Example sentences of "[noun pl] [that] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The so-called ‘ comprador bourgeoisie ’ , groups that orient themselves to the interests of foreigners in general and TNCs in particular , play a central role in these analyses of the triple alliance .
2 But however unpleasant monsoonal conditions can on occasion be , they are as nothing compared with the fearsome storms that hurl themselves on the Pacific with terrible regularity .
3 Eutrophication also spawns epidemics of epiphytes , microalgae that attach themselves to the leaves and stems of underwater plants and further obstruct light .
4 Even those currents that attached themselves to the drift of labourism , and with which they often had an uneasy relationship , were pathologically infected by the same bourgeois traditions .
5 There was no direct reference to socialism or communism ; the republics that committed themselves to the treaty would rather be bound to respect the principles of democracy , human rights as defined by international agreements , and social justice .
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