Example sentences of "has [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] towards " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kinnock has made great changes and one admires the way he has manipulated the Labour Party towards reality . |
| 2 | I think that the genetic er , testing that was , that is now law , has to go a long way towards finding criminals , who once they 've been tested will find it very difficult to commit crime again , because they 're on record , and they 'll be on computer record . |
| 3 | He has acknowledged the Italian trend towards overtly sexy clothes by cutting flirty side slits on a curve in his short skirts and stitching a provocative little hitch into them . |
| 4 | Indeed the latest text has gone a long way towards meeting the UK 's objections . ’ |
| 5 | And in fact patient research has gone a long way towards resolving this knotty problem . |
| 6 | The Community has gone a long way towards achieving that central purpose ; towards taming nationalism without suppressing patriotism ; towards sharing sovereignty without destroying nations ; and towards putting the magic of markets to work for society in a stable democratic setting . |
| 7 | In the past , Mrs Aquino has taken a conciliatory stance towards ambitious factions in her armed forces , but , instead of appeasing mutineers , this policy has stoked rebellion in the barracks . |
| 8 | By taking over Thames , the firm has taken a big step towards becoming a powerhouse in British television . |