Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] itself [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the work so far has limited itself to scientific and technical problems , neglecting political and legal issues . |
| 2 | ‘ It has committed itself to this new dental hospital and we are looking to it to deliver . ’ |
| 3 | But while the British media 's account of World Cup preparations in Italy has been dominated by the prospect of violence , British domestic youth culture has primed itself for other possibilities by looking to the Latin-influenced culture of spectatorship and style . |
| 4 | The new release of PageMaker has addressed itself to four main areas in which users felt the product was lacking ; long documents , repetitive formats , graphics and colour , as well as adding additional features such as text export and enhanced file import facilities . |
| 5 | Essentially the court is concerned whether the decision-making body has addressed itself to all relevant factors . |
| 6 | If danger threatens powerful muscles can snap the valves tightly shut , and once a bivalve has closed itself in this way it can be very difficult to force it open — it has ‘ clammed ’ up . |
| 7 | It is true that history records frequent occasions when this has been forgotten and prejudice has shown itself in religious , racial and class distinctions . |
| 8 | In my view , this local authority has shown itself throughout conscious of its duty to keep an open mind about the future of these children and to consider all the potential options in what was often an extremely difficult and fraught situation . |
| 9 | The positions of Byelorussia and Kazakhstan are less clear , while the Ukraine , with the nightmare of Chernobyl etched on its consciousness , wants to rid itself of those weapons . |
| 10 | Share , the user group for IBM Corp mainframe users , reckons that no-one can afford to ignore the downsizing phenomenon any more , and wants to dedicate itself to such concepts as open systems and integration . |
| 11 | The psychoanalytical school , almost by definition has based itself on supra-historical assumptions which have been almost valueless in detailed analyses . |
| 12 | This desire has shewn itself in some minds in the advocacy of the introduction of some new style especially marking our own age , in others in the wish to see the Architecture which so especially belongs to our own and immediately neighbouring Countries , — and which for some classes of buildings has already been so completely revived , — adapted to the especial requirements of our own times and all the inventions habits and comforts incident to them . |
| 13 | This is almost the position in which the Liberal party has found itself in recent elections ( see Table 5.2 ) . |
| 14 | The system has found itself in dire need of a new way of legitimating itself , and this need has given rise to a variety of responses . |
| 15 | In addition to suffering the longstanding US economic blockade , Cuba has found itself in 1990 and 1991 coming to terms with new threats to its economic viability . |
| 16 | Today a substantial winter population has re-established itself in both harbours and is still increasing ; there is little doubt that the numbers involved are now far greater than ever before . |
| 17 | The North Face Ve 25 is a mountain tent which has proved itself on many expeditions |
| 18 | After five years in operation , Channel Four has proved itself on both counts . |
| 19 | What is clear , however , is that the ideal of public service broadcasting has combined with the imposed statutory obligations on the broadcasters to produce a system of broadcasting which has proved itself over many decades . |
| 20 | The successful development of negotiating skills has proved itself as one of the most cost-effective investments in company profitability . |
| 21 | The penal system needs to legitimate itself with three groups of people : with the public ( including politicians , commentators etc. ) , with penal staff ( including prison staff and probation officers ) and with the penal subjects ( prisoners , probationers and others who are subject to penal treatment ) . |
| 22 | Once in front of the judge , the dog needs to display itself to best effect as it moves around the ring . |
| 23 | As to whether , and if so how , Parliament cares to avail itself of this opportunity , the Act is silent . |
| 24 | Formed in 1981 , Leeds based Phoenix Dance Company has established itself as one of Britain 's leading contemporary dance companies . |
| 25 | Solar-powered house in Europe : BP Solar has established itself as one of the top two suppliers of photovoltaics in Europe . |
| 26 | PL 480 has established itself as one of the United States ’ most successful market development tools ’ ( p.20 ) . |
| 27 | This commitment has manifested itself in many ways , e.g. sending out people to speak at schools , inviting school groups to tour the centre , awarding business scholarships to sixth formers and taking on pupils for work experience . |
| 28 | This has manifested itself in three ways . |
| 29 | Even after stripping out the jingoism that tends to impose itself on British attitudes towards the game , the fact remains that it was a host of late-Victorian engineers , merchants and military men who took the rudiments of football abroad with them , almost as missionaries . |
| 30 | Current possession of human , physical and financial capital tends to reinforce itself in successive periods , although not completely so . |