Example sentences of "for the [adj] [noun] [prep] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has long been one of my favourite Schnittke pieces , for its Russian-accented dodecaphony-on-stilts , for the post-Holocaust numbness of its third movement , and most of all for the unholy alliances of its finale , where Webern seems to be jiving to West Side Story and Shostakovich meets Vivaldi for a deadly serious jam session . |
| 2 | They have just finished a report for the Norwegian government on its atomic research centre . |
| 3 | For the second time in its history , New Scientist is attempting to move from a printing process based on solid metal type to one in which a computer stores the words . |
| 4 | The Library needs links to Finance for the efficient processing of its financial transactions , and for real-time financial management information . |
| 5 | Gorbachev on March 30 issued an appeal to the Lithuanian Supreme Council calling for the immediate repeal of its " illegal acts " , which would " open up the possibility of discussing the whole package of problems which have arisen " . |
| 6 | The Lost Prince in particular belongs to a long tradition of didacticism in stones for the young while in its rapid pace and direct style it looks forward to the growing body of junior adventure stones of the late 1920s and the 1930s when children were to play a leading , active part in important , often great events . |
| 7 | Wroughton airfield near Swindon was the busiest in the world this weekend , as more than fifteen hundred aircraft flew in for the largest rally of its kind outside the United States . |
| 8 | Today , lorries will roll out of Microsoft 's factories for the worldwide distribution of its Windows 3.1 program . |
| 9 | Whilst this section is confined in its application to acts expressly authorised to be done on behalf of a firm , the general law of agency will continue to attach liability to the firm for the unauthorised acts of its employees when those acts are within the course of their normal or apparent activities for the firm . |
| 10 | Despite the imminent withdrawal of American nuclear weapons from South Korea , which fulfils the principal North Korean demand for the unobstructed inspection of its facilities , North Korea appears to remain committed to developing a weapon of its own . |
| 11 | French critics seem to have taken Collard 's film to their hearts , perhaps because of Gallic admiration for the sheer dash of its heroes , whatever their private tastes . |
| 12 | Preparations started in 1984 to return No 4468 Mallard to full working order for the fiftieth anniversary of its record–breaking run in 1988. 1986 saw the locomotive 's return to steam in original streamlined condition . |
| 13 | In the case of the SmithKline Beecham analysts are no longer concentrating upon the strong defensive qualities of the company but upon the potential for the future growth of its stable of drugs . |
| 14 | One among these types of network , freemasonry , served an even more important purpose in certain countries , notably Roman Catholic Latin ones , for it could actually serve as the ideological cement for the liberal bourgeoisie in its political dimension , or indeed , as in Italy , as virtually the only permanent and national organisation of the class . |
| 15 | The next event for the only network of its kind in the NorthEast is a workshop on self-presentation on May 20 . |
| 16 | The Dale , perhaps for the only time in its short life , was full . |
| 17 | A tradition of language study which neglected this , as nineteenth-century philology did , failed to account for the real nature of its object . |
| 18 | During its period of construction , and for the five years until its dramatic destruction , it drew crowds of curious sightseers to the Rame Peninsular and to every other viewpoint . |
| 19 | Murray Johnstone ( 041-226 3131 ) is well-known for the low charges on its PEP plans . |
| 20 | It was invisible in the fog except for the faint blur of its lamp . |
| 21 | Groupe Axime SA , France 's third-largest software and systems integration house , reported net profit equivalent to $2.9m for the first half of its 1992-93 fiscal year to December 31 , compared with net losses for both the first half and the full year 1991-92 . |
| 22 | Japan turns out a vast number of graduates every year , but it begins to look as if the unthinkable in Tokyo , graduate unemployment , is about to become a serious problem : Fujitsu Ltd says it plans to slash the number of new hirings next spring to less than a seventh of this year 's figure — just 300 engineers , and , for the first year since its founding in 1935 , will take on no staff in its sales and administrative departments ; it will add 2,200 new staff to its 52,000 base this year compared with 3,000 in 1992 and nearly 4,000 in 1991 . |
| 23 | If an agent decides to invest in an act for the first year of its career , this band may not sign a record deal . |
| 24 | Another further piece in the puzzle was the presence of a Training In Evangelism team full-time with the new church for the first year of its life . |
| 25 | A new style of rugby … ten-a-side … came to Gloucester yesterday … for the first tournament of its kind in England . |
| 26 | Reporting for the first time on its environmental emissions , the UK subsidiary of Swiss chemicals and drugs giant Ciba-Geigy says it increased the amount of waste it incinerated in 1991 while reducing the amount sent for landfill . |
| 27 | These efforts have proved — regrettably — to be unsuccessful , and the essay is therefore printed here for the first time without its owner 's permission . |
| 28 | Until then , Cambridge had looked set to record only their second win in 17 years and to take the trophy for the first time since its introduction by the present sponsors in 1987 . |
| 29 | Kent , taking full advantage of the disciplinary action that ended the 11 year reign of Essex as boys ' champions , won the Midland Bank Junior County Cup for the first time since its inception in 1967 , at Bournemouth during April . |
| 30 | In elections to the National Assembly on April 26 [ see p. 36019 ] , the DJP emerged as the largest single party but failed to retain an overall majority for the first time since its formation in 1981 . |