Example sentences of "[vb pp] itself the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So continuous is this precipitation that it has earned itself the name of ‘ marine snow ’ . |
| 2 | The university has set itself the objective of becoming an outstanding research and teaching university . |
| 3 | Yesterday the Labour coordinating committee met for its annual get together , now this is the body that has set itself the task of modernizing the Labour Party , a difficult task at the best of times , made more difficult now because there is a growing shortage of volunteers for the cause , they ca n't even raise enough members to fill their own executive . |
| 4 | But given that the RSPB has set itself the task of changing European farming policy to save the Barn Owl , it 's going to be a monumental task . |
| 5 | Cleveland Aid for Romanian Children has set itself the task of completely renovating a 55-bed long stay hospital in Iasi for children suffering from hepatitis and diabetes . |
| 6 | For example , the West Midlands Regional Health Service has set itself the target of achieving a minimum of 33% of women non-executive directors who will advise on and develop the Regional Health Authority 's policy . |
| 7 | Sweden has set itself the target of freezing carbon dioxide emissions at 1986 levels by the year 2010 . |
| 8 | Britain has just 8 megawatts of wind power capacity installed to date , compared with 35 MW in India , 250 MW in Denmark and 1,400 MW in California — which has set itself the target of meeting 10 per cent of energy needs through wind power by the year 2000 . |
| 9 | On Sept. 2 the Nagorny Karabakh autonomous oblast ( region ) had declared itself the Nagorny Karabakh Republic , incorporating the adjacent Shaumyan district , in accordance with a joint decision of the local governing councils . |
| 10 | The Government would be powerless , having denied itself the right of access to the ordinary courts in such an eventuality . |