Example sentences of "[v-ing] [art] [noun] for its [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This being so , it is essential for government to retain the confidence , and hence the co-operation , of the business sector by maintaining the conditions for its profitability . |
| 2 | But more recently , TI is gaining a reputation for its disclosures over and above the requirements that , in the words of one analyst , ‘ set a precedent for other companies to follow ’ . |
| 3 | Suddenly South Africa , which desperately wants to lure tourists , was facing a nightmare for its holiday trade . |
| 4 | The apparent aim was to strengthen the Sunday Telegraph , which with a circulation of 667,000 was nearly half a million copies behind the daily and facing a fight for its life . |
| 5 | Natural philosophy had its own garden of Eden , the arguments of natural theology providing a sanction for its preservation . |
| 6 | Bearing this in mind , together with the further possibility of reprovisioning the redesigned space station using Russian rockets , NASA 's review team is considering an orbit for its station that would be inclined at 51.6 to the equator — the sort of orbit that can be reached from the launch sites the Russians use . |
| 7 | Blaming the organization for its pettiness had major costs . |
| 8 | The Town Moor draw 's favours are so unpredictable that you may as well stick to choosing a horse for its name alone . |
| 9 | Page 21 Sea Containers deadline : Temple Holdings , the joint vehicle of Tiphook and Stena Holding , is extending the deadline for its $63 a share cash offer for Sea Containers until midnight New York City time on 3 November . |
| 10 | One of the crew pulled out a Colt .45 and shot the beast through the head to put it out of its misery and a group of local Indians gleefully pulled out their knives and instantly began butchering the stallion for its meat . |
| 11 | In the US , Apple Computer Inc has effected a new Unix value added reseller campaign , Quick Start , with the aim of broadening the market for its Quadra AUX 3.0 servers by getting new applications on board . |
| 12 | Iran is fighting a war for its survival . |
| 13 | There is no legislative assembly although on Nov. 8 , 1990 , King Fahd announced that a long promised Consultative Council ( Majlis al-Shura ) would be set up to help him run the country without specifying a date for its creation . |
| 14 | Here a young Labrador is retrieving an object for its owner . |
| 15 | CHOCOLATE giant Cadbury is to continue screening an advert for its Flake bar featuring ecstasy victim Rachel Brown . |
| 16 | Unlike in T-groups , the tutor , or trainer , plays a key role in briefing the group for its tasks and in directing the development of feed-back by means of questions and comments at the end of each exercise . |
| 17 | Clearly , Knowland agreed with BP colleagues ( see p 13 ) who have taken to lambasting the industry for its inability to plan . |
| 18 | The Lancashire Division publicized this viewpoint through its paper Northern Voice , and at the York Annual ILP Conference of 1934 an NAC Report , censuring the Division for its actions , was carried by 135 votes to 31 . |