Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj -er] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite liberal panic over this new agenda , it represents greater possibilities for the re-examination and re-presentation of disabled people . |
| 2 | As a forum it involves larger numbers of working-class men and women than any other form of adult education in Britain , and it appeals to them as representatives of a wider movement of working people , banded together into continuing and accountable organisations . |
| 3 | Time Warner has been looking for a high-technology partner since 1991 , when it sold smaller stakes in TWE to two Japanese firms , Toshiba and ITOCHU ( then known as C. Itoh ) . |
| 4 | In this way , the Committee was able , quite consistently , to propose what , on the one hand appeared to be a relaxation of the law in the area of homosexuality , whilst on the other hand it recommended stronger sanctions in the area of prostitution . |
| 5 | What is more , it produces further ills . |
| 6 | It made closer links to the army and the semi-fascist Falange movement . |
| 7 | Or should it seek weaker competitors or new entrants who are often more accommodating to local policy , but may lack the resources to keep up with the pace of change ? |
| 8 | Although for the upper classes the Pax Romana in the age of the Antonines ( second century AD ) came as a great opportunity to concentrate on and uphold the customs of their local town or district , for humbler men it Provided wider horizons and unprecedented opportunities for travel . |
| 9 | With its low market share it has higher costs than the rival , and so , by pricing to give its rival a zero NPV , it can only earn a negative NPV itself . |
| 10 | The government of the day will often let it be known to one of its aspiring party members that it would greatly welcome his ballot victory to promote a particular piece of legislation which it , the Government , does not wish to devote its own time to , either because of its controversial nature or simply because it has better things to do . |
| 11 | Time itself is finite — a government will not devote it to passing less desirable and more controversial laws when it has better things to do with its time . |
| 12 | Surely it has better things to do than worry about such matters , and Professional Conduct Committees and indeed , the Joint Monitoring Unit , should be concentrating on cases of misbehaviour or improper conduct by its members . |
| 13 | A world transfixed by the horror in the Balkans is entitled to feel it has better things to worry about than what is not happening in the Middle East . |
| 14 | The NI has always been concerned to point out what is wrong with the Green Revolution : that it favours richer farmers who can afford its high-yield seeds and extra fertiliser ; that its ecological impact is worrying . |
| 15 | The case for loans has been most strongly argued by a group at the London School of Economics whose main criticism of an entirely grant-based approach is that it favours better-off families , and as it is currently operated it leaves many students in poverty . |
| 16 | The longer that the muon sticks to the helium , the less time is left for it to catalyse further fusions . |
| 17 | It says it rejected earlier offers of Fondiaria 's shares as too expensive . |
| 18 | Unlike most dinosaurs it had sharp teeth with which it ate smaller creatures . |
| 19 | The redemption will be funded using cash from operations and earnings in the quarter ended December 31 1992 and the company says it intends further redemptions of the 10% debentures throughout 1993 — after April 1 , some $427m of the 10% debt will remain outstanding . |
| 20 | Productivity on the whole range of plant , old and new , may be improved as experience in operating it breeds better methods of organization . |
| 21 | Its distribution is certainly more restricted than the Moorhen 's , since it requires larger areas of water for breeding . |
| 22 | By reducing the probability that a firm will fail and by reducing creditors ' potential losses in the event of difficulty , this helps to reduce the costs a firm takes on as it takes bigger risks and nears bankruptcy . |
| 23 | The algorithm examines every shallow state , which can be constructed by a short path from start , before it examines deeper states . |
| 24 | Glasgow offers an excellent Higher Education infrastructure and the Agency 's Technology Programme aims to build on this strength by helping it develop stronger links with key high technology companies . |
| 25 | The health council has not yet taken an official position on the board 's proposals , but Mr Tait said that since Arbroath was a popular holiday town , it required better services than that of a cottage hospital . |
| 26 | He explained to me that it must be stronger because it contained stronger bonds and more of them than any previous material . |
| 27 | It offered wider horizons , higher status , an opportunity to wield power , and , above all , a valuable source of income . |
| 28 | At last night 's summit Denmark was also heavily criticised after it demanded further opt-outs before it will sign the agreement . |
| 29 | It recommends tighter controls against drug money , which is sometimes being carried in and out in suitcases and carrier bags . |
| 30 | It introduced greater facilities for synthesis , and the Areas Table appeared for the first time . |