Example sentences of "is [verb] [to-vb] its [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following its decision to move into the Unix arena ( UX No 317 ) , Computer Associates International , is angling to get its first batch of Unix-based applications out the door by the end of the year . |
| 2 | A new international competitiveness unit has been set up and is expected to issue its first report shortly . |
| 3 | THIS year Waterford Wedgwood is set to make its first profit since 1988 and the first of any size since 1986 . |
| 4 | THE STRIKE at Yarrow shipbuilders in Glasgow is set to enter its third week after pay talks between unions and management ended in deadlock yesterday . |
| 5 | A new arts charity initiative , which will provide encouragement and financial support to talented mature music students , is preparing to hold its first event in Scotland this summer . |