Example sentences of "[prep] establishing themselves [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But senior party figures will privately be far from unhappy ; a Labour victory would have destroyed their long-term goal of establishing themselves as the main opposition to the Conservatives . |
| 2 | But senior party figures privately will be far from unhappy ; a Labour victory would have destroyed their long-term goal of establishing themselves as the main opposition to the Conservatives . |
| 3 | ( c ) There was an additional reason for considering that there was no infringement of article 52 : the criterion of the owner 's nationality did not prevent nationals of other member states from establishing themselves in the United Kingdom to operate fishing vessels — it only prevented them from doing so under the British flag . |
| 4 | It follows from that provision , and in particular from the passage which I have emphasised , that it is necessary to reject the United Kingdom 's argument that no infringement of article 52 has taken place because the nationality requirements do not prevent nationals of other member states from establishing themselves in the United Kingdom and operating fishing vessels there , but only from doing so under the British flag : British citizens are not subject to that restriction . |
| 5 | The goal was the perfect illustration of the reasons why Manchester United are close to establishing themselves as the country 's outstanding side . |