Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | While the comprador class may ( but not necessarily ) admit that its interests and those of the foreigners it serves are antagonistic to those of co-nationals , the transnational capitalist class conceives of its interests and the interests of the global capitalist system that it serves , as identical with those of national development . |
| 32 | Otherwise , the freedoms that it implies are likely to atrophy through lack of use . |
| 33 | Sun Microsystems has spent the last year revamping its American resellers program and has de-authorised some 900 low value add locations for not making the kind of long-term commitment and investment it believes is necessary to a sound business model . |
| 34 | In working towards the growth of a total quality culture it seeks to impact on all aspects of Scottish life , encompassing corporate responsibility and individual quality awareness both of which it believes are fundamental to long-term Scottish success . |
| 35 | Fremont-based Media Vision has developed a video compression system which it claims is comparable to the MPEG or DVI standards , but at a tenth the price . |
| 36 | SNH , in its submission to Lord Donaldson 's inquiry on the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping , identifies measures which it claims are vital to the protection of Scotland 's marine and coastal environments . |
| 37 | ‘ Obviously I 'm hopeful of getting to Sweden and it 's been great to be involved with the England squad . ’ |
| 38 | It 's been surplus to requirements for 2 years , now that Rover has concentrated all its efforts on one site . |
| 39 | Well I think it 's been open to any higher education institution to grab this idea because it 's been around for a long time , the great beauty of Napier is to some degree it 's a centre of excellence it 's got its B A course so has Queen Margaret but at the bottom end but why should I say the bottom end at the bottom end it 's got the B A communications course at the top end it 's got apprentice training for printers . |
| 40 | This will mean that recovery when it comes is likely to be long-drawn-out and possibly never properly fulfilled . |