Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] its [noun] as the " in BNC.
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1 | The programme will have succeeded if , in 15 years ' time , primary health care in the capital has lost its status as the national laggard ; the quality of the services it offers matches or exceeds that enjoyed in the rest of England ; and London has become a place where aspiring primary health care practitioners in all disciplines aim to work . |
2 | MORGAN Grenfell has maintained its position as the top financial adviser for British public takeovers . |
3 | At Guinness Publishing , the other Guinness Enterprises company , the ever-popular Guinness Book of Records has maintained its position as the world 's best-selling copyright book . |
4 | ENynex Corp has extended its status as the biggest cable television operator in the UK by buying out US Cable Corp and Morgan Cable Ltd to take control of the Bury and Rochdale and Oldham and Tameside cable franchises : the New York and New England phone company now holds 19 franchises surviving a potential 2.7m homes and offices , and says it plans to invest over £1,000m in the next six to seven years to provide cable and telephone services ; at present it is providing cable television services to only 35,000 customers and 20,000 telephone lines . |
5 | In other words , far from having lessened , uneven development has changed its nature as the geography of the division of labour in society , and the dimensions of that division of labour itself , have evolved . |
6 | Kirkbymoorside deserves sympathy for having lost its status as the only town in the country to have so far escaped the painter 's handiwork . |