Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] itself as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many teachers who feel that things are that bad , and for whom , at some tacit level of decision-making , becoming ‘ like that ’ has presented itself as the only sensible , or the only possible modus operandi that is left . |
| 2 | To develop hegemonic gain the Conservative Party has constructed itself as the party which will bring prosperity , reconstruct traditional values , end dependency , encourage work and oppose the threats of progressiveness , ethnic groups and cultures , and ‘ loony left ’ policies in local government . |
| 3 | Founded in 1956 , the Flour Advisory Bureau has established itself as the UK 's central source of information on all matters relating to bread and flour . |
| 4 | Although the Challenge is only a year old it has established itself as the biggest single charity fund raising event in the region . |
| 5 | The government of Taiwan ( formerly Formosa ) is derived from that which ruled the Chinese mainland prior to the 1949 communist revolution it maintains its claim to legal jurisdiction of this lost territory and continues to designate itself as the Republic of China . |
| 6 | The government of Taiwan ( formerly Formosa ) is derived from that which ruled the Chinese mainland prior to the 1949 communist revolution ; it maintains its claim to legal jurisdiction of this lost territory and continues to designate itself as the Republic of China ( ROC ) . |
| 7 | Syria still likes to portray itself as the sworn enemy of the Israelis , but the Ba'ath Party officials who rule with an iron hand appear to have given up trying to stop their citizens tuning in to the ‘ Zionists ’ wavelength . |