Sentence examples for it regards itself from inspiring English sources

It regards itself as a predominantly European brand.

Today it regards itself not so much as a political party as the embodiment of the nation.

It regards itself as the only institution that can hold fissile Myanmar together in a "union", as the country is officially called.

Puritan America is hostage to a sacred morality; it regards itself as the predestined repository of Good, with a mission to strike down Evil.

And in part on "best-ever" boasts: it regards itself as the spiritual home of the Beautiful Game; and Rio de Janeiro, which will host the Olympics, claims to hold the world's most festive mega-events.

It regards itself as "a unique resource for the world" with visitors able to "re-examine cultural identities and explore the complex network of interconnected human cultures" within its walls.

Instead, North Korea declared last month that "to safeguard our sovereignty and right to exist," it regarded itself entitled to have "powerful military countermeasures, including nuclear weapons".

It, too, is still there, but somehow it now regards itself as a national monument: "World famous since 1959," says the new sign outside.

It still regards itself as the quintessential Outback.

The country is not only the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases; it now regards itself, and is regarded, as one of the world's leading powers, and therefore expects to work with the other big powers to tackle global problems such as the economic crisis, nuclear proliferation and climate change.Special report Getting warmer Is it worth it?

That is feeble enough, but if it can't prepare its revivals better than this, perhaps it should regard itself as just a facility for corporate hospitality and let anyone actually interested in opera go elsewhere.