Example sentences of "it [vb -s] with [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But a Washington court could stop the launch today , if it agrees with anti-nuclear activists that the space probe 's plutonium generators are unsafe , writes Mark Champion . |
| 2 | It plays with such ideas , to a Shavian pitch of exaggeration : but it is not a novel of ideas , any more than it is a heartless game . |
| 3 | As we shall see , a gene may increase in frequency not because it increases the fitness of its carrier but because it associates with other genes that do , or even because it is in a sense parasitic on other genes . |
| 4 | If you want the earth to move for you , it 's best that it starts with small tremors and works its way slowly up the Richter . |
| 5 | Let's say it starts of with just to make it a bit easier for you so it does n't come like this let's say it starts with fifteen engines on , and what 's its weight with fifteen engines on ? |
| 6 | First , it interacts with other variables of interest to sociolinguists ; and second , it illustrates in a particularly acute form the ill-defined character of speaker variables in comparison with linguistic variables . |
| 7 | In fact , sexual difference theory is informed by , and responsive to , more than that ; it intersects with other notions central to the psychoanalytic project . |
| 8 | Taylor and Walton note that sabotage can be difficult to define : at one end it merges with informal practices which become almost part of normal procedure , ‘ neither openly demanded nor openly questioned ’ , while in extreme cases sabotage may be identified with explicitly political violence . |
| 9 | It is a seeking rather than a finding , and it ends with few certitudes . |
| 10 | Land acquisition , site assembly , land reclamation , infrastructural improvement and environmental enhancement are the means through which it engages with local authorities , the Department of Environment and most importantly , the private sector to lever investment that will lead to economic growth . |
| 11 | It deals with all aspects of commercial and domestic security , including intruder alarms , closed circuit television systems , locks and safes . |
| 12 | Shot in Britain , Ethiopia , Israel and Saudi Arabia , it deals with major issues facing the world 's religions . |
| 13 | Such a model is of interest to geographers since it deals with man-environment relationships . |
| 14 | In the first place , it deals with those elements in human nature which are timeless . |
| 15 | Although the network approach does answer some of the problems of the hierarchical approach , particularly in that it deals with many-to-many relationships , it is more complex . |
| 16 | many people see it [ the employment of women ] as a challenge to society , because it breaks with long-established patterns of family life , and with the values and beliefs supporting them … |
| 17 | Also , operators at the surface can reel in the drill like a fishing line , and replace the bit in one tenth the time it takes with conventional systems . |
| 18 | Significantly , it opens with two photographs of the newly refurbished library in summer 1983 , complete with carpets and handsome modern furniture . |
| 19 | It follows that because a practice may work well in one country , there is no guarantee that it will continue to do so should it be transferred elsewhere , especially if it conflicts with indigenous traditions and social values . |
| 20 | Specifically , a stricture in ulcerative colitis is more likely to be malignant ( 1 ) if it occurs after 20 years of duration of the disease , ( 2 ) if it is located proximal to the splenic flexure , and ( 3 ) if it presents with obstructive symptoms . |
| 21 | N.T.A. was considered the alternative to phosphates in washing powders at the start of the 80's , but it is now banned in the USA because it combines with heavy metals , as does E.D.T.A. In this way carcinogenic substances such as lead , mercury etc. , which normally remain at the bottom of lakes and rivers , are reintroduced to the water supply . |
| 22 | At the next level of analysis , every object may usually be organized into a given field within which it contrasts with all others , for example the various types of curtain , canoe , car or ornament . |
| 23 | It contrasts with regional dialects in its wide intelligibility and in the official recognition accorded it . |
| 24 | The Government can do what it likes with such sites and protests are too small to take into calculation . |
| 25 | It does with Labour parties |
| 26 | So , I write , as well as this diary , some of my new novel ( a killer , this one , dealing as it does with post-Holocaust survivors ' guilt ; why do I set myself these agonies ? ) and start pinch-hitting for Gloria Hunniford on Radio Two . |
| 27 | It complies with natural laws . |
| 28 | ‘ We 've done a lot to make sure that our equipment is safe ( it complies with British Standards 5750 and 5696 ) , but you do n't want the playground to be too safe or there 's no fun or adventure involved . |
| 29 | NCR Corp will be showing-off its Disk Array Plus software , which , the company says , allows users the benefits of RAID — redundant array of inexpensive disks — technology without the need to purchase new disks , because it works with existing disks . |
| 30 | It works with newly-enhanced versions of the company 's range of gateways , which convert proprietary electronic mail messages into the X400 format for routing by the OpenServer 400 . |