Example sentences of "[adv prt] into [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The ability to break individual applications down into separate tasks — as long as the software is written in a suitably modular fashion — is known as application multi-threading , and will be supported in the next release of Solaris 2. x , according to Watkins . |
| 32 | If a sponge is forced through a fine gauze sieve so that it is broken down into separate cells , these will eventually reorganise themselves into a sponge , each kind of cell finding its appropriate place within the body . |
| 33 | He analysed a ‘ typical value chain ’ for books ’ — breaking the costs of the chain down into separate areas , such as authors/agents , editorial , distribution , retailers and paper/print — and explained how the implementation of new technology and streamlined working practices should lead to significant savings in each of these areas . |
| 34 | MARDEUIL : Belemnite chalk on the middle slopes , running down into alluvial soil , with sand , clay and lignites higher up . |
| 35 | A second principle is that a difficult task ( and nobody doubts that dieting can be very difficult ) is far easier to accomplish if it is broken down into small , manageable pieces . |
| 36 | Goals are much easier to attain if they are broken down into small steps . |
| 37 | By breaking a task down into small , manageable pieces , keeping reward levels high and taking an analytical approach you can achieve a great deal in all spheres of life . |
| 38 | The total task needs to be broken down into small easily achieved wins , eg every teacher will be in the playground five minutes before the bell goes to greet children and parents , four children from each class will have their names entered in the ‘ Gold book ’ for good work or praiseworthy actions , any child in hospital for more than one night will receive ‘ get well cards ’ from the class and a visit by a member of staff , the entrance hall is cleared of clutter and made more welcoming for visitors . |
| 39 | Also , the turnaround found in bars 13–16 is a little tricky so , if you have any problems , break it down into small parts and practise it slowly , only building up the speed when you 're feeling more comfortable . |
| 40 | A Marie Claire magazine horoscope supplement lay in a puddle of blood , which had trickled down into small pools in the sand . |
| 41 | Generally speaking it is best to avoid complex behaviours with small children and parents but if they are unavoidable ensure that the parents know to break them down into small bits . |
| 42 | If large goals are broken down into small specified short-term tasks , a sense of purpose is created . |
| 43 | Subject-matter , in the Skinnerian teaching machine , was broken down into small steps which built upon one another into a great complexity , the student making successive responses and receiving the reinforcement of immediate confirmation at each stage . |
| 44 | If they had difficulties then I broke each stage down into small steps and gave them repeated practice . |
| 45 | Peters and Waterman advocate what they call ‘ chunking ’ — breaking organisational structures down into small , task-centred units . |
| 46 | The required action is broken down into small segments and a reward is given when the next segment of action is correctly performed — even if this is done by chance . |
| 47 | She said the oil had been broken down into small particles and was being absorbed by organisms at the bottom of the food chain . |
| 48 | In order to communicate , it break itself down into small groups and appoints an in-house trusty to translate the speeches , allowed to be made in only a limited number of major languages ( tip — Portuguese is not one them ) . |
| 49 | Not that we could really sink down into leisurely contrition . |
| 50 | This seemed to quieten Oliver ; his screams died down into long , big sobs that made him shake all over . |
| 51 | Normal skin bacteria breaks down into irritating free-fatty acids . |
| 52 | Slowly the total blinding pain broke down into individual centres of hurt . |
| 53 | Expenditure was broken down into current and capital components . |
| 54 | They are fully bio-degradable in a maximum of three days * , by which time all the active ingredients are broken down into natural harmless substances . |
| 55 | Shafts of sunlight probe down into secret nooks and woodland hollows , just as they did in the wintry days to frustrate the birds in their efforts to conceal nests . |
| 56 | It includes aggregate estimates of government spending and revenue while also providing target figures for expenditures broken down into functional categories . |
| 57 | This is a question to be considered in the round , and nothing is gained by the introduction of shifting burdens of proof , which serves only to break down into formal steps what is in reality a single appreciation of what is or is not unfair . |
| 58 | In order to cover this range of variation , the figures in table 3.13 are broken down into mandibular incisor digestion ( columns 13 ) , maxillary incisor digestion ( columns 4–6 ) , isolated incisor digestion ( columns 7–10 ) , and all these combined in columns 11 to 13 . |
| 59 | Boyd 's ability to take a controversial subject and set it down into explicable proportions is tested to the full in this work and the way in which the line fell into the Great Central 's hands together with the relationship of Benjamin Piercy 's trustees provides the kind of issues that keeps historians in correspondence for years to come . |
| 60 | Ideally the calculations for increased prices should be broken down into different categories of material and related to the number of volumes purchased by the library in each of these categories . |