Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adj] [verb] its [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | China , whilst approving the airport plan in principle , had been insistent that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 2 | The memorandum was widely seen as a victory for the Chinese side in the negotiations , with the UK effectively agreeing to Chinese demands that it should be able to set its own terms for the size and financing of the project . |
| 3 | Whereas Moscow tried to pose as the champion of German unity therefore , the West posed as the defender of German liberty , arguing that reunification must only come after free nation-wide elections , and that Germany should be able to choose its own Allies . |
| 4 | In my Bill , for which I seek a Second Reading today , the provision is that Parliament should be elected by the single transferable vote in the first instance , but thereafter , in subsequent elections , Parliament should be free to determine its own electoral system as long as that is consistent with the principles of proportionality . |
| 5 | To some extent this may be ameliorated by offering a cash alternative to shareholders , but the offeror must be prepared to defend its own financial condition and may even be compelled to issue a profit or dividend forecast in order to buttress its position . |
| 6 | ‘ While the Labour Party must be free to reach its own conclusions , we should listen to the contributions which others wish to make to what must now become an important national debate . ’ |
| 7 | An underlying principle of the project was that each school must be free to develop its own proposal and curriculum plan in the light of its own particular setting , needs , and history , and that this was not only practically desirable but also essential if the professional autonomy of the school staff was to be respected . |
| 8 | In the memory phase it must be able to hear a normal song ; and in the practice phase it must be able to hear its own initially crude efforts , which it compares with a ‘ template ’ of the memorized perfect song . |
| 9 | A third possibility is that an animal might be able to recognise its own genetic relatives . |
| 10 | Since in the case of a solicitors ' partnership all parties to such agreements should be taken as being familiar with the legal principles governing covenants in restraint of trade as well as with the particular circumstances of the practice with which they have all been involved , it might be thought that the court would be unwilling to substitute its own ideas as to what might constitute reasonable protection for the business . |
| 11 | Since this possibility existed , the court considered that it would be improper to substitute its own judgment as to whether it was wise to proceed for that of the directors . |
| 12 | It was also announced that the country 's domestic defence industry was to be developed in the 1990s so that by the year 2000 it would be able to produce its own military aircraft , warships and submarines . |
| 13 | He has had to find an alternative group in Europe which will be able to hold its own against the formidable record of Eliot Gardiner 's English Baroque Soloists , and has chosen well with the Hungarian ‘ authentic ’ orchestra Capella Savaria . |
| 14 | Rechem believes the results to be unscientific , and under the new agreement will be able to append its own commentary to the council 's existing document , especially if it is to form part of a submission to the European Commission . |
| 15 | Private schools will be permitted — meaning that the Catholic church will be able to run its own schools . |