Example sentences of "it [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is certain the board would prefer to see Mr Weir re-elected as it tries to keep a united front over the next few months when it has to produce new proposals for its future which are acceptable to the Scottish Office and the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 2 | Charles Kingsley and his associates saw the question , Cole records , as a moral issue ; and valued Consumers , Co-operation only because it helped to provide retail outlets for producers ' co-operatives . |
| 3 | It seemed to take two lifetimes for the group to climb past them , but finally they passed from sight if not sound . |
| 4 | In addition secondary-aged pupils find it relaxing to use enlarged print for leisure-time reading at home . |
| 5 | However , it intends to continue general funding for its seven in the short term only . |
| 6 | Rather , it existed to provide organized support for young men of military age determined to resist conscription if and when it was introduced . |
| 7 | It appears to give legal authority for an apparently open-ended power to intercept and it fails to constrain that power by an adequate framework of judicial or parliamentary scrutiny . |
| 8 | It appears to have important implications for chemistry , as well as for public health and safety . |
| 9 | ‘ Its view was , that while Lotus 1-2-3 is the business when it comes to reporting , it preferred to use Micro Control for its consolidation , ’ says Mr Henderson . |
| 10 | When a new government takes office and opens the Defence books , it expects to find ample room for change and improvement . |
| 11 | Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc says it plans 1993 capital spending of $650m , a rise of $220m from a year ago , in anticipation of double-digit growth in the world semiconductor market this year , including 25 pct in the US market ; it expects the Japanese semiconductor market to grow at 5% this year , with the Japanese economy beginning ‘ slow recovery ’ in the second half ; it said it has shipped more than 100,000 of its new SuperSparcs in a year , and expects to release several client-server products this year ; commenting on first quarter figures ( page seven ) , it added that software revenues for the first quarter were lower than expected , leading to a small loss in its information technology business ; it continues to see strong demand for notebook computers and printers . |
| 12 | It had to carry enough fuel for over 20 hours airborne . |
| 13 | Sir Keith Joseph echoed the view of his predecessors and successors when he declared in 1984 , " History , properly taught , justifies its place in the curriculum by what it does to prepare all pupils for the responsibilities of citizenship . " |
| 14 | Fortunately for the Government , this short debate in the House of Lords seems to have attracted little attention from the press , and it continued to receive general approbation for the exhibition , with the relevance of the competition remaining largely unquestioned . |