Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Article 86 prohibits the abuse of dominant market positions within the Common Market in so far as it may affect trade between member states : the fact that a business has a dominant or monopoly position is not in itself prohibited . |
| 2 | Article 86 provides that : any abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position within the common market or a substantial part of it shall be prohibited as incompatible with the common market insofar as it may affect trade between Member States . |
| 3 | It may give evidence of trade , since coins were used as objects of trade . |
| 4 | It may give awareness of traffic and slamming doors but certainly will not respond to a skylark . |
| 5 | It may reach 200mm in length and should be kept with similar sized companions . |
| 6 | It may reduce deaths from heart disease but it is associated with an increase in other types of mortality . |
| 7 | The perchlorate ion can occur as isolated , undistorted ions , or as distorted but essentially unattached ions , loosely attached through one or two oxygen atoms to one or two metal ions , or it may take part in hydrogen bonding to water molecules in hydrated salts . |
| 8 | Since it may take decades for water to percolate into these aquifers the problem is a long-term one , and bearing in mind the increasing use of artificial fertilizer since the war , one which may return . |
| 9 | When you first do this it can seem quite a risk and it may take time for fluency to grow , but it is worth it ! |
| 10 | His correspondence with the queen , while it may confute accusations of lasciviousness , reveals the poverty of his courtier mind ; his main concern and topic was the health of the royal couple and his bond with Maria Luisa seems to have been hypochondriacal rather than sexual in nature . |
| 11 | If it 's up near the mouth , it may get burst on chin or teeth . |
| 12 | If , however , it spreads itself about too thinly it may find conflicts of interest . |
| 13 | Great chunks of it may require changes in Company policy and I assume that those are being investigated in the same way as we have been asked to comment . |
| 14 | Third , it should combine pragmatism with realism . |
| 15 | If one believes that industries should be owned by the government then one will argue that the level of taxation should be such that , taken with the government 's other financial resources , it should provide capital for investment wherever the government considers it necessary . |
| 16 | They admit it 's expensive , but say that by sharing the aircraft between them it should provide value for money . |
| 17 | The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . |
| 18 | The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . |
| 19 | That is not quite what we suggested , which was that it should have regard to affordability . |
| 20 | It should include agreements on risk-taking and the use of last-resort restraint . |
| 21 | This means that the educational system of Tanzania must emphasize cooperative endeavour , not individual advancement ; it must stress concepts of equality and the responsibility to give service which goes with any special ability , whether it be in carpentry , in animal husbandry , or in academic pursuits . ’ |
| 22 | But any plan must also meet a third , political , condition : it must settle arguments between centre and republics over who controls policy . |
| 23 | If any country wishes to preserve its identity it must have control of immigration . |
| 24 | It must comprehend alternatives in policy , since it is only if an electoral decision can alter the actions of government that popular control can be said to be established … |
| 25 | The sailor 's personal log might not only record what has happened on the journey so far , it might also speculate about what the crew should do with the merman they 've caught in their nets ; it might contain thoughts about food and the way it is stored on board ship ; it might suggest new ways of storing food . |
| 26 | Um I think that um y'know it 's often quite intimidating to be confronted with y'know sort of say eighty odd questions , if you were to use that many , erm so if you if you kind of break it up a bit in some way and have different headed sections with slightly different format questions it might y'know kind of help people through it as it were . |
| 27 | Nine members ( i ) criticized the government for its inadequate and inconsistent policies on genetic engineering and for giving higher priority to economic considerations than to animal welfare , ( ii ) criticized scientists for lacking clear research goals , and ( iii ) expressed deep anxiety about the human genome project , fearing that it might increase opportunities for eugenics . |
| 28 | If more than one officer or warden witnessed the incident it might save argument in court if a corroborative statement was made by the other witness . |
| 29 | However , on Jan. 13 , 1990 , Ankara University decided not to withdraw the ban on headscarves for fear that it might provoke unrest on campus . |
| 30 | When it 's finished it 'll take pride of place in a new aircraft museum to be opened in Gloucestershire . |