Example sentences of "its [noun sg] is [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alex tries to demystify it , says its function is just to produce electricity for the National Grid efficiently and cleanly , that the main difference between this and any other power station is that you do n't have beside it a huge pyramid of polluting coal dust . |
| 2 | Its function is basically to cover a woman 's hair and hide the shape of her breasts but it can be worn in a variety of ways , draped round the top half of her body and head , folded over her chest and hanging over her shoulders or loosely placed round her neck . |
| 3 | The bower is not a nest : its function is purely to attract the female . |
| 4 | Diminished responsibility has a wider ambit , but its effect is merely to reduce murder to manslaughter , giving the judge discretion on sentencing or other disposal . |
| 5 | Its priority is simply to lead the market with the speediest and most reliable printers , with the easiest local network connections , and with the broadest range of peripherals and implementations . |
| 6 | Where the UCTA controls exclusion clauses its approach is either to state that liability for the matter in question " can not be excluded or restricted by reference to any contract term " ( imposition of a total ban ) or to state that such liability can not be so excluded or restricted unless the relevant contract term " satisfies the test of reasonableness " . |
| 7 | Because the purpose tests outlined above need to be satisfied throughout Newco 's accounting period , it should be ensured that Newco 's objects clause in its Memorandum of Association clearly states that its purpose is either to trade , or to be a holding company of shares in a company or companies which it controls . |
| 8 | It is entrenched ( i ) because its purpose is generally to limit the powers of government , but also ( ii ) again because of its origins in a higher authority outside the system . |
| 9 | Its purpose is chiefly to add entries for new words and new meanings of words : ‘ new ’ implying that they came into existence , or came to the attention of scholars , after the relevant part of OED was published , and therefore could not be inserted in the main work . |