Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It works especially well with HP LaserJets , where it uses data compression and print optimization to increase the speed . |
| 2 | Although it achieved sales of £65 million in the last financial year , it has shed a hundred and twenty of its six hundred staff . |
| 3 | the snag with this option is that it requires people to be rational and let their ‘ heads rule their hearts ’ . |
| 4 | Mr Brown argued for changes to the tax system so that it assisted people who undertook training , and for new incentives for companies which upgraded staff skills . |
| 5 | The important thing was that it took people 's minds away from national policies . |
| 6 | It seemed to Elizabeth that it took people half an hour to greet each other each day . |
| 7 | The main advantage of forfaiting is that it offers 100% finance . |
| 8 | Because the ministry has been brought into being by God , the result is that it bears fruit , whether it is among the gentiles in Pisidian Antioch or the whole group of hearers in Lystra . |
| 9 | Kalpana Inc , the Sunnyvale , California pioneer of Ethernet switching , whereby an Ethernet is recast as a star network with a central switch , so that each user gets the full 10Mbps Ethernet bandwidth , reports that it received $9.1m in mezzanine financing . |
| 10 | American Airlines made a $215m loss in the fourth quarter of 1990 , while on January 23rd Delta reported that it went $208m into the red during the same period , the biggest quarterly loss in its history . |
| 11 | Teachers of problem solving believe that problem solving can be taught , that it helps people in solving problems and that this is a good thing . |
| 12 | IF HEINZ announced that it uses people to test the taste of its baked beans , who 'd be surprised ? |
| 13 | Gallup says that it compared sales in chart shops on and off the CBS list and found no difference . |
| 14 | Only a quarter say that it led to in-service training and a fifth think that it improved staff relations and improved teaching methods . |
| 15 | I have ignored such central and prestigious characters in the drama is professor Wold of St Bartholomew 's Hospital , who is seeking to perfect a cheap , early diagnostic test for trisomy 21 during pregnancy on the interesting grounds that it costs £500,000 ( not accounting for inflation ) to look after a person with trisomy 21 for life . |
| 16 | The only snag is that it costs £125 + VAT to attend . |
| 17 | When you consider that it costs 40p in bank charges every time a cheque is cashed , or that a covenant will increase your contribution by a third ( if you pay income tax ) , you will appreciate why the fund raising and marketing department is so keen on these cost-effective methods ! |
| 18 | John thanked the staff for their generosity and went on to explain that it costs £1.5m to run the hospice for a year . |
| 19 | The latest embarrassment comes after revelations that it costs £19 million a year to run the royal yacht and train and £60 million to staff the royal household . |
| 20 | Secondly , as my hon. Friend the Member for Neath ( Mr. Hain ) reminded the House , the Audit Commission has said that it costs £15 to collect £8 . |
| 21 | The key to a good use is that it brings people to the building who value it for its beauty and appreciate and enjoy its surroundings — not simply people who regard it as an opportunity to acquire a large amount of cheap floor space . |
| 22 | ‘ Thus , although Dillons discounts only a limited range of titles , the knock-on effect of its advertising campaign and aggressive marketing is that it brings people into its shops , and generates the belief that all books are cheaper in Dillons , not just discounted titles . |
| 23 | Yes , one of the nice aspects of astronomy is that it brings people from many different areas of science together . |
| 24 | This is just another way of saying that it has 3ml of alcohol in every 100ml . |
| 25 | Siemens Nixdorf claims that it has 40% of the European market , with an installed base of 500 in the UK . |
| 26 | ‘ I read somewhere that it cost £30,000 to do the season nowadays . |
| 27 | Public relations is thus concerned with a company or brand reputation which must be such that it gives people confidence in the company , providing the company with total credibility . |
| 28 | I hope , like Zen , that it gives people the feeling that they need not be cut off from the great intellectual and philosophical questions . |
| 29 | I have discovered that it offends people if you challenge this sort of remark . |
| 30 | The biggest problem with astrology is that it stops people from worshipping the one true God . |