Example sentences of "[vb infin] its [noun sg] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's manifesto commitment was to increase benefit in line with prices but this does not guarantee its future after the next election , and presumably any proposals on child benefit would have a long lead-in time . |
| 2 | If you have followed our series on the use of the C programming language , then you will recognise its value to the practising engineer . |
| 3 | In a television address on the same day , Pérez said that the ensuing ministerial changes did not mean that a coalition government had been created , but were evidence of the COPEI 's " sense of responsibility " in agreeing to " demonstrate its solidarity with the Venezuelan democratic government " . |
| 4 | Confronted with a bronze picture , we can locate its image on the relevant computer screen and , having read its precise history , proceed to learn about tableware in general , the social system of Pompeii , and even the precise recipes of the time . |
| 5 | It is hoped that a detailed study of this sort of one country will make its contribution to the general understanding of economic growth , now a topic of growing interest . |
| 6 | We hope that the European Court will make its ruling at the earliest possible moment so that the House of Lords can give a judgment . |
| 7 | The ‘ definitive ’ John Barnard Ferrari will make its debut at the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours in June 1993 rather than at the start of 1994 as originally scheduled . |
| 8 | This was before the building of New Bridge Road and it now seems impossible that the large convoy of vehicles could ever make its way over the narrow bridges leading into the city . |
| 9 | The cost of buying equipment and the requirement of skilled personnel to maintain and run it can make its use in the repeated assessments which are required for measuring rhythms prohibitively expensive . |
| 10 | He succeeded in glamorising his own wines extraordinarily well , but the reputation of Sillery did not attain its zenith until the eighteenth century when , under the Maréchale d'Éstrées , the only child of Louis-Philogène , the sixth Marquis , the estate had accumulated a vast holding of vineyards . |
| 11 | However , the label ’ semantic ’ will continue to be used , although it is intended that the reader should not restrict its denotation to the strict linguistic sense . |
| 12 | Though the fundamentals of cash planning remained , the Treasury had to adapt and refine its strategy through the 1980s in response to the pressure it was under to remain ahead of the game ( Thain and Wright , 1990 ) . |
| 13 | Curtis , meanwhile , as the result of his meditations on how a federated empire might collectively discharge its duty to the backward races under British rule , had begun to reach the conclusion that the answer was to train them for eventual self-government . |
| 14 | The factory , faced by demands from minority groups that it should not discharge its waste into the local river , will be unmoved by such considerations if its productivity and its economic survival depend upon keeping costs down . |
| 15 | At the end of the debate , the House will give its support for the Prime Minister carrying on playing a full part in European evolution — an evolution about which we have been too hesitant for too long . |
| 16 | The deal will lift its share of the Spanish soft drinks market from 8 to 10 per cent and of the Portuguese market from 3 to 8 per cent . |
| 17 | The Trading Standards Office will scrutinise its operation over the next 18 months . |
| 18 | IF THE space station dies , or is substantially slimmed down , the Superconducting Super Collider ( SSC ) , under construction in Ellis County , Texas , will claim its title as the biggest science project . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The Moon orbits the Earth and is sufficiently close that we can see its disc with the unaided eye . |
| 21 | Given the number of mergers that have happened over recent years , it 's becoming a rare event when a firm can celebrate its centenary with the same name it started out with . |
| 22 | So could the Portfolio work its passage in the average pocket ? |
| 23 | The US could also use its influence with the Salvadorean Government and army to achieve a ceasefire and eventual settlement , it was suggested . |
| 24 | The US could also use its influence with the Salvadorean Government and army to achieve a ceasefire and eventual settlement , it was suggested . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Above : Despite its size , the Honey Gourami will defend its nest to the last . |
| 27 | All this , one may presume further , was supposed to supply the missing will and determination of the indigenous people and just in case the French might be feeling a little faint-hearted at the prospect , the US should immediately reconsider its policy at the first sign that the French were planning to give up or even if they planned to take the problem to the UN . |
| 28 | The National Trust stand at the Chelsea Flower Show between 20 and 24 May will take its inspiration from the Chinese Garden at Biddulph Grange and there will be the usual display of gifts , publications and an information point dispensing up-to-date brochures and events lists . |
| 29 | Offering the richest purse on the Tour — with a $50,000 first prize — this is a mobile contest that can take its pick among the numerous world-class waves of the North Shore . |
| 30 | Forfeiting an extra hour in bed to get up and muck out while it is still pitch dark or traipsing through muddy fields on bitterly cold days to break the ice on the water trough can take its toll on the keenest of owners . |