Example sentences of "[to-vb] its [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to destroy the coherence of a discourse by altering its information structure ( as we did in Task 32 ) , and then ask students to restore its coherence for a specified receiver , but this may cause problems . |
| 2 | Coniston Partners , the New York-based investment firm seeking to oust United Airlines ' board , is due to meet the engineers union today to discuss its plans for the big US carrier . |
| 3 | Each is supported by parliamentary , industrial and media lobbies , and makes the best use of political trends , economic factors , technological change , and the rush of world events to reinforce its case for a larger share of the national cake . |
| 4 | British Coal 's Opencast Executive is busy planning to extend its operations in Wales , despite suffering a setback with the recent Welsh Office decision to reject its plan for a massive opencast site at Pwll Du , near Blaenavon . |
| 5 | I think that a case might arise in which the reputation of a local authority might be damaged , so as to impair its function for the public good , in which no private individual was defamed ; and in which the public interest would be served by the taking of proceedings for libel by the local authority in order to determine the falsity of the charge . |
| 6 | Notwithstanding that position , the Council clearly had a number of reservations about the design , alignment and environmental impact of of a western relief road and we 've asked the County Council to pursue its proposals for a western relief road on the basis of a single carriageway all-purpose road , and to give further consideration to ways in which environmental concerns can be ameliorated . |
| 7 | KATHLEEN MACK , a 74-year-old stud owner , has forced a development company to amend its plans for a new overspill village for Cambridge by turning down a £6m offer and chasing the company 's surveyors off her land with a shotgun , writes Christian Wolmar . |
| 8 | The French are as committed as the British to the concept of a privately financed Channel Tunnel but are also concerned to maximise its benefits for the surrounding region , and the economy as a whole , by the judicious use of public investment . |
| 9 | Alun Carter and Kevin Withey is an inspirational one which seems able to lift its game for the big occasions . |
| 10 | Rechem also agreed to drop its request for a judicial review into Torfaen 's monitoring of contamination supposedly caused by the firm , and of its publication of the results . |
| 11 | The ACCA is the only accountancy organisation to maintain its support for the small company audit . |
| 12 | TURKEY says it will ‘ seriously consider ’ attacking Kurdish guerrilla training camps in the Bekaa Valley unless Syria takes immediate and effective action to end its support for the Kurdish Workers ' Party ( PKK ) . |
| 13 | The Tribune group has sent out a list of candidates who are bidding to join its slate for the 18 Shadow Cabinet places . |
| 14 | A hospital for pensioners that opened almost a hundred years ago is about to close its doors for the last time . |
| 15 | In 1958 regular recruiting went far better than the demographers had predicted , and the Army Council was able to substantiate its claim for a higher manpower ceiling . |
| 16 | Each district to be balloted to produce its squad for the six thousand , and if the ballot brings up your name , ’ he paused again and saw the hundreds of eyes fixed on his , ‘ then you must go off to the Army , or else pay £10 to hire a substitute . |