Example sentences of "be [verb] its [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 2 | The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 3 | Responsibility for their welfare and early learning experiences has traditionally rested with the family , but some would argue that the family is losing its viability as the primary provider for children . |
| 4 | Within services as well as manufacturing , the south is increasing its role as the ‘ core ’ of the space economy , through its concentration of corporate headquarters , R and D activities , availability of venture capital and so on . |
| 5 | DIESEL fuel needs a new PR agent to clean up its image in the minds of the public if it is to take its place as the efficient , environmental fuel of the future that many would like it to be . |
| 6 | The nineteenth century was to see its status as the language of diplomacy grow still further as it became even more a symbol of some underlying European unity which , however vague , was genuinely felt to exist by most of those who decided the continent 's destinies . |
| 7 | Vanguard was breaking up and its supporters were either rejoining the Unionist Party or moving to Paisley 's DUP , which was consolidating its position as the more militant and more populist loyalist party . |
| 8 | By his death , the membership had doubled , the MCC was developing its role as the judicious lawgiver of the game , and there were many more cleaner-cut fixtures , with schools and the universities , for example . |