Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reminds you of the US Interstate Highway system and the way it instantly snarled as soon as Washington residents tried to exit en masse during the riots of the late 1960s , does n't it … that blizzard coming on top of the New York World Trade Center bombing was just the kind of disaster the disaster recovery industry has been dreading : according to the New York Times , a heavy accumulation of snow caused the roof of the computer centre in Clifton , New Jersey that supports 5,000 automatic teller machines US-wide , 6% of the total , to collapse , putting the machines out of action — and the centre could n't transfer its operations to the North Bergen , New Jersey site where it had disaster recovery facilities arranged — because the site was full up with work transferred by Trade Center tenants … |
| 2 | It can be used under hardboard to cover floors ( where it improves noise insulation and cuts heat loss ) , or in sheet or tile form to improve the appearance of ceilings . |
| 3 | The searcher may go astray because either some supposed fact is wrong or it applies modus ponens in an irrelevant way , but it will never arrive at any result which is not a strict consequence of its start state . |
| 4 | One of the production 's virtues was that , although it had TV stars , it was n't just a succession of tacky TV turns . |
| 5 | Crec ( say it ‘ see-wreck ’ for ‘ computer recycling ’ ) is a private concern that intends to remain private , although it gets government assistance with its factory rent and worker salaries during its start-up phase . |
| 6 | The new country rejected the new name Azania on the grounds that it had slave origins — and preferring the sense that it was a vital part of the continent as a whole . |
| 7 | We chose retinoic acid because I met a friend , at a meeting , and he told me that it affected cell communication . |
| 8 | If proven that it constitutes Treasure Trove ( i.e. it was buried with the intention of later removal , rather than as part of a funerary burial ) , it is most likely to be retained by the Crown for the British Museum and the finder paid a sum equal to the market value of what is retained . |
| 9 | This dynamic function of money stems from the fact that it represents purchasing power , which , when exercised , stimulates production of goods and services . |
| 10 | Propaganda actions , such as Christmas sales of excess butter , failed to stop the complaints about the policy : that it tended to help large farms , which could adopt intensive production methods , rather than the needy ; that it distorted world markets and upset the US , which threatened a trade war with the EC over CAP in 1986 — 7 ; and that it harmed the environment by encouraging the use of chemical fertilisers . |
| 11 | An inositol depletion hypothesis attempts to explain this effect of Li + on the basis that it inhibits inositol phosphate metabolism , so preventing the regeneration of free inositol . |
| 12 | It is highly technical not just in the sense that it involves computer technology but also because it is totally based in the area of printing . |
| 13 | It comes as no surprise to learn that it took director Peter Greenaway a very long time to find a film company that would consider his script for more than 30 seconds . |
| 14 | The plain fact is that there are steps that Cleveland should be taking to improve the way that it manages education spending . |
| 15 | Kaprun is unique in that it offers summer skiing , along with a multitude of other activities . |
| 16 | Christians claim that what happened on Good Friday was decisive for humankind — it was of such a definitive , absolute nature that it split world history in two and it declares that the many strands of human experience ( hope , joy , peace , human fulfilment ) run through the crossroads of the cross . |
| 17 | Dialogic Corp , making multimedia products in Parsippany , New Jersey , has unveiled an ambitious development that it calls Signal Computing System Architecture . |
| 18 | The official line is that it remains Government policy never to comment on allegations of this nature . |
| 19 | He performs the test and demonstrates that the evolving gas is carbon dioxide by showing that it turns lime water milky . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , in addition to any efficiency argument against monopoly , society may decide that it dislikes monopoly profits purely on the grounds of equity . |
| 21 | This impotence is inherent in the Keynesian approach to policy and not merely a feature of a specific version of that approach ; for by its very nature it makes government influences on aggregate demand predictable in that it links government policy changes to the current or past state of the economy . |
| 22 | After hearing all the views and ideas , Robert said the reason why he favours removing the screen is that it brings information services closer to our members . |
| 23 | And you place it carefully on the printing plate so there 's lots of spare paper round it because the essence of a good etching is that it has breathing space all the way round . |
| 24 | On Friday , GM announced that its share of the US car and truck market for the 1989 model year ended September 30 was 35.2 per cent — up from 34.7 per cent in 1988 — and that it has outsold Ford by 1.7 million vehicles and Chrysler , the third biggest American car maker , by 3.4 million vehicles . |
| 25 | If either side indicates that it has time pressure , such as the seller needing to complete the sale before its financial year end , the other may well wish to exploit this . |
| 26 | Opponents of the whole idea say that it subsidises drug abuse . |
| 27 | West Byfleet-based Halcyon Direct Ltd is shipping Remotely Possible/Dial from Avalan Technology Inc the product is designed to enable users control remote Windows machines over a modem link and the company says that it overcomes speed restrictions that some similar products run up against when communicating in a graphic intensive environment ; it costs £145 . |
| 28 | For the Governor , though , the main benefit has been that it gives prison officers ‘ permission to be concerned ’ in a structured and consistent way . |
| 29 | This will reduce Target 's profits that are subject to corporation tax to £100 , providing Target with an economic benefit of £33 ( assuming that it pays corporation tax at the full rate rather than at the small company 's rate under s13 ) . |
| 30 | Even Sidney and Beatrice Webb , in their classic history of trade unionism , said of the Act that it gave trade unions ‘ an extra-ordinary and unlimited immunity , however great may be the damage caused , and however unwarranted the act , which most lawyers as well as all employers , regard as nothing less than monstrous ’ . |