Example sentences of "[to-vb] its [noun] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , there were merchants , the men who organized the markets that enabled the corn or flour or bread to find its way to the hungry , the wool to the weaver , fuller and dyer , the cloth to the man who needed a new costume , timber to the shipbuilder , timber and stone to the church . |
| 2 | India announced that it was to increase its contribution to the third replenishment from $6,500,000 to $8,000,000 . |
| 3 | LASMO aims to conduct its business to the highest possible professional standards . |
| 4 | During a series of pre-conference meetings between members of the government-in-exile and its critics , the government reportedly agreed to restore the original 1962 constitution in return for an undertaking by the opposition to affirm its loyalty to the ruling dynasty . |
| 5 | Indeed , if neglected , a dog 's coat may become so tangled and matted that the poor creature will have to be anaesthetized in order to restore its coat to a good condition . |
| 6 | These enable the original owner of the deposit to sell its ownership to a third party if the need arises and make the time deposit instantly realisable , albeit at a price . |
| 7 | THE new government had to draft in a hasty replacement to lead its delegation to the first annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development following the election defeat of overseas development minister Lynda Chalker . |
| 8 | Lord Joseph made two unsuccessful attempts to limit the national curriculum to a purely advisory role and to restrict its operation to the three core subjects . |
| 9 | WHAT a delightful coup by the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden , to open its doors to the Maryinsky Theatre , St Petersburg , in a Royal gala celebrating the Russians ' renaming both the theatre and its city with their original title . |
| 10 | THE Eastern Local Medical Committee representing 386 General Practitioners in the Eastern Board , wishes to express its opposition to the proposed withdrawal of 1,200 general surgical and 1,5 operations from the Royal Victoria Hospital . |
| 11 | Although most Labour activists drew back from a direct challenge to the Coalition Government , the victory of two independent left candidates in by-elections in the spring of 1942 increased pressures on the Party to abandon its adherence to the electoral truce . |
| 12 | The committee was to submit its proposals to a 260-member consultative assembly responsible for drafting by the end of the year the new constitution which was expected to be presented for approval in a national referendum . |
| 13 | The committee was expected to submit its report to an extraordinary summit of Warsaw Pact leaders scheduled for November 1990 . |
| 14 | A regulatory body will have to be empowered by law to administer the new rules ; however , since the proposed Directive allows the regulatory authority to delegate its powers to a private body , there is no reason why the Panel in its present form should not be given the necessary authority with the result that changes in day-to-day practice may prove to be minimal . |
| 15 | In the case , heard by Lord Justice Lloyd and Mr Justice Blofeld in the Divisional Court of the Queen 's Bench Division , the arguments put forward on behalf of Mr Curtin centred on the validity of the Council decision to delegate its powers to the Assistant Director , and on the rationality and fairness of the Assistant Director 's decision . |
| 16 | It would be sufficient for the court to deny its application to the particular circumstances of the case before it : there would in practice be no need to make a declaration of invalidity . |
| 17 | However , I am not hopeful that her example will force the institution to reassess its attitude to the critical account , for even the fears of someone like Stead , which came from a central location of police power at the Staff College at Bramshill , seem to have largely fallen on stony ground . |
| 18 | In order to understand its binding to the nucleosome , we crystallized GH5 , the globular domain of H5 ( ref. 18 ) , and report here its structure and implications for nucleosome binding . |
| 19 | Limited by what , in a recession , it could realistically claim to be spending , and obliged to exaggerate its fiscal rectitude to appear electable in the City , Labour had either to trim its sails to an economic situation it assured us was dire — thereby undermining the main reason why people supported them — or hold to its promises , confirming the impression that , once the party was in power , taxation and spending would soar . |
| 20 | In 1987 it began to turn its attention to the inner urban areas , with the idea of opening small factories , workshops and offices in the hope that private industry would then follow suit . |
| 21 | In contrast , the Kenyan government celebrated " Elephant Day " on July 18 by burning 6.8 tonnes of ivory in a ceremony held to demonstrate its opposition to the continued trade . |
| 22 | THE Northern Ireland Chest , Heart and Stroke Association today urged the Government to withdraw its objection to a proposed EC ban on cigarette advertising . |
| 23 | MACEDONIA 'S parliament was locked in a bitter debate yesterday over demands that the republic accept a temporary name to allow its admission to the United Nations . |
| 24 | The Supreme Court , taking heed of the warning , began to drop its opposition to the New Deal . |
| 25 | The ensuing White Paper paid tribute to the work of the Law Society but proposed to transfer its responsibilities to a new Legal Aid Board . |
| 26 | Apple apparently considers it a way to expand its software to a new population of a million machines . |
| 27 | In possibly its shortest annual general meeting on record — a mere 26 minutes — the British Hotels , Restaurants & Caterers Association ( BHRCA ) last week voted to change its name to the British Hospitality Association ( BHA ) . |
| 28 | The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance ( DTA , Dirk Mudge , pres. ; Mishake Muyongo , vice-pres. ; the majority political formation in the previous South African-appointed transitional government , and since independence the main opposition party , with 21 Assembly seats ) ; the United Democratic Front ( UDF , Justus Garoeb , l. ) ; the right-wing Action Christian National ( ACN , led until Janni de Wet until May 1990 , and since then by Kosie Pretorius , whose National Party of South West Africa , part of the ACN , decided in August to change its name to the National Party , NP , and to admit non-whites into its ranks ) ; the Namibia Patriotic Front ( NPF Moses Katjiuongua , l. ) ; the Federal Convention of Namibia ( FCN , J.G.A. Diergaardt , l. ) ; the Namibia National Front ( NNF , V. Rukoro , l . ) . |
| 29 | The Brazilian Communist Party ( PCB ) , founded in 1922 , decided to change its name to the Popular Socialist Party ( PSP ) at its 10th congress held in January . |
| 30 | The department has been forced recently to increase its prices but will continue to offer its services to the Governing Bodies of Sport at a heavily subsidised rate , well below that of competitive commercial rates . |