Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] [verb] its [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There is disintegration when no common morality is observed , and history shows that the loosening of moral bonds is often the first stage of disintegration , so that society is justified in taking the same steps to preserve its moral code as it does to preserve its Government and other essential institutions .
2 EMERGENCY talks will be held today over the future of Monktonhall Colliery as it struggles to fulfil its contracts while carrying £1.7 million in debts .
3 The German railway system is facing major structural changes over the next few years as it struggles to rebuild its share of the transport market .
4 It is essential that a transmitter can be inactivated as soon as it has conveyed its message ; if it were not so , the system would be clogged or would receive needless repetitions of the same message .
5 The Government faces a difficult time as it prepares to get its legislation on student loans through Parliament .
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