Example sentences of "order [to-vb] [noun pl] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government on Dec. 30 suspended coal exports from Jan. 1 , 1993 , in order to conserve supplies for domestic power generation . |
| 2 | ‘ The time might come when Ulstermen would have to become Queen 's rebels in order to remain citizens of any kind . ’ |
| 3 | Proper zoning of the LFA is essential in order to relate levels of financial aid to degree of handicap experienced and MAFF ( and WOAD 's ) refusal to differentiate a proper zonation is a fundamental shortcoming on their parts . |
| 4 | Exhaustive microbiological analysis were performed in order to exclude patients with gastrointestinal infection . |
| 5 | There seems no real reason why managerial bonus schemes of the Finsinger and Vogelsang ( 1981 ) type can not be introduced in order to provide incentives to greater efficiency , and in fact these are more relevant than profit-based bonuses given that the firms concerned have monopoly power . |
| 6 | Some limited home responsibilities protection was introduced in April 1978 in order to help women in this position , but in order to qualify for a full pension they still require twenty years ' worth of contributions or credits . |
| 7 | ‘ Democracy Wall ’ relayed the message to the authorities that political reform was needed in order to avoid reoccurrences of damaging leftist campaigns . |
| 8 | Of necessity , he followed a twisting route through the trees in order to avoid patches of thick underbrush , all the while making sure he never strayed too far from the guiding line of the perimeter fence on his left . |
| 9 | The principal aim of this national survey of these small businesses is to provide previously unavailable data regarding the nature of their operating efficiency , staffing , and potential training needs , in order to identify strategies for improving performance . |
| 10 | While total public expenditure on goods and services ( at 1970 prices ) as a share of GNP has remained relatively stable , this reduction in capital expenditure has been necessary in order to offset rises in current expenditure . |
| 11 | Theoretically , the recommendations in this and other chapters which describe adaptations that can usefully be made in order to give pupils with defective vision the most suitable environment and materials for work may seem complex . |
| 12 | In such cases , management may seek alliances with its own unions in order to pursue courses of mutual interest within the state machinery . |
| 13 | At last he was allowed to resign as Prime Minister of the Labour Government , but only in order to kiss hands as Prime Minister of a National administration . |
| 14 | Members of the Working Party have taken part in visits to organisations throughout the United Kingdom in order to study examples of good practice . |
| 15 | As Dunleavy and Rhodes ( 1988 , p. 123 ) observe , ‘ high-spending ’ authorities not rate-capped tended to increase rates in order to build reserves against possible rate-capping in the future ; hence , ‘ it is difficult to say whether selective rate-capping has marginally decreased total local government taxation … or substantially increased it ( by encouraging many more councils to raise ( taxes ) as an insurance ’ . |
| 16 | The criterion of behavioural change is necessary in order to recognize signals by external observation . |
| 17 | In the mid-1980s the Saudi-supported concern Norbec took to chartering ULCCs and VLCCs in order to hold stocks of crude oil afloat and thus take advantage of any favourable movement in prices after cargoes were loaded . |
| 18 | It does , however , attempt to summarise some of the practical considerations and experience already gained in order to assist members of MAS undertaking work in similar areas . |
| 19 | Stricken with umbrage , she had spent the months since her destoolment sniping at her successor , travelling the world in order to raise funds for some foundation , and , in general , rocking the bloody boat . |
| 20 | In order to equip advisers for this stage , short-term items on ‘ Advising clients now ’ and ‘ Pension choice ’ were produced . |
| 21 | The Russian budget deficit was in danger of being inflated by measures forced on the government in order to maintain levels of social protection , and by lower tax revenues caused by non-payment . |
| 22 | In order to prepare students/trainees for this work role in the area of Business Administration , staff may need to rethink their own role , implement different methodologies and , where necessary , reorganise their use of resources . |
| 23 | This information is important if a child 's test score is to be compared with information from the standardisation sample in order to make judgements about relative severity of a linguistic problem or language delay . |