Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] in its " in BNC.
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| 1 | The menu along the top of the screen is , of course , a pop-down , mouse-driven affair , but the shades of the DOS version still linger in its layout . |
| 2 | The fact that so many modern creatures utilize oxygen in respiration , and indeed now rely upon it ( so that animals quickly suffocate in its absence ) , is a fine example of evolution adapting creatively . |
| 3 | The major changes to the plugs in the hours following transection of the vessel are that lytic areas initially seen at the edges of the plug also develop in its centre and the degranulated platelets resemble empty vesicles . |
| 4 | The use of the bare infinitive after have in its " passive experience " sense can therefore be explained by the absence of a before/after relation between the passive experiencing ( denoted by have ) and the event which is experienced ( expressed by the infinitive ) . |
| 5 | Again , does the essence of Christianity really lie in its high spiritual , ethical and personal values , in ‘ the message ’ and ‘ the kingdom ’ rather than in Jesus Christ himself ? |
| 6 | In parliament it was difficult to adjust to the new situation , whereby the party was supposed to abstain from all criticism of the government but had no say in its decisions . |
| 7 | It seems that her analysis of what my generation needs in the form of political inspiration , while being ultimately sound in its conclusion , misses a vital point . |
| 8 | Around her neck she wore the famous ‘ Regent ’ , the diamond beyond compare in its beauty which is part of the Crown jewels , while on her head sparkled a magnificent tiara . |
| 9 | Clearly , it could not have enhanced it ; why obey a legal system in which senior officials publicly pose as against one thing but privately collude in its occurrence — not only ought they to be condemned as hypocrites but their laws ought also to be disregarded as mere propaganda concealing the lack of will to control corporate behaviour . |
| 10 | Repeated small infarctions within the microcirculation of the spleen ultimately result in its destruction — a condition known as autosplenectomy . |
| 11 | The state must , therefore , like the parents of early childhood , protect the citizen and satisfy all his needs ; the state must , again like the parent of the infant , forgive , indulge and tolerate all his activities , even the parricidal , aggressive ones ; it must accept all criticism , but never criticize in its turn ; it must provide , but never demand in its turn ; it must love , cherish and value , but accept hatred , indifference and contempt in return . |
| 12 | The state must , therefore , like the parents of early childhood , protect the citizen and satisfy all his needs ; the state must , again like the parent of the infant , forgive , indulge and tolerate all his activities , even the parricidal , aggressive ones ; it must accept all criticism , but never criticize in its turn ; it must provide , but never demand in its turn ; it must love , cherish and value , but accept hatred , indifference and contempt in return . |