Example sentences of "[subord] its [adj] share " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Tory conference probably has more than its due share of savers . |
| 2 | William L. Shirer , CBS correspondent in Berlin , noted in his diary that it was another hot weekend in a summer which had had more than its usual share of them . |
| 3 | ( b ) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of a larger amount than its existing shares ; |
| 4 | ( c ) subdivide its shares , or any of them , into shares of a smaller amount than its existing shares ; |
| 5 | Should we tamper with majority rule by giving special voting strength to one economic group , beyond what its numbers would justify , because we fear that straight majority rule would assign it less than its just share ? |
| 6 | Hong Kong was always a free-wheeling , highly materialistic city , with more than its full share of pirates and crooks . |
| 7 | It is also true that the twentieth century list contained more than its fair share of abnormal personalities . |
| 8 | Although the glossy articles provide a relentlessly positive approach to an area with more than its fair share of disadvantages , the guide is packed with useful practical information on , for example , restaurants , wine bars , developments and estate agents . |
| 9 | The men from Saatchi and Saatchi have been doing their best in the glossy mags with the slogan ‘ there 's a lot of Glasgoing on in 1990 ’ — but yesterday provided the taste of things to come in a city which has borne more than its fair share of music hall humour and Billy Connolly . |
| 10 | Trinidad , which now has around a million inhabitants , has also produced far more than its fair share , and it is interesting to note the differences between the two . |
| 11 | The health service has its fair share of people who want a quiet life and perhaps more than its fair share of Authority members who , for political reasons , opposed the policy itself . |
| 12 | But St Ives has won more than its fair share of new business — such as the new PC Magazine computer title — and although magazine profits were down , that was offset by impressive market share gains in financial printing . |
| 13 | The Scottish Premier League has generated more than its fair share of jokes , and many still get a game . |
| 14 | This store always looked most unhygienic and no doubt saw more than its fair share of rats . |
| 15 | The window had , during the summer months , more than its fair share of flies , whilst the proprietor was never to be seen in the shop without a flat black cap on his head and cigarette end dangling from the corner of his mouth . |
| 16 | The North has had more than its fair share of the squalor of industrial inheritance . |
| 17 | On such a picture , a region of space which contains more than its fair share of matter ought to pull in still more by gravity , so that a cluster of galaxies forms in the heart of a region of space sucked clean of matter . |
| 18 | And Europe , with its disgraceful feline past , has provided far less than its fair share . |
| 19 | THIS year had more than its fair share of depressing news , but one TV programme managed to make light of it all . |
| 20 | E&Y has had more than its fair share of clashes with the RTC and FDIC . |
| 21 | I also like the area because of its prehistoric relics , abundance of wildflowers and , on a more mundane level , because in my experience it seems to get more than its fair share of decent weather . |
| 22 | The Castle is also largely uninhabited by intelligent beings , and so has more than its fair share of dangerous — and still armed — traps . |
| 23 | The ADSW 's annual conference in Inverness proved to be the usual friendly affair with more than its fair share of memorable moments . |
| 24 | No other education authorities in Great Britain have the advantages and facilities- of Inner London , though ILEA can also claim to have more than its fair share of inner city problems to cope with . |
| 25 | It was not the falcon 's nesting site , John wisely keeps all such eyries a closely guarded secret ; Scotland has more than its fair share of egg stealers . |
| 26 | Lying in the track of the depressions which so dominate our climate the island catches more than its fair share of bad weather and this , coupled with the conflicting tides of the North Sea and North Atlantic , makes the surrounding waters very troubled for most of the time . |
| 27 | It 's a demanding course with , some would say , more than its fair share of natural hazards . |
| 28 | The north Herefordshire village of Weobley has more than its fair share of ancient timbered cottages . |
| 29 | Judo is a sport in which Britain has had more than its fair share of world champions . |
| 30 | If so , it shows the town suffering more than its fair share of the Scottish cringe . |