Example sentences of "fit in [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | For example:UNDERSTANDING THE IBM ENVIRONMENT introduces the latest technical information about newly available IBM equipment , how it fits in with the existing range and how this should affect your view of IBM , as a customer . |
2 | ‘ To be honest I do n't think it fits in with the Irish way of things . |
3 | Parents and teachers usually judge children 's behaviour by whether it fits in with the usual standards — moral , emotional , social and intellectual — set by the society in which they live . |
4 | This fits in with the general tendency among much of the elite population in Shetland ( and Dunrossness ) to avoid raising ‘ issues ’ ( this has obviously happy consequences for those who are benefitting most from oil-related developments ) . |
5 | It admittedly makes intuitive sense , and fits in with the general observation about staffs ' professional identities being a function of their research identities . |
6 | ‘ I might have expected such an answer from you , McAllister ; it fits in with the general picture , ’ said Dr Neil angrily , picking up his cane . |
7 | You may have a rough idea of where you are going and if it fits in with the cosmic blueprint , doors open easily . |
8 | As we said in the last chapter , the Church is well placed to give a positive message at this time , to speak of how mortality is understood and how it fits in with the Christian message of salvation . |
9 | This argument fits in with the pluralist notion of power that we discussed at the beginning of the chapter . |
10 | And Pilger , an exasperatingly prickly individualist determined to expose the ills of the world , stubbornly refused to lower his standards and fit in with the new requirements . |
11 | Many areas have special schemes which fit in with the particular needs of individual people at home . |
12 | Further motivation this season for student and U21 players is the possibility of a July 1993 seven match England U21 tour to Australia ; but with the U21 county and divisional matches , not to mention student representative matches and the demanding Courage League programme , to fit in to the normal season , it 's hard work being earmarked as a rugby high flier . |
13 | We saw in Sweden they tried to modify their game to fit in with the Continental style and it did n't work . |
14 | In his 1959 essay " The English School in a Democracy " Bateson outlines the characteristics of the kind of trained mind he envisages , which seem to fit in with the mental attitudes and orientations most suited to the democratic process . |
15 | Miracles are supposed to fit in with the unscientific views of the ancients , but not with out own scientific views . |
16 | He concludes that the effectiveness of a given system should be based on its ability to fit in with the external systems making up its environment on the one hand , and , on the other hand , on its competence in allowing its own sub-systems to fit in with each other . |
17 | For example , he was working out the exposition of the melodic cells which are the basis of most of the movement , so that his use of contradicting notes had to fit in with the melodic intervals , which were probably his primary concern . |
18 | I stopped at a pub I used rarely near the BBC and had a ploughman 's and a couple of orange juices , no alcohol , partly because I wanted to keep a clear head and partly to fit in with the cab-driver persona . |
19 | The notion of a routine , of a particular time for meals , baths , bed for young children — to fit in with the other interests and commitments of parents working outside the home — is not especially important . |
20 | Above : Crockery and cutlery were carefully chosen to fit in with the new style |
21 | BR 's corporate planning was reformed to fit in with the new structure by devolving responsibility for planning largely to the five businesses and by developing ‘ action plans ’ to commit lower level management to business objectives ( Heath 1984 : 221 ) . |
22 | Two of the five vessels being built for Olsen are designed to comply with this legislation , and this , says Parker , will give it a proven ability to fit in with the new requirements . |
23 | They replaced their kitchen crockery with simple black and white octagonal glassware crockery and even the car was changed to fit in with the new image — their champagne-coloured Ford was replaced with a grey and red Peugeot . |
24 | The detailed character of financial , administrative and legal restraints imposed by Whitehall may change but the general effect remains the same — local councillors are expected to fit in with the political priorities of the government of the day . |
25 | Animals may avoid being eaten by active flight , as do moths escaping from bats ; by camouflage , which requires behavioural adaptations to fit in with the visual markings ; by warning coloration , to teach predators to avoid sickening prey ; by mimicry of successfully warning-coloured species ; or by aggregation in groups , such as the schools of fish . |
26 | However , there are always unmarked options in every language which provide ways of changing the position of elements in a clause to fit in with the surrounding context . |
27 | These extensions were all done in red brick to fit in with the original structure . |
28 | It operates at a rate of 0.45-litre ( 0.8pt ) per stroke , and will fit in to the standard 2in ( 50mm ) BSP neck of 205-litre ( 45gal ) barrels . |
29 | Where does yours fit in to the various classifications — or do you have a baby who 's a mixture of several ? |
30 | A Scottish Office spokesman said changes have taken place in the health service since 1989 and the previous plan did not fit in with the present set-up of purchasers and providers . |