Example sentences of "it [vb -s] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It supplies stores like Harrods and Selfridges as well as having a big export market . |
| 2 | The first category has the greatest potential for ambiguity , for it requires more interpretative work , in that it associates places with types of people . |
| 3 | Freud refers to this process of strengthening of the superego as the ‘ most precious cultural asset ’ , and observes that it turns enemies of civilization into its vehicles , and greatly enhances the security of culture . |
| 4 | Another farmer , Crematogaster borneensis , is no less solicitous ; it excavates chambers in the stems of the Macaranga tree ( a member of the spurge family ) in which to shelter its brood and its livestock . |
| 5 | It sedates areas in the limbic brain from which the instincts of aggression rise . |
| 6 | For example , Kaelin 's ( 1968 ) notion of ‘ surface ’ and ‘ depth ’ counters is particularly relevant for the way in which it separates aspects of a direct sensory , perceptual nature from those referring to imaginative content , based upon observations of a cognitive or conceptual kind . |
| 7 | It discourages investigations of specific aspects of lesbian subjectivity . |
| 8 | For a long time KFW has been promoting in particular the small and medium scale sector of the economy , i.e. it grants loans at favourable interest rates to small and medium sized enterprises to make up for their specific financing disadvantages … |
| 9 | For example , it receives payments of taxes due to the government and pays out interest to the holders of the National Debt . |
| 10 | After leaving the cylinders , it powers items of auxiliary equipment before passing through a large radiator in the support unit , returning cool to the water tank . |
| 11 | In Hilton it represents stages in the journey to God when the soul is no longer engaged with worldly things and as it were asleep to sin ( 24.90r. – 235 ) but is not yet fully illuminated by the knowledge of Christ : The experience of the dark can be either painful or restful : painful in so far as the soul is still troubled by the pressures of the worldly attractions from which it is hiding ; or restful in so far as the soul is waiting untroubled in its longing for Christ . |
| 12 | The company describes itself as ‘ essentially a warehousing operation with a sales front end ’ , and believes it is unique as a distribution agent in its very clearly defined ‘ editorial ’ view , which ensures that the mix of publishers whom it represents falls into three distinct categories : mind , body and spirit ; women 's ; and literature . |
| 13 | However , as it diverts resources from historical and current expenditure items and therefore continuing provision , it is essential that it rests on the establishment of carefully planned priorities which are important to the school 's development . |
| 14 | It displays exhibitions of Weardale history and local life . |
| 15 | Rather , it involves moves within those regions ( such as the South East ) which , as described by Massey , have exceptionally high concentrations of senior white collar jobs . |
| 16 | Teachers are increasingly aware of the benefits of project work : namely , that it involves learners in authentic activities , bridges the gap between the classroom and the outside world , and produces observably high levels of motivation and cooperation among students . |
| 17 | Project work is fun : it involves learners in collecting , organizing , and presenting information in imaginative and unusual ways . |
| 18 | It involves visits to the homes of children who are either convicted offenders , children at special risk , or who have recently been involved in trouble and have come to the attention of the police . |
| 19 | Whether or not governments should take greater powers to break up already existing monopolies is an issue which is as much political as economic , for it involves issues of the freedom of the individual and the state . |
| 20 | It involves defects in hemidesmosomes possibly resulting from defective interaction between the integrin and its ligand . |
| 21 | It involves auditors in ensuring that funds have been expended in accordance with the terms by which such monies were appropriated , and that accounts have been properly prepared . |
| 22 | A third and more serious problem with ( 6.9 ) is that it is not operational because it involves expectations of dividend payments into the infinite future . |
| 23 | Sometimes the Constitution limits the executive or subordinate local bodies ; sometimes it limits the legislature also , but only so far as amendment of the Constitution itself is concerned ; and sometimes it imposes restrictions upon the legislature which go far beyond this point and forbid it to make laws upon certain subjects or in a certain way or with certain effects . |
| 24 | Moreover it imposes limits upon the proportion of labour-power which can safely be devoted to unproductive labour . |
| 25 | If the preservation of the protein structure in metal-free forms is a preferred feature in biological systems , it imposes constraints on the evolution of these proteins and may explain why evolution seems to have disfavoured highly charged metal clusters and why the more hydrophobic porphyrin systems dominate in higher organisms . |
| 26 | Because it imposes constraints by reference to what a person says , the section clearly sets limits to freedom of speech , and if too stringently enforced , is a potential threat to the civil liberties of the individual . |
| 27 | Unemployment is harmful because it imposes costs on society . |
| 28 | Another argument for Quattro Pro is that it offers products in both the DOS and Windows worlds . |
| 29 | The 50 per cent discount that it offers shareholders on its ferry crossings boosted the number of shareholders by 60 per cent to 160,000 between 1981 and 1984 . |
| 30 | So erm what I 'm trying to say here then is that the federal government is important , the federal government tries wherever possible to guide states into , into good practice and it offers rewards to states to comply with , with federal er guidelines so that , you know , if you want federal aid for er a particular project you have to , if you accept federal money , you have to ensure that you meet certain standards or certain conditions , but a very convenient way of enforcing civil rights er policies . |