Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] its [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | But the small case load of the House of Lords and the expense of bringing a second appeal have produced suggestions that there is no need for the second appeal if the Court of Appeal were to be free to reconsider its own previous decisions . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | A third possibility is that an animal might be able to recognise its own genetic relatives . |
| 6 | Apart from natural justice principles , the exchange is free to establish its own disciplinary and arbitration procedures . |
| 7 | The bill had also been endorsed in general terms by President George Bush , whilst the House of Representatives was due to consider its own anti-crime bill in September 1991 . |
| 8 | By the end of the 1960s the CNAA was able to review its own substantial experience in establishing and maintaining degree level standards . |