Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb -s] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second technique is deconcentration — although functions may be departmentalised in a single central government department , it may nevertheless be desirable for administration to be dispersed from the geographical centre and into the regions and localities where it takes actual effect ‘ on the ground ’ . |
| 2 | No you 're looking at the wrong one , this eight down here where it says eight and then there 's an O and a Z , that 's eight ounces which is about two and something grams , we 're not worried about grams today , in ounces , oh , think that will be enough ? |
| 3 | Go on I tell you what why do n't you flip it over and start on the other side , even though it says this side done , this is an old tape from a seismograph and er we were afraid to use it in our work but I think the sound 's alright on it , you flip it over and where it says this side down , put that side up and use the other half of the tape and let me hear your comments back . |
| 4 | The nutty edge is carried through into the flavour , where it meets pleasant hints of green apples and greengages . |
| 5 | Continue on track as it bends right then curves round edge of large field , then past a second building and up minor ridge , where it meets another track coming up from right . |
| 6 | The Trail starts at the south-east of Brighstone Forest where it meets another long distance route — the Tennyson Trail . |
| 7 | To date , LanOptics has used distributors such as Datarange Communications Ltd , but following the establishment of the UK company , it is now to sell direct where it feels this is more strategic . |
| 8 | If you will , it 's the aerial equivalent to a Mk 1 Ford Escort 1100 — does everything at about six out of ten , except in edge-of-the-envelope handling , where it scores eleven . |
| 9 | The idea has now reached dimensions where it requires some assistance by individuals with stature and/or money to legitimize its growth . |
| 10 | This religious dimension is conserved as a sub text in many political ideologies , where it furnishes particular articles of faith in the self-emancipation of ethnic minorities , or in their special role as makers of their own history . |
| 11 | Where it employs professional musicians full- or part-time it should ensure that their salaries take account of their training and qualifications as well as of the time and contribution which they are expected to give to the worship . |
| 12 | Maybe smaller corporations can be deterred , but any attempt to constrain seriously the large transnational corporations will ultimately affect us adversely where it hurts most — in our economic performance . |
| 13 | And the recent World Bank and IMF meetings did not sound encouraging for the most indebted nations who are constantly forced to make cuts where it hurts most : health , education and food subsidies . |
| 14 | Together they plot to undermine and ruin their errant spouses by hitting them where it hurts corporate types the hardest : their egos and bank balances . |
| 15 | Extensive shallow lakes or lagoons of salt or soda water , where it builds conical heaps of mud on which to lay its eggs . |
| 16 | This record sounds deranged at either 33 ( where you can pretend it 's a fat bloke singing ) or 45 ( where it becomes apparent that an agitated woman is handling the vocal chores ) . |
| 17 | It gets into water supplies in two ways : either from acid soils , where it becomes soluble at low pH ( there are huge amounts in the soil and these are washed out by acid rain where there is little organic matter to bind the aluminium ) , or by being deliberately added to peaty water to remove the suspended organic matter and make the water clear , by a similar chemical process . |
| 18 | The myogenin gene has been isolated and can be introduced into non-muscle cells where it becomes integrated into their DNA . |
| 19 | In its uncharged ( unprotonated ) form , it diffuses into acid compartments such as the patietal cell lumen , where it becomes protonated and positively charged . |
| 20 | It is now possible for reporters to deliver copy via computer to the file server where it gets subbed and seamlessly rewritten by the editor . |
| 21 | This brings the concept of ideology into the centre of his work unlike Marx 's writings where it remains peripheral to the account of the material relations of the process of production . |
| 22 | Potential targets for arachidonic acid include not only the presynaptic terminal , where it may act to increase L-glutamate release , but also glial cells where it depresses L-glutamate uptake and the postsynaptic cell , where , for example , it can potentiate NMDA receptor-mediated currents . |
| 23 | Firstly , harmonisation of national policies , especially in areas where it offers obvious advantages , e.g. labour mobility . |
| 24 | Sauvignon , that quintessential crisp , dry white variety , is popular in fashion-led Australia where it produces clean dry whites — but with a difference . |
| 25 | The question which should be addressed in evaluation is whether the progress is satisfactory and , if not , where it falls short and could be improved . |
| 26 | And he told reporters before the meeting : ‘ I support the IRA 's right to engage in armed struggle — where it wages armed engagements is a matter for itself . ’ |
| 27 | Now where it goes negative a negative value I do n't think we 'd be interested in that , that means that the car 's got to the point where you have to pay someone to take it away . |
| 28 | Elsag Bailey SpA has acquired Ferranti International Controls Inc of Houston , and according to the Financial Times , Ferranti International Plc is in process of getting out of the US , where it does some $100m a year , some 25% of the total , and employs about 1,000 people : it is winding up a Pennsylvania company , Ferranti International Simulation & Training and will sell the rest . |
| 29 | This uses large quantities of water that is stored in old pits , where it forms bright blue likes . |
| 30 | My most successful Boston fern looks a picture on the corner of the bath , where it enjoys good , indirect light and a humid atmosphere . |