Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [noun] that [vb base] it " in BNC.

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1 Some of the culture-based arguments clearly have political ingredients , but one strictly political argument , or rather political-system argument , is equally applicable to any new political movement ( whether left , right or centrist ) seeking long-term viability — that the British first-past-the-post electoral system has features that make it extremely difficult for a new party to ‘ break through ’ .
2 While there are many circumstances in which that is true , it seems important to acknowledge that the political system contains biases that make it much easier for some groups to secure influence than others .
3 Mr Sugar said it was the machine 's ability to recognise handwriting that set it ‘ worlds apart ’ from technology already available .
4 But the writers who use world-system theories in empirical studies of particular countries ' economic history include features that draw it closer to regulationist theory : for example , the uncertainty , problems and changes associated with conflicts over international hegemony are often studied .
5 Bell Atlantic Corp is asking the US Department of Justice to waive restrictions that prevent it from providing video programming services — it wants to provide the services across the US without regard to local access transport area boundaries of its local territory .
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