Example sentences of "[adv] minimise " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind must be blowing from them to you , since this not only minimises the noise you may inadvertently make but it prevents your scent blowing towards the rabbits and giving them advance warning that all 's not well . |
| 2 | Within a specific environment problems may be solved or they may only minimised depending upon external constraints imposed . |
| 3 | A knowledge of how to set up and operate a machine could reduce the likelihood of a breakdown so minimising the time spent on repairs . |
| 4 | Moreover , water is often heated and pumped , and so minimising water use is another way of minimising energy consumption . |
| 5 | So minimising exploitation may be the NME 's contribution ? |
| 6 | They become familiar with the area , using regular paths and tracks , so minimising the constant risk of falling . |
| 7 | ICI has also developed specialised equipment , such as ‘ Cleanseal ’ and ‘ Cleanzone ’ , which can reduce solvent losses by up to 90 per cent , so minimising emissions to the environment . |
| 8 | We agree with Bush that the persistence of afferent stimulation after the pre-emptive analgesia has ‘ worn off ’ may allow a barrage of nervous impulses which will induce c -fos and so minimise the beneficial effect of the technique . |
| 9 | provide companies with ready access to advice and so minimise possible future breaches of Trading Standards legislation . |
| 10 | This would seem to overcome the problem of segmenting and labeling areas of poor acoustic quality , and so minimise the problem of deciding which and how many of the alternatives should be maintained during left to right processing . |
| 11 | If necessary half-time your exercises to the music beat — slow exercises not only minimise the risk of incorrect positioning but take more effort to sustain ! |
| 12 | The brakes can be used fiercely to minimise the roll , but we let aerodynamic drag do most of the work , leaving them to slow us to taxi speed and steer onto the taxiway ( still ineffectually prodding the rudder pedals ) . |
| 13 | Documentation involved will be completed sensitively and swiftly to minimise the later recurrence of stress and anxiety . |
| 14 | By the time he 'd captured her flailing arms , and crushed her hips close enough to minimise damage from her kicking feet , she was shivering so convulsively that she felt almost feverish . |
| 15 | The big firm thus minimises its holding of stock , and the small firm must bear the brunt of stockholding costs by holding sufficient stocks of its own finished goods to meet any order which comes from the big firm . |
| 16 | Instances of cruelty and mania , in O'Brian and Forester , are not minimised , but they are subordinate to the drive of a story towards the traditional and expected ending in the triumph of right over wrong , of good over evil . |
| 17 | With this in mind , the Benfica president Joao Santos proposed to UEFA officials in Barcelona on Wednesday that the top two sides in each group should participate in semi-finals , thus minimising the number of ‘ nothing games ’ . |
| 18 | It is always good practice to synchronise times with suppliers ' delivery schedules thus minimising time between order and delivery which also minimises stock holding requirement . |
| 19 | In the infrared there are two wavelengths , at 3 and 6 , with extremely high water absorption , coupled with good transmission through fibre optics , and FELs open up the possibility of using a tunable laser operating in a pulsed mode in these regions , thus minimising tissue damage . |
| 20 | On wet ground , play the ball back a bit in your stance to ensure catching the ball first , thus minimising the amount of moisture squeezed between the clubface and the ball at impact . |
| 21 | Alternatively , you can knit the whole thing as an intarsia , thus minimising the length of the floats . |
| 22 | AimTrak is an ideal management information and reconciliation system for group companies , as it allows for the aggregation of funds from different member companies and provides a consolidated group figure , thus minimising individual bank charges . |
| 23 | It is therefore our aim to monitor and eliminate/render harmless all emissions thus minimising the impact on the environment . |
| 24 | We should not minimise this naming , nor its effect on Leonard 's early life . |
| 25 | It should be pointed out that the audio-lingual method group of theorists do not minimise the importance of giving grammatical rules . |
| 26 | It should also produce less clods and thus minimise lifting damage . |
| 27 | In short , the ventilation system needs to be thought through to minimise the chance either of its being ineffective or defeated or of its actually making things worse . ’ |
| 28 | Art therapy is applied arbitrarily to Disabled people and has often been used less to benefit Disabled people and more to minimise disruption to the ablebodied world . |
| 29 | In an ideal integrated scheme , cultural controls ( changes in farming habits ) and biological controls would largely supplant pesticides ; in practice , chemical control continues to be an essential component of IPM when a pest population has to be reduced rapidly to minimise financial loss . |
| 30 | The new NonStop-UX 2.0 is designed further to minimise planned and unplanned system downtime . |