Example sentences of "[noun pl] to america 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Soviets became involved in a long struggle with Afghan guerrillas , similar in some respects to America 's involvement in Vietnam , Carter began to take punitive measures against Moscow but without fully consulting his NATO allies . |
| 2 | After decades of trying to become big competitors , they were determined to learn as much as they could as suppliers to America 's Boeing , the world 's biggest civil-aircraft maker , and then to stand on their own . |
| 3 | But the existence of a quiet pro-American majority in Britain , France and Germany is not proof against big changes in attitudes to America 's role in the world . |
| 4 | A mere colonel on the White House staff , he had involved himself in forgery , false testimony , the illegal shredding of incriminating documents , the illegal shipment of arms to America 's enemies , the opening and operation of secret numbered bank accounts in Switzerland involving tens of millions of dollars , shady illegal deals with dishonest arms dealers , and the use of secret funds to support terrorist operations in Central America in direct contravention of Congress . |
| 5 | South Korea , which has a large and tough army , also has bad memories of its experience in contributing soldiers to America 's effort in Vietnam . |
| 6 | The government had to retreat over a plan to sell British Leyland trucks to America 's General Motors — partly because of a rooted popular affection for Britain 's ‘ Land Rovers ’ , partly because it had the air of a Westland mark II . |