Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [conj] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more obvious is the influence of law and order ideology on the 1991 Criminal Justice Act 's strategy of ‘ punishment in the community ’ , which we have termed ‘ punitive bifurcation ’ since it insists that the non-custodial measures whose use is to be encouraged for less serious offenders are to be punitive rather than rehabilitative in intent and nature . |
| 2 | It postulates that the actual rate of inflation which prevails at any moment in time may be decomposed into two constituent parts : ( a ) an expectational component , measured by the variable , ( b ) an excess demand component , measured , as in the Phillips-Lipsey model , by the magnitude of f(U) . |
| 3 | It thinks that a sensible way would be to standardise on windows , icons , menus , and command box style via agreement on specific languages — such as C , C++ — for all interfaces , with reusable source code modules , rather than on specific product-oriented solutions . |
| 4 | There are two different ways in which the existence of an alternative remedy can affect the availability of judicial remedies : it might entirely preclude the award of a judicial remedy , or it might give the court a discretion to refuse a ( discretionary ) remedy if it thinks that the alternative remedy is adequate . |
| 5 | But the Committee do not have to agree to this if it thinks that the new information is not important . |
| 6 | Hailing the decision as a major breakthrough , campaigners say it signifies that the tuna-dolphin issue is being taken seriously by British industry and will lead to other negotiations between industry and environmentalists . |
| 7 | It concludes that the red squirrel is in decline because it is far less efficient at using woodland food than its rival — the North American grey squirrel . |
| 8 | The use of words and symbols to influence other people in predictable ways requires that the child must be able to represent mentally the relationship between the symbol ( word or gesture ) , the meaning for which it stands and the intended effect on the other person . |
| 9 | It illustrates that the main bulwark thrown up by the United Kingdom constitution against oppressive laws is not that Parliament is rendered unable to pass them , but that democratic procedures , principled administration and measure of common sense are accommodated within it . |
| 10 | The wall is not as steep as it looks and a pleasing sequence of stretches and foot-changes , made all the more enjoyable by more excellent protection , leads to a stopping place just short of the arête . |
| 11 | Each year it is the same and it starts when the black swifts begin to flock and sweep over the Zoo . |
| 12 | We will return to this foundation of church life in a later chapter , but it starts as the new team assembles , absolutely united in one goal , namely to win the lost and build a new church together . |
| 13 | It emphasises that a proposed change of use constitutes development if the new use is ‘ substantially ’ different from the old . |
| 14 | However , their analysis goes beyond encouraging us to ’ vote with our feet ’ , to a condemnation of consumerism itself : Both for the environmental destruction it causes and the damaging messages it sends women through ads that constantly tell us we 're ’ not being discreet enough ’ . |
| 15 | The Conservative government , which seeks to reverse this trend , blames the decline on over-regulation and rent controls , although it allows that the relative attractiveness of owner-occupation has been a contributory factor . |
| 16 | It warns that the much-heralded pollution reduction benefits of catalytic converters ( to be compulsory on all new cars from the end of the year ) will soon be negated by increased traffic volume . |
| 17 | My ‘ Grudger ’ is an example of this ; it has a good memory for faces , and although fundamentally cooperative it defects if the other player has ever defected before . |
| 18 | The inductance variation is present in all Stepping motors : in variable.reluctance types it occurs as the teeth on the rotor and stator move into and out of alignment ; in permanent-magnet types it occurs as the rotating magnet flux changes the saturation level in the stator teeth ; and in hybrid types both effects contribute to the inductance variations . |
| 19 | This is a genuine surgical emergency if it occurs and the unfortunate victim has to be whisked off to hospital . |
| 20 | Rather , it occurs where the marginal benefits equals the marginal cost . |
| 21 | ‘ Tencel 's main appeal for me is the strength of the fibre , the way it drapes , the way it handles and the finishing effects you can get . |
| 22 | Old age abuse is a term that can be used more properly to refer to situations where it happens that the elderly person is abusing the carer ( Case Study 4.2 ) . |
| 23 | He says of the first degree that it happens when no other desire can divert love from God and " all labyr is lyght to a lufar " , signalling a vivid apprehension of the joy at the heart of the work of redemption . |
| 24 | But it says that the surviving mudflats may be needed in future because they are near deep water and could make good sites for factories that are served by ships . |
| 25 | Bantam will not change the American cover , however , because it says that the American public now identifies that with the book . |
| 26 | The hon. Member for Lancaster will be interested to hear that it says that the national curriculum will not be delivered because of the difficulty — |
| 27 | It says if the ruling stays , it may have to shut down . |
| 28 | It assumes that a single factor can be found that correlates closely with demand . |
| 29 | It assumes that the average household 's basket of goods consists of an equal number of units of each item . |
| 30 | In the first place , it assumes that the only test of consideration is a detriment to the promisee . |