Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] its [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At the very least , ’ it says , ‘ Microsoft must enhance its credibility on the server side to maintain its desktop position . ’ |
| 2 | The British Government should withdraw its objection to the provisions of Article 20 of the proposed Regulation — provision for a discretionary aid to encourage farm afforestation and the improvement of existing farm woodland — and implement only the second provision in the UK . |
| 3 | a ) Help with clearing land mines ; b ) Targeting rural poverty ; c ) Helping the Cambodian government to make the best use of aid and d ) The UK should use its influence in the United Nations to ensure the fullest support for the move to peace and democracy in Cambodia , and specifically should call for the establishment of a Human Rights Rapporteur for Cambodia reporting directly to the United Nations Security Council . |
| 4 | Serota , whose husband Nicholas is director of the Tate Gallery in London , is determined that Rambert should regain its place on the number one theatre touring circuit in Britain — but the Edinburgh Festival Theatre holds special attractions because of the size of its stage . |
| 5 | Opening provisions of the Treaty on European Union stated that the Union should assert its identity on the international scene " through the implementation of a common foreign and security policy which shall include the eventual framing of a common defence policy " . |
| 6 | It must take its colour from the context . |
| 7 | In return , Israel must end its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza , territories that it captured in a war in 1967 , and let the Palestinians have a state there . |
| 8 | And the government 's recent promise to give the central bank independence should buttress its authority in the markets . |
| 9 | Since law should be viewed basically as an instrument for realizing certain practical objectives many felt that a genuine scientific study of law must examine its functioning through the experimental methods of the social sciences . |
| 10 | In a stern warning to national editors on Nov. 29 , Jiang Zemin , said that the party must strengthen its leadership over the media and warned against remnants of bourgeois liberalization . |
| 11 | The company also believes that its increasing experience of managing what is claimed to be the largest CT2 network in the world should increase its competitiveness for the future . |
| 12 | From Hobbes , whose Leviathan he describes as ‘ the greatest … masterpiece of political philosophy written in the English language ’ , he inherits the authoritarian aspects of his theory , the outlines of his distinction between state and society , and the rejection of the view that civil association must derive its authority from the inherent justice of some ‘ higher ’ law or a set of fundamental values . |
| 13 | Yet God still speaks by his Spirit to throw fresh light on his word so that we might see its relevance to the contemporary world , and he speaks to his servants to guide them through the perplexities of life . |
| 14 | In May the then Norwegian Minister of Fisheries , Svein Munkejord , hinted that Norway might withdraw its membership of the IWC after the annual congress to be held in Nordwijk ( Netherlands ) on July 2-6 . |
| 15 | The new Premier , Clyde Wells , suggested on Oct. 30 that his province might rescind its ratification of the Accord unless the clause concerning Quebec 's status was dropped or amended . |
| 16 | NEVER write on the will itself , or attach anything to it ( even with a paper clip ) as this could affect its validity in the future . |
| 17 | She dreaded the onset of winter , and on waking this morning she had thought that she could smell its breath in the air . |
| 18 | If it could bring its cost-effectiveness nearer the average , it could recruit up to the establishment that the Home Secretary has recommended . ’ |
| 19 | So far Trent had managed to keep it under control but he could taste its sourness in the back of his throat and feel it in his stomach and up the back of his thighs — familiar tremblings imperceptible to an observer . |
| 20 | Through these processes the leisure class , which might itself represent but a small fraction of society , could extend its influence over the whole . |
| 21 | ‘ I suppose we could ask its opinion about the documentary . |
| 22 | She felt again that same deep chill , that same sense of horror she had always felt when in the presence of such venom , as if she were discovering that evil really did exist , that liberal attitudes were vaporous , that filth could find its way into the universe and be embodied and spread relentlessly , terrifying those it infected . |
| 23 | A wolf skulked past , sniffed at the totem , scrabbled in the hard snow for the corpse of the grandmother and dragged out one of her arms , limping into the night with this meagre feast , to find some place where it could chew its way to the frozen marrow . |
| 24 | There was , therefore , a significant lag before the newly emerging political system in Spain could turn its attention to the questions raised by the economic crisis . |
| 25 | The village of Juniper Green may take its name from the Juniper bushes which once covered the lower slopes of the Pentlands . |
| 26 | Its jangly ‘ little-bit-of-bread-and-no-cheeeeese ’ song was heard all summer long , and we used to find its nest among the ryegrass . |
| 27 | A powerful executive may owe its dominance to the party system . |
| 28 | Parliament and King agreed that a militia must be raised to put down the rebellion , but neither would trust its control to the other . |
| 29 | PERHAPS feeling somewhat piscine at the time the organisers of North-East Norwegian Week insisted on announcing that something fishy would mark its start at the MetroCentre . |
| 30 | He demanded top cabinet posts for UNITA and a form of ‘ decentralisation ’ that would assure its dominance in the provinces . |