Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] its [noun sg] for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It must not only drop its concern for style and ethos but also for parish boundaries .
2 The arguments centred on scheduling , with Serbia and Montenegro insisting that referendums should take place in each republic at the same time and with the same questions , Croatia announcing that it had already scheduled its referendum for May 19 , Macedonia asking for a postponement of the deadline to mid-June , and Bosnia-Hercegovina suggesting that the referendum should take place in two stages .
3 Versant has also just shipped its stuff for OS/2 .
4 The greater the linkage of the subtle tattwas into the mind energies of the creature , then the greater its intelligence and the more complete its potential for awareness .
5 South Korea formally submitted its application for UN membership on Aug. 5 , North Korea having made a similar application in July [ see p. 38341 ] .
6 At the same time much of London 's growth resulted from the influx of the rural poor , so that it early acquired its reputation for slums and crowded tenements .
7 I wonder if Lamarckism will ever lose its appeal for laymen .
8 ‘ Powick still had its reputation for cheapness and it made a profit . ’
9 The statute occasionally provides in so many terms that the information may be used in evidence ; sometimes that it may not be used for certain purposes , inferentially permitting its use for others ; or it may be expressly prescribed that the evidence is not to be admitted ; or again , the statute may be silent .
10 The Swiss Government has also submitted its application for membership , but has not yet received the assent in the referendum which it requires for this application to go forward formally .
11 A small canteen was installed in the rear part of the depôt , slightly reducing its capacity for tramcars and the building was ready for occupation by 1 January 1950 .
12 On the Cuban Foreign Ministry 's accusation that Fernández Ordoñez was acting like a " colonial administrator " , Spain immediately recalled its ambassador for consultations and suspended US$2,500,000 in aid , and urged the other European Community ( EC ) countries to do likewise .
13 The Congress then signalled its support for Ryzhkov with a thunderous and sustained ovation .
14 An Iraqi tanker manages to unload some cargo at Aden , but Yemen then affirms its respect for sanctions .
15 Britain is committed to cease marine dumping of sewage within eight years and must at least quadruple its facility for incineration in order to meet this obligation .
16 GM-EDS then offered its network for use by other companies .
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