Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [noun sg] to its [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman for the bank said it is to cut down on queues forming in branches and delaying service to its customers . |
| 2 | In so doing , it has committed itself to protect the area and prevent deterioration to its habitats . |
| 3 | Leadership is usually defined in terms which relate a ‘ vision ’ of the future to some ‘ strategies ’ for achieving it , which are capable of co-opting support , compliance and teamwork in its achievement and serve to motivate and sustain commitment to its purpose ( after Kotter , 1988 : 25–6 ) . |
| 4 | The lightning blew the roof off and set fire to its timber frame . |
| 5 | If , in the age of the Enlightenment , a transcendent religious authority no longer provides an objective sanction for men 's deeds and a punishment of their misdeeds , and if a common belief in such an authority is no longer there to provide the theatre with a cultural-religious function and to give unity to its public , then that authority must be replaced by the voice of individual conscience . |
| 6 | The Commission was to have not just the right to initiate and recommend policy to its executive partner , the Council of Ministers , but also the task of ensuring that the provisions of the treaty and policies emanating from the Council of Ministers were carried out by the other institutions and the member states . |
| 7 | She gives this a silken hinge and attaches gravel to its underside so that it will fall shut under its own weight . |
| 8 | The Airtours document asks why a £6.5 million contingent liability was not disclosed at the time Owners unveiled its preliminary results , and draws attention to its rival 's low distributable reserves as a possible reason . |
| 9 | BP Oil 's strategy is to focus primarily on the market for transport fuels , both in the private and commercial sectors , and to support and add value to its marketing operations by running an efficient refining and distribution system . |
| 10 | Thaws and sets light to its gases |