Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj -er] [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 As a forum it involves larger numbers of working-class men and women than any other form of adult education in Britain , and it appeals to them as representatives of a wider movement of working people , banded together into continuing and accountable organisations .
2 As a particular strength , it offers broader coverage of specialist vocabulary — from medicine to computers , journalism to aerospace — than any other advanced learner 's dictionary .
3 As such it provided further evidence of a more flexible North Korean foreign policy arising in response to the momentous changes in Eastern Europe , and to South Korea 's recent successes in establishing relations with socialist countries .
4 It says it rejected earlier offers of Fondiaria 's shares as too expensive .
5 The redemption will be funded using cash from operations and earnings in the quarter ended December 31 1992 and the company says it intends further redemptions of the 10% debentures throughout 1993 — after April 1 , some $427m of the 10% debt will remain outstanding .
6 Productivity on the whole range of plant , old and new , may be improved as experience in operating it breeds better methods of organization .
7 Its distribution is certainly more restricted than the Moorhen 's , since it requires larger areas of water for breeding .
8 In her foreword , Ruth Richardson , the Minister of Finance ( and not the most popular Kiwi politician ) , expresses it thus : ‘ The special advantages of accrual accounting are that it distinguishes between capital and current spending , and that it takes better account of the cost of current policies for future generations …
9 It means greater consciousness of the quality of pupil experience .
10 Instead it deprives older people of social status and role , undermines their self-esteem , and denies them a fair share of social resources .
11 But unlike the P series , which was made entirely of metal , it makes greater use of plastic , a trend pioneered by the likes of IBM and Hewlett-Packard .
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