Example sentences of "it to gain [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manufacturing workers were aware of this situation , and at times of dispute with their employers sometimes attempted to use it to gain support from the landed rate-payers who , correctly , believed that , compared with land , the assets of manufacturers were significantly under-assessed . |
| 2 | They have given each guest a limited-edition Disney sweatshirt and insisted that they wear it to gain entry to the gala performance . |
| 3 | But to avoid this return to voluntarism he must have in mind some further conception of strategy , and it is not surprising to find him talking about it in what might be called its objective sense : the strategy of a class — the course of action which will best enable it to gain power over other classes — is estimated in the light of its objective interests and its position in a formation , and is detached from the beliefs and aspirations of its members . |
| 4 | It ran across my chest , and over my shoulder , and I leaned into it to gain control . |
| 5 | While a member of the Ba'ath Party , Saddam manoeuvred within it to gain control , and had no qualms about his methods . |