Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | In granting an exemption the Commission can attach appropriate conditions to the operation of the agreement such as , for example , a requirement that the parties notify the Commission as to the future operation of the agreement and/or review its operation prior to the expiry of the exemption , to limit the operation of the exemption for a specific period of time so as to enable the Commission to review its operation at some future date . |
| 2 | But , how incomplete is our political system today ; does it satisfy or repress its citizens ? |
| 3 | The fingers move gently in and start to tickle it or rub its face and then , without warning , grab it and pick it up . |
| 4 | It wo n't dip , or wobble , or swing , or scratch its ass when you tell it to keep still . |
| 5 | Finally , the insurer will be concerned to see that the vendor has not waived or limited its rights of subrogation . |
| 6 | If , however , the market is able to absorb information about the risks attached to future cash flows from other sources , for example the work of financial analysts , then the role of qualification is marginalised to that of informing unsophisticated investors about risks , the knowledge of which has , unbeknown to them , already been built into the pricing of their securities , but which might possibly cause them to consider whether they should diversify their portfolio or change its composition . |
| 7 | No other lexicographer may now obtain the text of the entry for update , or change its status , until the borrower has returned the entry , at which point the on- loan flag is reset . |
| 8 | Only a few , largely of the younger members , consider that at least for the first few years after an election , the House as a whole should keep a wary eye on the government and seek to support or influence its policy irrespective of the line taken by the official Opposition . |
| 9 | A professional company , in favourable circumstances , can own or lease its immediate means of production , and deal relatively directly with its public , while its technical means are relatively simple . |
| 10 | The most dangerous balls swing only enough to beat the bat or graze its edge . |
| 11 | But at a meeting of the party 's central committee on Saturday , Mr Gorbachev hotly opposed ‘ any attempt to diminish the importance of the party , or undermine its authority . ’ |
| 12 | Whether an animal is tasting or smelling its food may be difficult to determine , however , for the distinction between the two senses is often blurred . |
| 13 | Now he was faced with the problem of how to promote an airline which was forbidden under US law to sell tickets or advertise its service until the CAB and Federal Aviation Authority had given their approval . |
| 14 | Provided that the student lodges his request in writing with the Academic Registrar within ten days of the Senate 's decision , stating the grounds for requesting a review , the Senate shall review the case and confirm or amend its decision . |
| 15 | The Board of Examiners shall review the case and confirm or amend its decision provided the information is presented in writing to the Academic Registrar by the date specified by or on behalf of the Senate . |
| 16 | During this stage , the government may accept amendments or amend its own bill if deficiencies in drafting come to light . |
| 17 | ‘ Instead of making a painting which interpreted an object or depicted its content ’ , he recalls , ‘ I found an object and ‘ presented ’ it just as it was ’ . |
| 18 | It will never get lost or lose its way . |
| 19 | or lose its impetigo now , |
| 20 | He had seen to it that his spare flesh should not go soft with time , or lose its springy vigour ; but the years had revenged themselves as best they could . |
| 21 | It is particularly vulnerable to claims that it is acting abusively in a particular market , and must avoid discriminating between its competitors or using its market dominance in a manner which can be construed as unfair or intended to eliminate a competitor or competition . |
| 22 | If you are small and unknown , a firm of consultants acting on your behalf or using its existing knowledge base may be more realistic . |
| 23 | Major reform depended on a political will and competence strong enough either to coerce the Treasury or enlist its cooperation . |
| 24 | Neither the military nor the economic elite will allow the other elite to suffer or loose its position in this structure because their roles are complementary . |
| 25 | It is suggested , however , that neither clause 9.1 nor 9.2 will offer any protection to a landlord who has misrepresented or misdescribed its title . |
| 26 | This is so , for example , if its inclusion is not material for the purposes of giving a true and fair view or if , in effect , the parent is not able to exercise dominance over the subsidiary or holds its interest in the subsidiary exclusively with a view to resale , or the information necessary for group accounts can not be obtained without disproportionate delay or expense . |
| 27 | But it does make clear a belief that the divine being reveals or manifests its nature in the world . |
| 28 | But if his defence is that it was not his intention to cause fear of violence or to provoke its use , his conduct might still come within the ambit of the subsection by virtue of its latter part . |
| 29 | And from this account of empirical meaning there naturally arises an account of what it is for someone to understand a statement , or to know its meaning : |
| 30 | An application to the court for judicial review of the Minister 's decision was not the appropriate means by which the council should seek to ventilate or pursue its differences of opinion with the Minister . |