Example sentences of "it [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually , however , in May 1988 it signed a new agreement with the IMF , under which , in return for a supply of new foreign loans , it agreed to relax foreign exchange controls and open an effective foreign exchange market . |
| 2 | THE Scottish Office was accused of ‘ landlordism of the sea ’ yesterday when it agreed to end common fishing rights in part of Loch Crinan . |
| 3 | In 1972 it failed to reach reserve price when it came under the hammer at auction . |
| 4 | In every respect Britain 's foreign policy was a failure : it failed to do anything which would strengthen the declining influence of the League of Nations ; it failed to prevent the alliance of Italy and Germany : it failed to stop German expansion , and in the last resort , it failed to prevent the agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union which neutralized the Eastern Front for nearly two years . |
| 5 | Considering that NFS version 3 , which was a major re-do , is sitting on a shelf somewhere collecting dust because it failed to garner popular support , there will probably be some reluctance to call this puppy by the same name . |
| 6 | In a statement issued after the meeting the resolution was described as " totally unacceptable " on the grounds that it failed to condemn Palestinian violence and questioned Israel 's sovereignty over Jerusalem . |
| 7 | One of the key main objections to the Accord was that it failed to offer sufficient protection to Quebec 's English-speaking minority . |
| 8 | Known as the Crossman scheme , it failed to gain parliamentary approval before the 1970 election . |
| 9 | Last August , it said it planned to incorporate scalable font technology from Adobe Systems Inc and support for shared MS-DOS extenders through an agreement with Rational Systems Inc . |
| 10 | It planned to reduce foreign aid by Can . |
| 11 | This will enable it to continue using British coal , which has a relatively high sulphur content , while meeting EC standards on sulphur emissions . |
| 12 | A nice piece of work ; but bear in mind that a much more ambitious measurement , which would have taken the biggest chunk of the Hubble 's observing time , is completely beyond the telescope 's present capacity , because it involves seeing faint variable stars in far-off galaxies . |
| 13 | The application of microelectronics to regulate the use of energy is , likewise , being depicted by this country 's government as a manifestation of progress since it involves harnessing advanced technology to promote efficient consumption . |
| 14 | Computer Horizons Corp 's largest shareholder , CGI Informatique SA , itself under agreed offer from IBM Corp , is seeking to persuade other shareholders to overturn corporate policies that it thinks deter potential acquisition offers for the Mountain Lakes , New Jersey company . |
| 15 | It stopped making low-density polyethylene , a basic petro-chemical characterised by massive international over-capacity , a decade ago . |
| 16 | It gives local government in Wales the money it needs to provide high quality services and to get on with the job . |
| 17 | The river needs to be deep enough for the otters to swim and catch fish , the dog otter eating two or three pounds of fish every day , it needs to have thick covering of vegetation along the banks and above all , the water must be clean , fresh and not polluted in any way . |
| 18 | Will he bear it in mind that the law as it stands does great injustice and that many women are suffering life sentences that they should not be suffering ? |
| 19 | It can prove that it has secured additional revenue sources , while protecting our screens from unwelcome foreign imports . |
| 20 | The latter has become a form of economic drip-feed of dubious value to the patient , although it has maintained economic activity at a higher level than would otherwise be the case . |
| 21 | The practitioner utilizing this block steps up to meet the kick as it is coming in , thus meeting it before it has gained full momentum and power . |
| 22 | It has received international recognition and a long and impressive list of visitors — including the Prime Minister — have lauded its achievements . |
| 23 | My argument here is not on that issue , since the focus of their attention was on Parliament and parliamentary procedure and I want to introduce the other side of reform into the debate — where it has received insufficient attention . |
| 24 | It has received meticulous counsel from one of the nation 's highest courts about what it might wish to say on the subject in the future . |
| 25 | It has received formal approval from the Justice Ministry , which ruled that the Party 's programme is acceptable under the recently-approved Law on Political parties . |
| 26 | Though a statement of Catholic doctrine , it has received widespread acceptance . |
| 27 | Frank Smith 's ( 1971 ) seminal work , Understanding Reading , has been glorified and vilified perhaps more than any other book about reading , but it has spawned real excitement and self-questioning in teachers . |
| 28 | It is a simple point , but it has caused certain distress . |
| 29 | I consider this a monstrous libel and gross slur on my reputation and it has caused grave distress and embarrassment to me and is of course highly defamatory . |
| 30 | As the National Coal Board has continued to cut coal-mining employment there after the end of the strike , it has placed great emphasis upon the role of its job-creating subsidiary , NCB ( Enterprises ) in providing alternative jobs . |