Example sentences of "it [vb past] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were times when her preoccupation with ‘ basket power ’ , with the sovereignty of the consumer seemed part of a conception of political change that was both reformist and restricted , not least because it failed to challenge domestic discourses of women 's roles ; but such attention has to be seen in the context of a commitment to conceptions of political radicalisation based on personal development . |
| 2 | For them , the survey embodied the scientific method because it sought to make basic observations of the phenomena of interest and out of this formulate generalisations . |
| 3 | It helped to start whole categories of publication , such as free sheets , Sunday paper colour magazines , and successive speciality magazines ( yachting , autos , DIY , computing ) . |
| 4 | It tried to decrease independent expenditures of PACs by repealing existing tax credit , thus making it more efficient to look for small individual contributions and thereby reduce the power of the PACs . |
| 5 | Though the commission could buy by agreement it had to have effective powers of compulsory purchase if it was ‘ to ensure that the right land is made available at the right time ’ . |
| 6 | But when Sweden 's shipbuilding industry slid into decline , it had to seek other ways of long term survival . |