Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] its [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , the Czechoslovak government has allocated a budget to promote its position on the dam abroad . |
| 2 | The latter case found its way on the front page of the Sunday People under the headline BEAUTY QUEEN 'S LIFE OF CRIME Terrorised wife 's story . |
| 3 | Given the miserable legislative record of the Duma and its manifest inability to impose its will on the government , the policy of clinging to the Duma in the hope that popular respect for the Russian parliament would grow proved vain . |
| 4 | On Dec. 18 Bush instructed the department to reverse its decision on the grounds that it contradicted his stated intention to increase educational opportunities for minorities . |
| 5 | Religion lost its hold on the social imagination when it was seen to embody qualities opposed to science : irrationality and superstition . |
| 6 | Novell Inc Japan , which will be Univel Inc 's distributor there , is n't waiting around for the Japanese version of UnixWare to start its assault on the market . |
| 7 | It was also the first opportunity at national level for the electorate to deliver its verdict on the DLP , which had been formed by Roh in January 1990 through the merger of his minority ruling party with two of the three main opposition parties [ see pp. 37187-88 ] . |
| 8 | The Admiralty stood its ground on the principle of always maintaining a balanced fleet , based on a limited number of capital ships , which , in 1957 , were generally agreed to be the aircraft-carriers . |
| 9 | Wakeham rejected its plea on the grounds that the market is now functioning reasonably well , and pool prices are already having a restraining influence . |
| 10 | Less favoured designs such as Classes 25 , 40 and 45 were withdrawn completely , and the Railfreight sector relinquished its claim on the costly Class 50 . |
| 11 | SUN INAUGURATES ITS MULTIPROCESSING ON THE DESKTOP CAMPAIGN WITH NEW LINE , CUTS SPARCSTATION 10 TAGS |
| 12 | The sun puts its colour on the curtains |
| 13 | In the discussion document , the committee gives its opinion on the extent to which the provision of these reassurances is the responsibility of boards of directors , the extent to which it is the responsibility of external auditors and the extent to which these reassurances can not be provided by either boards of directors or external auditors . |
| 14 | Rugby hangs its hat on the international game but that 's also where the funds come from for the grass-roots development . |
| 15 | DASA 's motives smack of industrial machismo and a desire to see its name on the nose of a jet . |
| 16 | In retaliation , Croatia reimposed its blockade on the Borongaj barracks in Zagreb . |
| 17 | 5 Now think about what actually happens as your group starts its life on the island sometimes things go well ; sometimes not so well . |
| 18 | The group based its objection on the assurance that had been given to parliament that the hearing would not be held until the inspectorate was satisfied with the PWR 's safety . |
| 19 | On June 18 , a Senate commission of inquiry issued its report on the transfusion system , noting delay in implementing a screening process , a fragmented decision-making process and a system in which " the logic of industry allowed the professional code of ethics to be disregarded " . |
| 20 | With its object-oriented NeXTstep environment , the NeXT Computer System from NeXT Computer Inc is an obvious early port of call for object database vendors and Versant Object Technology Corp has announced plans to put its database on the NeXT line . |
| 21 | The subroutine call instruction places its address on the SJNS ( pushing down all earlier entries ) and jumps to the specified store address . |
| 22 | Nor could the G.L.C. defend its policy on the basis that it possessed a mandate to lower fares . |
| 23 | The Palestinian delegation indicated that it would not return to the negotiating table until Israel reversed its decision on the deportations . |
| 24 | In the State Farm case the Supreme Court founded its intervention on the arbitrary and capricious test , but then gave a broader reading to that phrase than that provided in earlier cases . |
| 25 | Can my right hon. and learned Friend give us any estimate of the time that will elapse before the European Court gives its judgment on the matter ? |
| 26 | The large numbers of evening primrose in Liverpool reflect its abundance on the sand dunes just outside the city . |
| 27 | A public inquiry headed by Lord Clyde published its report on the issues involved last year . |
| 28 | The local papers turned their attention to the German invasion of Belgium and the problems of recruiting while the Board of Education closed its file on the case without any apparent resolution . |
| 29 | The tax was rushed through Parliament to ensure its arrival on the statute books before the election , and it may repeat some of the community charge 's mistakes . |
| 30 | The 987 will let HP compete against the whole AS/400 family and gives the company added ammunition to continue its assault on the downsizing mainframe market . |