Example sentences of "to distance itself [prep] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most pundits , so far at least , rule out the prospect of a neutral unified Germany , if only because the Federal Republic is too deeply rooted in the West to distance itself from its allies . |
| 2 | The Labour Party , in order to distance itself from its estranged and inconsistent creator , shrouded his name and reputation with invective . |
| 3 | As you know , Mr. Speaker , the new model Labour party has been assiduously trying to distance itself from its Bolshevik friends . |
| 4 | The party had also recently sought to distance itself from its Vietnamese patrons and had reportedly refused to provide Do Muoi , general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam ( CPV ) , with a full , pre-congress briefing . |
| 5 | The UK , however , continued to distance itself from its Commonwealth partners on financial and trading and investment sanctions , stressing that it was dissatisfied with the pace at which its partners intended to lift them . |