Example sentences of "its [noun sg] 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 | UNIVERSIADE GB , the company organising the World Student Games at Sheffield in 1991 , will today make room on its board for a new director . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Another important initiative by this French government agency includes its support for a series of television films made by the distinguished director Agnes Varda . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The PUSD assembly declared its support for a state-regulated market economy and democratic pluralism . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Support the Ulster Movement in its struggle for a better and brighter Ulster for all … |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It already has a self-serving Scottish Office , unique among government departments with its responsibility for a range of public services . |
| 17 | Coronation Street began in 1960 but , as any fule kno , it did n't catch its stride for a good ten years . |
| 18 | BRITISH TELECOM FACES BIG HURDLES IN ITS BID FOR A US LICENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL NETWORK SERVICE |
| 19 | Good business planning could have helped Darlington win its bid for a body scanner , a senior hospital official said this week . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , in the period after the Second World War , as the Labour government made significant advances in laying down its programme for a welfare state , there was a growing unease about the scale of administrative activity . |
| 21 | The CR 42 hung on its side for a moment and then slipped gently into a dive . |
| 22 | He became a member of the council of state from 1649 to 1651 , and its president for a while , and entered the Rump Parliament as MP for King 's Lynn . |
| 23 | Its recommendation for a global oil strategy has so far received no recognition , despite oil being the lifeblood of industrial ( modern ) society . |
| 24 | Swiss manufacturer Pilatus has abandoned its search for a risk-sharing partner for development of the PC-12 single turboprop utility aircraft and approved funding for production of an initial batch of 35 aircraft . |
| 25 | Throughout its search for a solution , Pearl had been determined to be as objective as possible . |
| 26 | The group started its search for a consolidation package in early 1991 . |
| 27 | Although the unanimity of rural enthusiasm for army policies is open to question , it is clear that the rural community did not really turn to the left in its search for a solution to its problems . |
| 28 | The Foreign Office , too , had no intention of departing from its search for a leading role for Britain in Western Europe and elsewhere . |
| 29 | In November 1991 , the Jet project scored a major success in its search for a waste free nuclear power . |
| 30 | Education chairman Gideon Ben-Tovim said Option 3 took the council back to square one in its search for a long-term policy for special schools . |