Example sentences of "[noun] to its [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glenn has frequently been for training in one of the world 's most deadly martial arts to its home in Malaysia , where he became the only non-Malay , non-Muslim to reach the Jurulatih , or ‘ expert in technique ’ grade . |
| 2 | The frog had brought some other young frogs to its spot among the leaves at the edge of the world of the flower . |
| 3 | Frelimo gave a major boost to its drive for peace on Aug. 16 , when its central committee unanimously endorsed the scheduling of multiparty elections in 1991 and the effective abandonment of the one-party state [ see p. 37643 ; 37843-44 ] . |
| 4 | Stephen Koss 's verdict on the political press during the twentieth century applies with equal force to its impact on the operation of criminal justice : |
| 5 | Vauxhall has shrugged off the difficulties dogging other car manufacturers to bring the massive investment to its plant at Ellesmere Port . |
| 6 | Vauxhall has shrugged off the difficulties faced by other car manufacturers to bring the massive investment to its plant at Ellesmere Port . |
| 7 | One of Heidrick and Struggles ' early recruits to its ranks of consultants was one Spencer R. Stuart , yet another former employee of Booz , Allen & Hamilton . |
| 8 | To quote Piesse again , " If there is much legal jargon and intricacy of arrangement [ the client ] may feel he is the victim of some art practised perhaps for the draftsman 's own purposes or at least with neglectful indifference to its effect on ordinary people " ( p54 ) . |
| 9 | Thus the Treasury faced little opposition to its policies on the basis that the sterling area was in any way harmful to the interests of the colonies . |
| 10 | Reports in mid-July suggested that the government faced continued opposition to its preparations for a national convention to draft a new Constitution [ see p. 38913 ] . |
| 11 | The US position , with President Bush facing elections in November , was apparently influenced by growing domestic opposition to its policy of forcibly repatriating Haitian refugees [ see pp. 38905 ; 39046 ] , and US pressure was now expected to be increased on Aristide to recognize Bazin as Prime Minister [ see p. 38957 ] . |
| 12 | Towards the end of the year an important invitation arrived from Prague , the Bohemian capital , which had taken Figaro to its heart with unbridled enthusiasm . |
| 13 | 10.8.13 Without prejudice to its obligations under the foregoing provisions each Party undertakes to each other Party that ( insofar as it has not already done so ) it will procure undertakings from relevant employees members of staff and students to enable it to perform those said obligations . |
| 14 | 13.2.1 In addition and without prejudice to its obligations under Clause [ number of confidentiality clause ] , no Party hereto shall cause or permit the publication or lease of any work , paper or presentation based on the work or any Party thereof without the prior consent of the Chairman of the Project Committee . |
| 15 | The Palace dismissed it as a fake , but within 24 hours Royal officials appeared to add weight to its authenticity by failing to reject it outright as a hoax . |
| 16 | Yet the price of certainty in this sense would be to reduce the competence of the initial decision-maker to a mere factfinder , to deny any weight to its opinion on the interpretation of the constituent parts of the X question , and to embroil the courts in the minutiae of all the elements which comprise the conditions of jurisdiction . |
| 17 | The cinema was bereft of carpets and we all could hear , for what seemed an eternity , was the doleful roll of each Malteser down the incline to its nemesis beneath the feet of the people in the front row . |
| 18 | In a major new initiative , Stoddard Templeton has added soft furnishing fabric to its portfolio of carpet ranges . |
| 19 | These two considerations , ethnic mépris and self-defence against socialism , rather that any abstract concern with the principle of descent , seem likely to have determined Kufra 's mandate to its delegates to the National Assembly , that there should be no possibility of naturalization whatever . |
| 20 | He tells them to turn back , and return the ark to its place in the temple . |
| 21 | Thanks to its work with First Direct , Fuji Film and Pepe Jeans , HHCL is used to testing its medium to see how it can be deepened and directed towards ‘ advertising that respects the integrity and dignity of those to whom it communicates . |
| 22 | Thanks to its alliance with Fine Gael it has attracted many low-preference votes from that party 's supporters . |
| 23 | It was once Mexico 's richest state , thanks to its plantations of henequen — sisal hemp . |
| 24 | However , one of the most important decisions he has yet to make will determine the fate of the group 's involvement in Aviemore , frequently referred to as ‘ Stakisville ’ thanks to its ownership of three hotels and the Aviemore Centre itself . |
| 25 | Ellen Schneider-Lenne became the first woman on the board of Morgan Grenfell in its 151-year history , thanks to its takeover by Deutsche Bank . |
| 26 | It gives me the opportunity not only of placing on the official record the Committee 's thanks to its staff for their work , not only of drawing to the attention of the House what I think is the first debate on community care to be initiated in the Chamber which is not part of a debate on another measure , but also of drawing attention to the number of firsts that we score with this report and debate . |
| 27 | Ethernet was n't the first LAN standard , but it was the first that could claim to be non-proprietary ( many vendors sell Ethernet-compatible adaptors ) , cheap ( thanks to its use of readily available , low-cost cabling — telephone-wire twisted pair or TV-aerial co-ax ) , and flexible ( Ethernet is equally at home with small starter systems and huge network layouts ) . |
| 28 | In fact , the employers ' central confederation ( BDA ) does not engage in collective bargaining and , although it does provide information and guidance to its affiliates via its collective bargaining coordination committee , its pronouncements on wages take the form of non-binding recommendations . |
| 29 | As well as survivors from the original 58 Dakotas acquired between June 1943 and mid-1945 , the SAAF has added other aircraft to its fleet over the years . |
| 30 | New Zealand 's Prime Minister , Jim Bolger , announced on July 3 that his country 's prohibition on the entry to its ports of non-nuclear-powered US warships no longer applied . |