Example sentences of "[subord] it [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Project supplies firms like Nissan and Toyota from outlets in Northern England , where it employs an extra 200 staff . |
| 2 | Subsequently , it has been suggested that gastric metaplasia in the duodenum and H pylori associated gastritis might be synergistic in the pathogenesis of duodenitis , with the metaplastic gastric epithelium allowing H pylori to colonise the duodenal mucosa , where it produces an acute inflammatory response . |
| 3 | However , this principle is of little weight where it produces an unfair and unreasonable result ( Basingstoke and Deane BC v Host Group [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 348 ) . |
| 4 | However , serious differences continued to present obstacles to an agreement : ( i ) the Soviet Union insisted that not all combat aircraft be included in the treaty , although it made an important concession on this point in September ( see p. 36909 ) ; ( ii ) of the five categories of weapons to be included in a treaty-aircraft , helicopters , tanks , armoured vehicles and artillery ( with troops being the sixth element in an agreement ) -consensus on the definition of the weapons system and the items in that category to be included was only reached on artillery ( see below ) ; ( iii ) the Warsaw Pact insisted on an undertaking by NATO to conduct separate negotiations on the reduction of naval forces ( see Malta summit disagreement on naval forces p. 37111 ) ; and ( iv ) the Warsaw Pact demanded that no modernization of short-range missiles by NATO take place ( see also p. 37227 ) . |
| 5 | Although it showed an overall swing of seven per cent to Labour since the last election , in the key regions it was much bigger . |
| 6 | This was a very early version , although it worked an absolute dream the cards are not yet BT Approved . |
| 7 | But they should not compare the two sets of drawings too closely , as the competition schemes were part of a larger layout , and Scott 's latest design was for a much smaller building which , although it included an official residence , hardly exceeded the bulk and cost of the original office part alone . |
| 8 | The new model joins the previously-announced 16-port model , although it has an earlier availability date : the company is aiming for late this quarter for the eight-port model , while the 16-port version is not expected until the third quarter . |
| 9 | In the Samburu language ‘ yare ’ means ‘ quest ’ , so it seemed an appropriate place to stay . |
| 10 | The Atapeuerca skeletal sample is large by the standards of any other Middle Pleistocene hominid site , so it provides an unprecedented opportunity to examine the internal morphological and metrical variation of what is assumed the represent a penecontemporaneous sample of individuals of different ages and sex . |
| 11 | Silicon Graphics has signed a letter of intent to buy 10% of Control Data Systems once it becomes an independent company . |
| 12 | The Council … believes strongly that a first degree course in Educational Studies lasting three years may be designed to lead to an Honours award … the concept of a three-year degree course in Educational Studies , leading to an Honours or an unclassified degree , will be acceptable provided it combines an adequate period of practical experience in the classroom with a requisite minimum of academic studies . |
| 13 | Faster and faster the Wheel trundled , a whirling fiery hoop , until it reached an artificial mound at the cliff edge and was deflected up into the air . |
| 14 | Adams ' report , one of a long line of studies , expert groups , advisory committees and internal and external task forces that have looked at Super-SARA , declared that the project was still viable if it got an immediate go-ahead . |
| 15 | ‘ Women and film ’ would make a great movie if it had an international , multicultural cast and would address all these questions at once . |
| 16 | They never changed the booth they sat in and they found that nobody was ever sitting in it as if it had an invisible reserved sign hanging above it . |
| 17 | Until 1989 the courts had said that a 'speaking " decision could be upset if it contained an obvious error . |
| 18 | If it chooses an independent valuer , then there is a separate contract between the valuer and the borrower , the society 's obligation being confined to using care in the selection of the valuer . |
| 19 | Most members of the Arab League would welcome a Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon , but not if it means an inter-Arab war . |
| 20 | We try and look at the risk to see if it warrants an extra premium . |
| 21 | Simple material can be unmistakably right if it has an appropriate urge and impulse . |
| 22 | For products that are expensive and only used sporadically an unattractive product may be chosen if it has an exceptional performance as its handling characteristics will ensure that it is only used as a last resort and not used casually when other cheaper products would suffice . |
| 23 | If it seems an ambitious goal , let me ask you a simple question . |
| 24 | We respond by saying that we will see how much local INTEREST there is , and if it looks an economic viability we 'll come and talk to you . |
| 25 | Therefore it appears that a photon of energy E = hv behaves in a gravitational field as if it possessed an inertial mass E/c 2 ! |
| 26 | I mean , when I , when I was a kid I got , erm , I was given an Australian doll baby , and which was funny cos it had an amazing sun tan and dark blue eyes and blonde hair , like typical Ozzie child . |
| 27 | Manchester-based Eyeline faces closure unless it gets an urgent 12,000 cash injection . |
| 28 | This has even been a criticism of ( or objection to ) the use of conditional funds from the IMF , unless it becomes an absolute necessity for economic survival . |
| 29 | Envy would not be so strong and indefeasible an instinct , unless it had an important function in the evolution and survival of human society , and therefore of mankind itself . |
| 30 | In each case the new wall light will be controlled by the existing switch connected to the rose or junction box you select , unless it has an integral push-button or pull-cord switch . |