Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] itself to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was decided in Att. -Gen. for Northern Ireland v. Gallagher that the House need not in all circumstances confine itself to the certified question . |
| 2 | In 1877 Anglicans founded the Guild of St Matthew , the first organization inside the Church of England to address itself to the social implications of Christianity since the 1850s . |
| 3 | His new work attaches itself to the ready-made tradition , taking the theme of laziness into ‘ a la recherche du temps perdu ’ . |
| 4 | One question which arises is why , with 256 code values available in each byte , has this control process limited itself to the 128 7-bit codes ? |
| 5 | But if Mr Major is at heart opposed to greater union , Britain 's policy is likely to be affected by the institutional pressures of Whitehall , which has over the years committed itself to the pro-European line . |
| 6 | Had separatism confined itself to a political context , then however violent the discussion , its impact and effects would not have been a fraction of what they are . |
| 7 | Metal lends itself to a wider range of decorative techniques than most other materials because of its physical properties , particularly its ductility , which allows it to be twisted into wire or inlaid with other metals and even other materials such as gemstones . |
| 8 | Whereas wildlife conservation lends itself to a science-based approach , this is not really possible for landscape conservation , or the improvement of public access to the countryside . |
| 9 | What they may not have realised is that that message conveyed itself to the American public ! |
| 10 | The Provisional Government committed itself to a wide range of reforms . |
| 11 | The tRNA attaches itself to the appropriate amino acid . |
| 12 | The bush welds itself to the primary shaft and will not disengage . |
| 13 | This simply means that the normal 8-hour duty shift is split ; for example , 4 hours on duty , 2 hours off duty , then 4 hours on duty , or 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening , or whatever combination lends itself to the efficient running of the hotel . |
| 14 | Vaulting is made in bays and the semi-circular arch lends itself to a square bay . |
| 15 | This fatalism lends itself to the infamous Burmese bureaucracy , partly because bureaucracy looks like efficiency , partly because bureaucracy fits so neatly into the unchanging Buddhist worldview . |
| 16 | " With the ability to adapt itself to the changing requirements of the times , the school still lives , and its reputation stands as high as ever among the inhabitants of Stockport and the surrounding districts , and in educational circles beyond the extended parish of Stockport . " |
| 17 | Archie Hamilton , son of the third Baron Hamilton , who served as Parliamentary private secretary to Margaret Thatcher , is another example of the old tradition accommodating itself to the new spirit in the party . |
| 18 | One section of the New Left allied itself to the black working class who were demanding civil rights , and so acted against the narrow interests of the professional-managerial class . |
| 19 | Thus , every three years or so , a strident siren echoed across the Dantesque landscape of Winnington to signal the moment for everyone within eye- or ear-shot to retire to a safe distance and to watch the plant reduce itself to a concrete skeleton . |
| 20 | Saying that the council had been pressing the Scottish Office for a long time to commit itself to a new bridge , the administration leader , John MacDougall , said while welcoming their decision , it was vital that the views of users would be taken into account . |