Example sentences of "[prep] its [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 6,713-delegate nominating convention of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party ( DLP ) , held on May 19 , chose Kim Young Sam as its candidate for the 1992 presidential elections . |
| 2 | In 1878 he was appointed minister of the New West End synagogue , then in the course of erection in St Petersburgh Place , west London ; he served as its minister for the remainder of his life . |
| 3 | Through its support for the war and its positive participation in the construction of the war economy the Labour movement helped to create a fund of popular support for socialist objectives . |
| 4 | Together with the London boroughs , the LAB attaches a high priority to helping to nurture the audiences , performers and producers of the future through its support for the arts in schools and for organisations which work for young people . |
| 5 | Equally important , one may argue , was the boost which the Report gave to the District 's morale through its praise for the WEA 's voluntary and democratic traditions . |
| 6 | The Japanese goverment has launched a campaign to promote the eating of whale meat , hoping to raise public support for its call for the moratorium on whaling to be lifted at this year 's meeting of the International Whaling Commission ( IWC ) in Kyoto in May . |
| 7 | Mr Haydn Cook , chief executive of the Friarage , said negotiations were going on with the Scorton hospital about its contract for the forthcoming year . |
| 8 | It 's not possible really to understand Eastern Europe now unless you know a little bit about its history for the last 150 years . ’ |
| 9 | Oxfords and brogue styles have been standard office issue for most of this century , but in the last 30 years the loafer has — thanks to its American and Italian perfectors — become a relaxed and stylish alternative to lace-ups , but there are purists who still harbour doubts about its suitability for the boardroom . |
| 10 | Just how little the opening of a new Front in the east matched the widespread desire for a rapid end to the war , and how risky the extension of the conflict was felt to be , can be seen in the admission , a few months later , by Adolf Wagner , Gauleiter of Munich and Upper Bavaria , at a meeting of Party functionaries , that if Hitler had consulted the German people before the start of the war in the east about its readiness for the Russian campaign , the vast majority of the population would have said : ‘ My God , keep your hands off , my dear Adolf Hitler . |
| 11 | ‘ The department will also decide to send staff on courses as part of its responsibility for the development of professional and non-professional staff ’ … |
| 12 | By their statement of claim the council claimed , inter alia , ( i ) that the council was the county council for Derbyshire and pursuant to statute was responsible for a wide range of governmental and administrative functions in Derbyshire , and in particular the investment and control of the superannuation fund ; ( ii ) that in those issues of ‘ The Sunday Times ’ the third and fourth defendants falsely and maliciously wrote and the first and second defendants falsely and maliciously printed and published , or caused to be written , printed or published of and concerning the council and of and concerning the council in the way of its discharge of its responsibility for the investment and control of the superannuation fund ; ( iii ) by reason of the words published in the articles the council had been injured in its credit and reputation and had been brought into public scandal , odium and contempt , and had suffered loss and damage . |
| 13 | ‘ of and … concerning the council and of and concerning the council in the way of its discharge of its responsibility for the investment and control of the superannuation fund the following words … |
| 14 | A POLICY statement on the environment was issued by the Food and Agriculture Division in February stating recognition of its concern for the environment as a corporate priority and the company 's aim to integrate environmental considerations into the mainstream of business decision taking . |
| 15 | Microport is promising an optimised version of its software for the Pentium chip . |
| 16 | There can be no doubt that Creole , in particular Jamaican Creole , derives much of its attraction for the youth from its association with certain forms of culture . |
| 17 | The demonstrations had been planned by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ( ZCTU ) as part of its campaign for the suspension of the government 's economic reform programme [ see p. 38751 ] and the repeal of new labour legislation . |
| 18 | In our opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of the Association 's affairs at November 30 , 1992 and of its deficit for the year then ended and have been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 1985 . |
| 19 | Egypt , despite the enthusiasm of its government for the role proposed for it , is hardly a secure military partner . |
| 20 | The ANC reminded the government of its call for the banning of all dangerous weapons at public gatherings and accused the government of allowing " this paramilitary force to become a law unto itself " . |
| 21 | If IBM has any sense ( which is in itself a topic worthy of serious consideration ) it will offer versions of its engine for the entire ES/9000 range ; should it do so , the 9221 version might be nothing larger than a circuit board or two that fits in a standard rack . |
| 22 | The next month we received yet another set of referee 's comments and a rejection of the paper on the grounds of its unsuitability for the journal yet complimentary in other respects . |
| 23 | This response of J's to the explicit time reference ( to " a day " ) embedded in the Creole part of B's turn is independent evidence of its salience for the other participants . |
| 24 | British Telecommunications Plc says it is to complete its cable television network in the Westminster district of London by 1995 under undertakings given to the government as part of a review of its licence for the area : some 120,000 homes in Westminster , the only area in the UK where the company is licensed to offer television service over its phone network , will have access to the service on completion , Reuter notes ; the company hopes to be allowed to run TV throughout its network from 1997 . |
| 25 | HUNTING Group is having trouble filling the crater left by the end of its contract for the JP233 runway-wrecking bomb . |
| 26 | On Aug. 31 , the chairman of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet , Leonid Kravchuk , banned the activity of the republican Communist Party , because of its support for the coup . |
| 27 | There is a tradition of strong social consciousness in the Church of Ireland , evidenced by its building of hospitals , the support of some of its leadership for the locked-out Dublin workers in 1913 and their activities in other works of mercy without a proselytizing aim . |
| 28 | The significance of the ‘ Hitler myth ’ has to be seen , finally , on a third level which preceding chapters have not sought to explore systematically : that of its function for the élites — both the non-Nazi ‘ national-conservative ’ élites and the power-groups within the Movement itself . |
| 29 | Early in 1980 , Whitehall 's newly-created Interdepartmental Group on Climate Change published a report on the implications of its subject for the United Kingdom . |
| 30 | By the time he got out , the performing pig had lost most of its charm for the paying customer . ’ |