Example sentences of "its [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the only marketing device of its kind for a drink brand , and is designed to increase sales of both Draught Guinness and canned Draught Guinness . |
| 2 | Each is supported by parliamentary , industrial and media lobbies , and makes the best use of political trends , economic factors , technological change , and the rush of world events to reinforce its case for a larger share of the national cake . |
| 3 | Mr Mallory , whose stomach was noisily urging its case for a prompt breakfast , collected his offspring and set off home . |
| 4 | As the ANC renewed its calls for a transitional government , President F. W. de Klerk was forced to make Cabinet changes in an attempt to restore credibility to his government . |
| 5 | This is regarded by the present government , along with its proposals for a national curriculum , as a means of enhancing the quality of education , and making schools more accountable to parents in a system of schooling that it is intended will be more consumer oriented . |
| 6 | Notwithstanding that position , the Council clearly had a number of reservations about the design , alignment and environmental impact of of a western relief road and we 've asked the County Council to pursue its proposals for a western relief road on the basis of a single carriageway all-purpose road , and to give further consideration to ways in which environmental concerns can be ameliorated . |
| 7 | UNIVERSIADE GB , the company organising the World Student Games at Sheffield in 1991 , will today make room on its board for a new director . |
| 8 | JEB Fasteners had purchased all the shares in a private company having relied on its accounts for a period of about a year since incorporation . |
| 9 | Clearly they all function with the agreement of their management committees and funders , and within NACAB membership conditions , In fact NACAB has democratically voted its support for a broadening of roles , by reiterating in the new membership regulations the responsibility of the management committee for ensuring that bureau workers are trained in social policy work , and that they see it as a natural complement to bureau work when dealing with individual clients . |
| 10 | Once Today moved into Rupert Murdoch 's News group it changed its politics ; its neutral stance and its support for a middle-of-the-road SDP government in the 1987 general election gradually gave way to a more Conservative outlook . |
| 11 | Another important initiative by this French government agency includes its support for a series of television films made by the distinguished director Agnes Varda . |
| 12 | For example , one district council 's housing department was proud of its support for a resource centre , jointly funded with social services , which would ‘ enable the physically and mentally handicapped to learn life skills ’ . |
| 13 | Soviet and Vietnamese officials could not , however , simply replace the ZOPFAN proposal with one of their own since the Third World confirmed its support for a zone of peace , freedom and neutrality at the Delhi and Harare Non-Aligned Summits in 1983 and 1986 . |
| 14 | The PUSD assembly declared its support for a state-regulated market economy and democratic pluralism . |
| 15 | The FMLN stated that the handover demonstrated its " willingness to negotiate and its support for a political solution and peace " but did not affect its anti-aircraft capability . |
| 16 | The National Rifle Association , the powerful lobby which had successfully blocked most gun controls , announced its support for a national computerised system to check prospective gun-buyers for possible criminal records . |
| 17 | Reports on July 30 said that France had indicated its support for a partial easing of sanctions against Iraq after the UN sanctions committee failed on July 24 unanimously to agree to an Iraqi request to sell oil worth US$2,400 million to buy food and medicines . |
| 18 | ‘ My guess is that we 'll get him if we play by its rules for a while . ’ |
| 19 | Warranties : MiLAN warrants all of its products for a minimum of 1 to 5 years , depending on the type of product . |
| 20 | Support the Ulster Movement in its struggle for a better and brighter Ulster for all … |
| 21 | KATHLEEN MACK , a 74-year-old stud owner , has forced a development company to amend its plans for a new overspill village for Cambridge by turning down a £6m offer and chasing the company 's surveyors off her land with a shotgun , writes Christian Wolmar . |
| 22 | Pacific Telesis Group Inc 's Pacific Bell unit named Northern Telecom Ltd as its primary vendor for its five-year $650m project to deploy Synchronous Optical Network equipment : the Canadian will supply S/DMS TransportNode OC-3 , OC-12 and OC-48 network equipment to handle local loop and inter-office communications requirements and the equipment will also be incorporated into Pacific Bell 's Asynchronous Transfer Mode broadband network ; the Baby Bell said that the investment in fibre optics and associated electronics advances its plans for a statewide all-digital network . |
| 23 | The Commission published on June 21 , 1989 , its plans for a new European Environment Agency whose main task would be the accumulation and processing of data on environmental issues . |
| 24 | DEMOS advocated a new Yugoslav confederation in which Slovenia would enjoy virtually full sovereignty and economic independence , but did not rule out holding a referendum on secession if the Yugoslav federal authorities would not accept its plans for a new Slovene constitution , a separate currency , and withdrawal of all Slovene conscripts from the Yugoslav People 's Army . |
| 25 | He also announced that in its referendum campaign the CP would be working with the neo-fascist Afrikaner Resistance Movement ( AWB ) which had reversed its plans for a boycott of the vote . |
| 26 | Last year , German-owned Aldi supermarkets withdrew from purchase negotiations after failing to get assurances on its plans for a food store . |
| 27 | THE North-Eastern Co-op is to appeal after councillors threw out its plans for a superstore development on the outskirts of Middlesbrough . |
| 28 | A TOY firm appealed to Renfrew District Council yesterday to reconsider its plans for a £7 million scheme which it says would yield 800 jobs . |
| 29 | Moreover , an ant under the sway of a dope-peddling caterpillar eventually enters a state called ‘ binding ’ , in which it becomes inseparable from its caterpillar for a period of many days . |
| 30 | It already has a self-serving Scottish Office , unique among government departments with its responsibility for a range of public services . |