Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The substitution is thus not only inherently costly , but it evokes increased demand or , if you like , creates increased need . |
| 2 | AS IT LAUNCHES JAPANESE LAN MANAGER FOR UNIX SYSTEMS |
| 3 | Not much cash in there , it encourages armed robbery . |
| 4 | It suits the right : it encourages individual responsibility . |
| 5 | The maul changes are comical — it encourages negative play . ’ |
| 6 | Because it frees performance from time , assembling it bit by bit , it encourages demystified production : ‘ Tape runs forwards , backwards and at many speeds . |
| 7 | The assumption is offensive to teachers ; it encourages professional dependency ; it discourages professional autonomy and self-motivated development ; and it is in any case empirically unsustainable . |
| 8 | It encourages open communication , and learning about processes of living in mutually beneficial ways . |
| 9 | It encourages rapid draining and gives a clear , streak-free finish . |
| 10 | It is economical because it allows a high temperature to be maintained in just a small area , and useful as it encourages speedy germination of seeds and rapid rooting of cuttings . |
| 11 | It crosses wild hill ground giving fine views before descending to the Carnmore bothy and its old farmhouse . |
| 12 | Contact with it turns new wine sour , crops touched by it become barren , grafts die , seeds in gardens are dried up , the edge of steel and the gleam of ivory are dulled , hives of bees die , even bronze and iron are at once seized by rust , and a horrible smell fills the air ; to taste it drives dogs mad and infects their bites with an incurable poison … |
| 13 | It also gives a more useful reduction because it guarantees lexical output . |
| 14 | The Wolverhampton tribunal unit that was described in Chapter 3 has several successful sales ventures : it contributes social security legal precedents to Lawtel ( Prestel 's legal database ) and its Adviser magazine enjoys wide circulation . |
| 15 | It hardly seemed to augur well for the firm 's chances when it goes head-to head with the likes of Brown Boveri ASEA or GEC Alsthom . |
| 16 | if the return to Conservatism is to be something more than the transient apparition of a spectre from the past , and its voice in national affairs not merely to be a sepulchral warning against the dangers of rash courses , the Conservative leaders must bestir themselves to some purpose … [ the Conservative Party ] must be ready to meet the programme of the Labour Party not simply with a non-possumus but with an alternative which will in some measure satisfy certain of the needs which Labour is concerned to satisfy , and at the same time avoid the perils with which it insists Labour policy is beset . |
| 17 | The assumption is offensive to teachers ; it encourages professional dependency ; it discourages professional autonomy and self-motivated development ; and it is in any case empirically unsustainable . |
| 18 | Entitled Challenge , it ‘ will be progressive in the sense that it understands Christian faith to be of necessity a commitment to the cause of all who are oppressed , discriminated against or unjustly treated . ’ |
| 19 | Such responsibilities as education and social services are carried out by North Yorkshire County Council but could become those of Richmondshire if it wins unitary status under any local government changes . |
| 20 | Further , British Rail , for example , would be distinguished from a Type B non-profit , even though it receives substantial capital and revenue grants from the Government . |
| 21 | ‘ The only way that 's going to happen is if it receives wholehearted support from the clubs , ’ he said . |
| 22 | In common with these base emotions it receives general condemnation as an anti-social force which , by its very nature , is inherently immoral and despicable . |
| 23 | It receives concrete expression in the first instance in the proletarian control of industry , in general — in the proletarian leadership of the entire economic life of the country . |
| 24 | The new law will become effective three months from when it receives royal assent . |
| 25 | This is spoken in the north and also understood in the eastern and western states ; but it receives short shrift once it ventures to enter the south . |
| 26 | The lineage of Unix System V Release comes from the SVR4.1 Enhanced Security release , from which it inherits B1/B2 security , but SVR4.2 extends the modularity of that release with the isolation of processor-specific source code modules from the main body of common code . |
| 27 | PagePlus is cheap , and for single-page work like flyers , headed stationary and ads it represents good value — in my judgement , which is based on my experience as well as my prejudices . |
| 28 | When love is found in its entirety , it represents total bliss . |
| 29 | Finally , as prices range from £15,190 to £26,910 it represents superb value for such a high specification . |
| 30 | I hope that the Opposition will get their act together on the Bill and recognise that it represents enormous investment in Wales and something that will put Cardiff and Wales generally on the world map in a very big way . |