Example sentences of "[noun sg] [subord] it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will be able to declare a ballot void if it appears third parties have interfered by voting when not entitled to do so , tampering with ballot papers , interfering with voters or exerting undue influence . |
| 2 | Co-operative R&D may also reduce the costs of doing research if it eliminates wasteful duplication of R&D projects , and , to the extent that co-operating firms apply their research in a wider range of output markets , cooperative R&D ventures may undertake more productive research . |
| 3 | He chose a child as his lover because it fed that ego ; he lost her because he never cottoned on to the fact that children are children , no matter how grown-up they might appear . |
| 4 | And the central government 's socialism , it 's restriction of socialist rights to Libyan nationals , set the seal on the discrimination between foreign and national labour because it encouraged Libyan employers to employ foreigners . |
| 5 | Volatile solvent extraction is employed a great deal in the perfume industry because it produces superb fragrances which are truer to the aroma found in the living plant . |
| 6 | It is a sound rule because it facilitates social contact . |
| 7 | Divorce has this effect because it suggests that remarriage in the lifetime of one 's first partner is socially and even morally acceptable' ( Irish Times , 6 June 1986 ; also 31 May 1986 ; 14 June 1986 ) . |
| 8 | To be in the First Division is prestigious , and also lucrative for a club since it ensures large crowds . |
| 9 | The BPI would class this record as an album since it has seven songs on it , but as the BPI are the catamites of despair and the handmaidens of drear , it 's here as an EP and it 's very odd . |
| 10 | The chair of the NEC said that it was forced to take action after it uncovered widespread irregularities and blatant corruption on the part of both recognized political parties — the National Republican Convention ( NRC ) and the Social Democratic Party ( SDP ) . |
| 11 | I have been elaborating the point , made much earlier on , that one of the really basic features of human thinking as it affects social action is the polarization of " we " versus " they " . |
| 12 | Questioning the nature of the issue under study is an important part of research as it clarifies initial concepts and examines the definitions employed . |
| 13 | Reputedly in poor condition when it surfaced last year ‘ glossed and cleaned up ’ was one description the painting has been consigned from the Wernher Collection at Luton Hoo , Bedfordshire . |
| 14 | It 's a graph of average household size in North Yorkshire , and it 's to that extent it 's an attempt to summarize into one figure , the headship rate effect as it affects average household size . |
| 15 | Synthetic thread is very strong and should be used with synthetic or stretch fabric as it has more elasticity . |
| 16 | And since I am raising this question of the universalizing and the depersonalizing of egoism as it becomes poetic dedication in poetry , I 'd like to do this by offering you a contrast , and I choose as my contrast Alexander Pope , another poet who was obsessively concerned with his own role as a poet — in his satires in this case . |
| 17 | It is certainly not strong enough to extract unconditional aid from the developed nations , habitually suspicious of what happens to their money once it reaches Third World administrations . |
| 18 | Maturity , however , is not to be simplistically equated with absolute independence although it includes that capacity . |
| 19 | The test runs were also performed on a different machine so it makes little sense to compare timings . |
| 20 | We recommend this Plan because it offers financial protection in no less than THREE important ways areas where you are likely to be most vulnerable should an accident strike . |
| 21 | I favour a long-reaching front guard because it has less distance to travel before it strikes the opponent , and it is able to intercept attacks closer to source . |
| 22 | I shall not deal with the second part of the hon. Gentleman 's question because it raises difficult issues which will no doubt be the subject of discussion later . |
| 23 | The district committee , the A G E W district committee , er recognized that it was something that er was a confederation exercise because it covered all aspects of the workforce , and therefore you had er engineers and , and the sheet metal workers and electricians and pattern makers , everybody within the confed in Brothers was affected by it . |
| 24 | It should be realized that this change of tactics in the gilt-edged market is consistent with the objective of greater competitiveness since it allowed greater freedom for market forces to determine prices , and therefore yields , on government stock and close substitutes . |
| 25 | The VPC may make an announcement on the proposal when it meets next Thursday . |
| 26 | This can not be done from behind a desk as it requires direct observation of the operation , sometimes for an extended period , to find out what is actually done on site as well as what should be done . |
| 27 | Eucalyptus oil will also help patients with a cold as it clears nasal passages . |
| 28 | I hate to think what effect it would have on our deficit if it included realistic costings of the value of their time . |
| 29 | Indeed , he points out that traditionally the IEEE has not been swayed by big name support if it feels another technology is more meritorious . |
| 30 | Dice the butter and rub into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs . |