on genuine consultation , it had opted for a system giving it greater control . |
| 14 | Woolley swung into a second chorus , and gave it greater volume . |