Example sentences of "[v-ing] to its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now what 's happening to its speed ? |
| 2 | 4:5–7 ) , but by its members being seen whenever possible in the community , contributing to its life and responding to its needs . |
| 3 | It is not making a profit , but is now contributing to its operating costs . |
| 4 | It is not making a profit , but is now contributing to its operating costs . |
| 5 | The purpose of such investigation will be to determine the precise nature of the incident , to examine the factors contributing to its occurrence and to identify any measures which might be taken to minimise the likelihood of a repetition of this or a similar incident . |
| 6 | In response to the austerity measures introduced after the OPEC ban , including a three-day working week , they struck against the Conservative government of Edward Heath in 1975 , eventually contributing to its defeat . |
| 7 | In 1756 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and he continued his temperature recordings , contributing to its journal on three occasions . |
| 8 | Supt Tony Rozier said the building , which has been in use for more than 20 years , had suffered a string of attacks by vandals and thieves , contributing to its demise . |
| 9 | A third set of variables , which will not be discussed here , were included in the model because they influenced the form and severity of the disorder rather than contributing to its onset . |
| 10 | Whilst most recognized the coffin as a means of transporting the dead to an authorized place of disposal , some viewed it as a receptacle for a precious relic — so precious that the very thought of earth or elements contributing to its destruction should be avoided at all cost . |
| 11 | In practice , however , the dividing line has been somewhat blurred ; the owners of a smaller company often give personal guarantees to its bankers , and a parent company will give , if not a formal guarantee , then a ‘ comfort letter ’ relating to its subsidiary 's indebtedness to banks and others . |
| 12 | To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement setting out the action which he has taken since the report of the Select Committee on Trade and Industry about the circumstances relating to its consideration of the House of Fraser issue . |
| 13 | It is to be regretted that many of the Government 's measures relating to its asylum policy introduced in the past few years , have been to discourage new arrivals . |
| 14 | The government 's difficulties were compounded by separate developments relating to its pledge to Islamicize the economy . |
| 15 | E&Y paid $400m to the Resolution Trust Corporation and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at the end of last year , as full and final settlement of any outstanding claims relating to its work as a savings and loan auditor ( see ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 15 ) . |
| 16 | The research aims to examine the effects of attrition and conditioning on the panel , to exploit the analytic advantages of attrition and conditioning on the panel relating to its ability to model dynamic models of human behaviour and attitudes and to investigate the practical aspects of maintaining a panel . |
| 17 | One , relating to its ability to get things wrong , is sick and frustrated : " now euere ilk man in wrecched lyfe is gostly seke " ( Scale 1 , 44.316a. – 116 ) ; Hilton 's view of this state is like that of Rolle 's view of the body of this death in his Meditations on the Passion . |
| 18 | Tim Brighouse ( 1990 ) , referring to his time as Chief Education Officer in Oxfordshire , has pointed out how the selection of a performance indicator by the LEA can have a marked effect on practice in schools : the decline in the use of corporal punishment accelerated noticeably when schools were asked to submit figures relating to its use . |
| 19 | ‘ For the purposes of this Article an article or substance is not to be regarded as properly used where it is used without regard to any relevant information or advice relating to its use which has been made available by a person by whom it was designed , manufactured , imported or supplied . ’ |
| 20 | But before this could be contemplated , there are some more serious problems with the positivist stance that would have to be resolved — again relating to its neglect of criminal justice processes . |
| 21 | ( FCA ) of having been found to be in breach of Investment Business Regulation 6.03 in that the firm at Shipley between 16 March 1989 and 12 March 1991 sent business letters relating to its investment business without bearing the legend ‘ Authorised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to carry on investment business ’ contrary to Investment Business Regulation 2.02 and in that the firm at Shipley between 9 September 1988 and 1 October 1989 entered or required its Principal to enter into an association or arrangement with a person which might result in the defendant being constrained or induced to refer or introduce a client to a person who was not an independent intermediary with a view to that person giving investment advice contrary to Investment Business Regulation 2.03 and in that the firm at Shipley between 16 March 1986 and 31 October 1989 failed before recommending or effecting for a client a transaction in units in an authorised unit trust or a recognised collective investment scheme , to take reasonable steps to establish that other more advantageous or suitable policies or units were not available contrary to Investment Business Regulation 2.11 and in that the firm at Shipley between 1 November 1989 and 16 October 1991 having given advice to a client which was such that when acted upon it resulted in commission being received by the defendant , failed to notify the said client in writing of the amount and terms of such commission as soon as that information was available , contrary to Investment Business Regulation 2.32 was reprimanded , fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £500 by way of costs . |
| 22 | The feng-huang 's voice was also beautiful , and its song consisted of five perfect notes which echoed in the mountains as the bird soared the skies before returning to its home in the clouds with the gods . |
| 23 | The duppy can only operate at night and will expect a reward on returning to its grave . |
| 24 | The route passes through picturesque villages and the fascinating Canons Ashby before returning to its starting point at Daventry Country Park . |
| 25 | And eel-fishing looked much harder this time , the silver-grey often returning to its den empty-handed . |
| 26 | She walked listening to its ticking , feeling the order and the peace , the cleanliness , the comfort . |
| 27 | Breeze stood for a moment , listening to its savage , eternal music , watching the grey-green water swirling round the half-submerged rocks . |
| 28 | Next let it be considered , that the following law seems to hold in our attainment of knowledge , that according to its desirableness , whether in point of excellence , or range , or intricacy , so is the subtlety of the evidence on which it is received . |
| 29 | As a result of these specific , socially constructed functions : ‘ Speech is often evaluated socially according to its closeness to the written language , which explains why standard spoken English is probably closer to written English than is any other spoken variety . |
| 30 | According to its remit from the 1986 Agriculture Act , MAFF is supposed to balance the needs of conservation with agriculture , which it is blatantly not doing . |