Example sentences of "[vb pp] its [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hotel has targeted its occupancy for the first year at 55 per cent , which , Mr Nitschke says , is realistic . |
| 2 | At this same time Force ‘ H ’ discharged its responsibilities for the ‘ Tiger ’ convoy to Admiral Cunningham 's force , the two fleets meeting some 40 miles south of Malta . |
| 3 | THE SCOTTISH Milk Marketing Board has bowed to pressure and withdrawn its bid for the Co-op 's Scottish milk business . |
| 4 | But now it has revealed its plans for the next generation of VAXes to be built around the new Alpha RISC chip , DEC is again keen to push the advantages of staying with VAX . |
| 5 | Nevertheless the serial monogamy of kings is likely to have had its implications for the rivalries between their heirs . |
| 6 | THE North Staffordshire Railway at Cheddleton , near Leek on the Churnet Valley Railway , has recently opened its doors for the 1992 season of running dates . |
| 7 | A new club which aims to give homeless and unemployed people what could be their only good meal of the day has opened its doors for the first time . |
| 8 | Intergraph Corp , Huntsville , Alabama warns that while it has not yet closed its books for the first quarter , preliminary estimates indicate that turnover will be lower than expected at between $280m and $285m , and that all geographic segments were below expectations for the quarter , and price reductions on older products combined with lower sales volume resulted in reduced gross margins ; the company expects a loss from operations excluding restructuring charges of $8m to $10m or $0.11 to $0.13 per share and restructuring charges and non-operating items during the quarter will increase the losses by an additional three cents a share . |
| 9 | Application of the technique to mammalian spermatocytes , pioneered by Moses ( 37–39 ) , has demonstrated its potential for the analysis of the behaviour of chromosome abnormalities at meiotic prophase as well as the analysis of normal meiotic development . |
| 10 | It has proved its worth for the church and the state and it is supported by the leadership of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats . |
| 11 | The ICI team pinned its hopes for the programme 's success on the untried gas-liquid reactions . |
| 12 | Mr Alan Milburn , Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Darlington , was pleased the appeal had failed but suspected Bioplan might have abandoned its plans for the town anyway due to financial problems . |
| 13 | But although the Criminal Law Revision Committee has declared its support for the present age of consent , its proposals concerning the mental element in sections 5 and 6 can serve only to undermine it . |
| 14 | Time Out has repeatedly pledged its support for the Famous Compere 's Policedog ( alternative cabaret event ) through sponsorship and advertising . |
| 15 | Having pledged its support for the environment and the poor , there is mounting pressure for it to institutionalize some safeguards . |
| 16 | HCIMA jointly awards the Level IV NVQ but has also pledged its support for the qualifications at Levels I-III . |
| 17 | The Fed has cut its target for the federal-funds rate five times in the past three months , to 6.75% . |
| 18 | Nirex , the UK nuclear industry 's waste disposal company , has announced its plans for the storage of Britain 's nuclear waste in an underground repository near Sellafield in Cumbria . |
| 19 | Yesterday 's board meeting issued a statement which said : ‘ The board of MGN has reaffirmed its support for the business policies , previously adopted unanimously by the board , for the future of the group . ’ |
| 20 | The Shekhawat ministry won a vote of confidence in the assembly in November 1990 , necessitated by the withdrawal of support by the Janata Dal after the BJP had ended its support for the V. P. Singh government [ see p. 37854 ] . |
| 21 | The Coca-Cola Company , manufacturer of the world 's most popular soft drink , has renewed its backing for the three most important team events in tennis — the Davis Cup by NEC , the Federation Cup by NEC and the NEC World Youth Cup . |
| 22 | UN nuclear weapons expert Maurizio Zeffirero declared on Dec. 8 , following an inspection visit to Iraq , that the government had expressed its willingness for the first time to open discussions regarding foreign suppliers of its nuclear weapons programme . |
| 23 | The ASB , however , has previously expressed its unwillingness for the OFR to be audited . |
| 24 | The Structure Plan Review ( to 2005 ) , under preparation , will not achieve significant levels of materiality until well after the initial Consultative Draft stage , indeed , until Lothian Regional Council has publicly determined its support for the premises , assumptions , forecasts , policies and proposals developed through the public participation process and subsequently supported by the Director of Planning . |
| 25 | MIDDLESBROUGH council has published its submission for the ‘ second round ’ of City Challenge . |