Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , falling into the technocrats ' natural sin , it mistook administrative device for organic substance . |
| 2 | This is partly because Spain wants ‘ economic union ’ , by which it understands more aid for poorer countries , to be in place to cushion the shock of the monetary sort . |
| 3 | Finally , as prices range from £15,190 to £26,910 it represents superb value for such a high specification . |
| 4 | Nor does it make much sense for the book to be on offer soon afterwards through a paperback book club that screams at it potential customers , ‘ You write the rules ’ . |
| 5 | W would it make much difference for you lending me the money . |
| 6 | W would it make much difference for you lending me the money . |
| 7 | In view of the events surrounding the Haitian boat people who attempted to enter the United States , does it make any sense for that country to continue opposing the implementation of the common action programme ? |
| 8 | A further area for the media group to check is the loss of circulation due to strikes or other problems : during the continuing difficulties that beset Fleet Street in the early eighties it became standard practice for papers affected to provide a rebate for lost circulation . |
| 9 | The articles of agreement stipulated that gold was the official numeraire in terms of which each currency 's exchange value was to be pegged , but it became common practice for countries to adopt a par value for their currencies expressed in terms of the dollar . |
| 10 | It offers great potential for services for gypsy and traveller children , whose circumstances are often affected by intense and extensive discrimination . |
| 11 | And at £85 it offers great value for money . |
| 12 | But this is still a reading of great insight which I shall often return to , for it offers much food for thought . |
| 13 | The new agreement means that wines and spirits will now be a significant part of PTGI 's portfolio and it offers excellent potential for future growth as tourism develops in Bali , Lombok and Indonesia 's other tourist destinations . |
| 14 | It offers further confirmation for GR outside the solar system and it provides the first evidence , albeit indirect , for gravitational radiation . |
| 15 | An integrated fourth generation language tool set , it produces interoperable software for a variety of database systems , such as Ingres , Oracle , Informix and C-ISAM . |
| 16 | So it produces usable power for an electric generator , without any input . |
| 17 | Also , it made extra work for the cook . |
| 18 | The unsatisfactory nature of project evaluation work and the inconclusive lessons which can be drawn from it provide little justification for the donor ‘ omniscience ’ which continues to characterize their negotiations with recipients . |
| 19 | It provided continuous core for analysis and integration with downhole geophysical logs . |
| 20 | It offended the friends and allies of the USA , especially in western Europe ; and in the Cold War years it provided splendid propaganda for her enemies in the Communist World . |
| 21 | The city 's Central Station incorporates a large viaduct section over Argyll Street , which is locally nicknamed the Highlandman 's Umbrella , because it provided useful shelter for the homeless and unemployed in the city . |
| 22 | It was Lennon 's first straight acting role and was coolly received , but it provided another vehicle for promoting his vision of a world free of war and nuclear weapons . |
| 23 | Was the government-supported Remploy , for instance , a good thing because it provided sheltered employment for disabled people , or a bad thing because it ghettoised them ? |
| 24 | The competition was fished on the River Glem which looked uninviting , running gin clear and low , but it provided excellent match for the hard working delegates . |
| 25 | Similar to agreements signed by Poland and Czechoslovakia with Germany , it provided binding protection for the 100,000-strong German ethnic minority in Romania . |
| 26 | The BBC has always maintained that it needs more spectrum for each service to be able to provide more relay stations in remote areas . |
| 27 | It multiplied capital punishment for the most wretched categories of offenders . |
| 28 | It has crucial importance for the accommodative phase of reading progress . |
| 29 | Although this regulation of tortious liability is not of itself a contractual issue , there are some situations where it has great importance for business contracts , for instance in the area of pre-contract negotiations . |
| 30 | Thus , Irish nationalism is conceived by most members in an abstract way , but it has concrete import for key groups . |