Example sentences of "[v-ing] its [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | BR used press campaigns in the early 1980s to put the arguments for higher state support , basing its case on the higher subsidies of other European railways as a percentage of GNP . |
| 2 | Delrina is basing its pitch on the expected low cost of these modems relative to the cost of buying separate facsimile and answering machines , and the large installed base of Windows users with a single phone line who keep finding themselves talking to modems . |
| 3 | The state of Wisconsin is basing its appeal on the fact that intent and emotion — passion , envy , fear — are often weighed in the balance in sentencing already . |
| 4 | She had switched the apartment air-conditioning off , distrusting its effect on the health , and for a while she tried to convince herself that it was the unaccustomed humidity that made her so restless , but she did n't really believe it , and the eyes that looked back at her from her bathroom mirror in the morning were shadowy , and hunted . |
| 5 | After completing its work on the Newsom Report , the Central Advisory Council was reconstituted under the chairmanship of Lady Plowden , and turned its attention to primary schools . |
| 6 | Leftist Unity is targeting its campaign on the big industrial cities , such as Madrid , Barcelona and Valencia , as well as the region of Andalucia , where centuries of serfdom to the local noblemen have left the working class with a strong streak of radicalism . |
| 7 | A cymbal splashes to the tune of a brandished stick of drum and runs about the auditorium , bashing its head on the available hard surfaces , fastly chased by a bass note from another kind of guitar-mad guitar . |
| 8 | The government , publishing its reply on the same day , stated that it had no legal liability to pay compensation , rejected the report 's assertions that actions fell short of the standards appropriate to the regulator , and further asserted that the general handling of the licensing of the Barlow Clowes partnership was careful and considerate . |
| 9 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 10 | A shareholder is no part of the causal chain leading to the accidents ; he added no capital to the corporation 's resources just by buying its stock on the exchange . |
| 11 | It was small , and aware of the virtues of remaining small , lurking ambiguously between hotel and pub , and retaining its hold on the local bar custom while it lured in the fanatical fishermen from half the county for weekend indulgences and occasional contests . |
| 12 | The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) in Vienna is close to finishing its report on the first systematic study of the Chernobyl region by outsiders . |
| 13 | One of the key arguments in defending its position on the school timetable must be the 1988 Education Reform Act itself which should not be lost sight of among the more immediate problems of implementation . |
| 14 | Even before this teacher took up his post , the study skills working party was focusing its attention on the potential of the package he brought with him , and the subsequent development of study skills in the school incorporated much of his scheme . |
| 15 | Back in Britain , it became necessary to introduce food rationing as the blockade by the German ‘ U ’ boats was having its effect on the supplies of foods from overseas . |
| 16 | There was therefore a very long period during which the need for a god was having its effect on the developing mind of man , but during which no god worship as now understood was practised . |
| 17 | To make it work means pulling the SIB itself out of direct regulation and tightening its leash on the SROs . |
| 18 | It was 1963 and as David started his new job , ‘ Mersey Mania ’ was taking its stranglehold on the charts with The Beatles , Gerry and the Pacemakers , Freddie and The Dreamers ; everything with a Liverpudlian accent tasted success . |
| 19 | The Green Revolution that swept away Europe 's diversity at the turn of the century is now taking its toll on the |
| 20 | Far below me the sea was making its lacework on the water and flinging wreaths of gold on the shore . |
| 21 | Making its debut on the Summerfield stand at this year 's British Music Fair was an attractive new range of acoustic guitars . |
| 22 | The housebuilder and Channel tunnel contractor is making its decision on the dividend in the face of a dismal trading outlook in Britain . |
| 23 | Desktop publishing is also making its mark on the professional publishing industry with products like Quark XPress , PageMaker , Ventura and , for more specialised users , Talbot 's Dialtext system . |
| 24 | " In preparing its opinion on the Swiss application " the Commission was " to take into account the views of the Swiss authorities following the Dec. 6 referendum " [ see this page ] . |
| 25 | Gresham Telecomputing Plc , which last week released its first full year figures since the merger of the Gresham Group with Telecomputing Plc in 1991 is betting its future on the market 's movement towards open systems , despite the fact that its revenues still come from traditional ICL mainframe customers . |
| 26 | Reed is seen as : ( a ) enhancing the ‘ quality ’ of its portfolio through , for instance , an advance in subscription revenues from 11% to 20% ; ( b ) achieving better geographic balance , notably through raising its exposure to the Continent of Europe and lowering its dependence on the UK , while at the same time maintaining the US share at one third of the whole ; strengthening an already satisfactory financial position , with interest cover increasing from 6.7x to 16.4x . |
| 27 | Although Nizan was later to pour scorn on the moral self-righteousness and indignation of a non-communist majority in France venting its spleen on the treacherousness of the USSR , 8 and although he was also to recognise the Soviet Union 's need to act expediently at a time of impending international disaster , 9 nonetheless something fundamental had clearly snapped in Nizan 's psychology . |
| 28 | Rover is planning a free video brochure showing its range on the road , with technical details , prices and shots of the interior . |
| 29 | A verbal answer , which will do as part of the Language game of ordinary life , is that I put the immorality of prostitution upon the mat in a way quite comparable to putting its increase on the mat . |
| 30 | This is not the same as assessing its impact on the value of the company , although it makes some attempt to do this , as will be described shortly . |