Example sentences of "it [to-vb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having pledged its support for the environment and the poor , there is mounting pressure for it to institutionalize some safeguards . |
| 2 | Sentencing the two men , Judge Richard May said he was bearing in mind that the defendants had n't put the money in their own pockets or used it to support expensive lifestyles . |
| 3 | By ‘ thought ’ Descartes did not just mean deliberation , or some strictly intellectual activity ; he took it to include other forms of consciousness , such as imagining and feeling . |
| 4 | Since founding the chain in 1988 he has expanded it to include 17 concessions in Debenhams department stores and 20 high street shops . |
| 5 | The insecticide is carried in a very penetrating light oil but it is nor fair to expect it to penetrate heavy deposits of dust , dirt and cobwebs before it reaches the timber . |
| 6 | A few modifications have been made to it to accommodate foreign words but , generally speaking , it is the words rather than the syllabary that get modified and some get very thoroughly modified indeed . |
| 7 | He knows that it is his business to contribute something of his own to this store of experience ; and that he should play his part in moulding it and improving it to meet changing conditions . |
| 8 | Mdf 's smooth surface enables it to accept all types of finishes , from veneers and laminates , to paints and varnishes . |
| 9 | Within the union , therefore , Scargill 's call was for solidarity , for those with more readily-guaranteed futures to support other miners ' prospects which were less bright , especially so if the NCB could capitalize on splits and other weaknesses within the NUM , thereby enabling it to isolate vulnerable areas . |
| 10 | Moreover , as with the rank-and-file townsmen , the State 's bureaucratic weakness led it to impose crippling burdens on the leading merchants . |
| 11 | As it flies along , the enhanced shimmer of water helps it to find new pools . |
| 12 | The proposed legislation relies on it to find technical solutions that are cost effective while permitting the development of its technology . ’ |
| 13 | Ask yourself about the current African political scene and read round it to find interesting parallels , since Mageeba represents a mixture of the kind of African leadership to be found . |
| 14 | IDB Communications Group Inc reports that its IDB Worldcom unit , yesterday announced that it had signed a correspondent operating agreement with British Telecommunications Plc which allows it to provide international services to the UK ; IDB is in process of acquiring TRT , which took over the resale of capacity on the British Post Office 's phone network from National Networks Ltd . |
| 15 | Independence allows it to try new parts that others may not be able to play . |
| 16 | We 're not doing it to compensate Social Services |
| 17 | Director of OEM and technology licensing for IBM 's advanced workstations and systems division , Lucian Bifano said ‘ Since the [ PowerPC ] agreement with Motorola and Apple 18 months ago , we speculated on who would be the first to market with a product ; we certainly did not expect it to come four months after our October announcement of the first silicon ’ . |
| 18 | The ministry source noted several possible scenarios , from the sale of individual divisions of Bull , which would enable it to eliminate unprofitable activities , to the taking on board of new investors , to the complete dismantling of the French computer maker . |
| 19 | They use it to eliminate those candidates they feel are totally unsuitable . |
| 20 | You can use it to shoot heavy balls of metal from large guns . |
| 21 | The 1990 election considerably strengthened the position of the NVP , allowing it to resist secessionist demands from St Maarten . |
| 22 | The longer that the muon sticks to the helium , the less time is left for it to catalyse further fusions . |
| 23 | The two approaches , he claims , share the same essential insight but use it to tackle different questions . |
| 24 | We do n't expect it to cause any problems , and we will still be meeting him for talks some time over the next couple of days . ’ |
| 25 | Instead of brushing your hair after setting which can cause splitting , gently run your fingers through it to create tousled waves . |
| 26 | The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) announced on Feb. 3 that Libya had agreed to allow it to inspect any sites rumoured to be involved in the development of nuclear weapons . |
| 27 | The Vienna Convention defines a treaty as an agreement ‘ governed by international law ’ and does not require it to allocate legal rights and obligations . |
| 28 | The 1988 Criminal Justice Act extended it to cover all crimes where a few thousand pounds are involved . |
| 29 | CAHAG claims it will set a precedent for other authorities , allowing it to challenge other authorities which are failing in their duty . |
| 30 | But another charity , The Knights of St Columba , has stepped in to put unsold stock to good use by sending it to help needy families in Poland . |