Example sentences of "[noun prp] and [v-ing] its " in BNC.
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| 1 | I detest the dawn in which ‘ Guernica ’ publicly relinquished its place of ignominy , rising again like the Phoenix and transforming its ashen presence into a concrete threat to the future . |
| 2 | Douglas Scott , the region 's senior corporate advisor , said that so far the council has concentrated on upping the region 's profile in Brussels and honing its statistical case . |
| 3 | The curia , for its part , saw obvious advantages in the possibility of bestowing a crown on Johannitsa and extending its influence towards the Eastern Church at Constantinople , possibly even in time bringing the Byzantine Church under the papacy . |
| 4 | The licence fee remains the best way of financing the BBC and preserving its independence . |
| 5 | According to section 14(7) , ‘ qualified person ’ meant a person who was a British citizen resident and domiciled in the United Kingdom , and ‘ qualified company ’ meant a company incorporated in the United Kingdom and having its principal place of business there , at least 75 per cent . |
| 6 | Reed is seen as : ( a ) enhancing the ‘ quality ’ of its portfolio through , for instance , an advance in subscription revenues from 11% to 20% ; ( b ) achieving better geographic balance , notably through raising its exposure to the Continent of Europe and lowering its dependence on the UK , while at the same time maintaining the US share at one third of the whole ; strengthening an already satisfactory financial position , with interest cover increasing from 6.7x to 16.4x . |
| 7 | In a preliminary report released yesterday , the company notes a particularly good performance by its commercial division in maintaining sales in Europe and increasing its penetration of the Pacific rim markets . |
| 8 | certain formal steps like Iran 's call-up of reservists and earlier the recall of its ambassador from Baghdad and placing its army on alert to a degree that the Iranian air force commander at the time described as ‘ unprecedented ’ ; and |