Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] its [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Novell Inc Japan , which will be Univel Inc 's distributor there , is n't waiting around for the Japanese version of UnixWare to start its assault on the market . |
| 2 | Wakeham rejected its plea on the grounds that the market is now functioning reasonably well , and pool prices are already having a restraining influence . |
| 3 | Rugby hangs its hat on the international game but that 's also where the funds come from for the grass-roots development . |
| 4 | In retaliation , Croatia reimposed its blockade on the Borongaj barracks in Zagreb . |
| 5 | Nor could the G.L.C. defend its policy on the basis that it possessed a mandate to lower fares . |
| 6 | The Palestinian delegation indicated that it would not return to the negotiating table until Israel reversed its decision on the deportations . |
| 7 | The large numbers of evening primrose in Liverpool reflect its abundance on the sand dunes just outside the city . |
| 8 | A public inquiry headed by Lord Clyde published its report on the issues involved last year . |
| 9 | ( When I speak of the value of the whole , I mean what Moore calls its value on the whole , that is the values of its parts plus its value as a whole . ) |
| 10 | But in fact it was too late , if indeed it had ever been possible after 1950 , for Britain to assert its will on the Six , especially upon France . |
| 11 | On the other hand , as long as John of Gaunt remained titular head of the rival faction in Castile , the Trastâmara dynasty would look to France to maintain its hold on the crown . |
| 12 | Although Nizan was later to pour scorn on the moral self-righteousness and indignation of a non-communist majority in France venting its spleen on the treacherousness of the USSR , 8 and although he was also to recognise the Soviet Union 's need to act expediently at a time of impending international disaster , 9 nonetheless something fundamental had clearly snapped in Nizan 's psychology . |
| 13 | IXI has its eye on the very same area , but is still working on the details . |
| 14 | But despite this and other anthems of our time , like ‘ N-I-X-O-N ’ , ‘ Tricky Dicky Was A Rock ‘ n ’ Roller ’ and ‘ Plot Against The Prezident ’ ( correct spelling has never been a Dick-Nixs essential ) , when the time came , America turned its back on the band 's hero . |
| 15 | The Council of Nicaea set its seal on the structure that had thus come into being : a network of urban bishoprics , grouped into provinces headed by a metropolitan bishop , usually in the capital city of the civil province . |
| 16 | BSDI made its motion on the basis of legal procedure claiming USL would first have to charge it with trade secret and copyright infringement , a charge USL subsequently made when it expanded its suit to include the University of California at Berkeley ( UX No 396 ) . |
| 17 | Ashford , Middlesex-based NextBase Ltd was rewarded for its nifty multi-lingual , computerised route planning system that runs on IBM personal computers ; Solid State Logic Ltd , based in Begbroke , Oxfordshire received its pat on the back for its swift and compact digital audio post production system for video and film ; the Integrated Display Systems division of Smiths Industries Aerospace & Defence Systems in Cheltenham , Gloucestershire gained an award for its multi-purpose colour display for high performance aircraft ; and Swindon , Wiltshire-based Raychem Limited Corporate Technology Europe came good with its heat shrinkable , fabric , composite technology for sealing and protecting splice joints in telecommunications networks . |
| 18 | On April 14 , the day before the UN sanctions came into force , the ICJ delivered its verdict on the case which Libya had presented on March 3 [ see p. 38839 ] . |
| 19 | This decline led to a review of provision , and the DES issued its circular on The Falling Numbers and School Closures to LEAs in 1977 ( DES , 1977 ) . |