Example sentences of "[adj] as possible [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important points to remember are that pipe runs from the hot water cylinder should be kept as short and as direct as possible to avoid heat loss — and a long wait at the tap before hot water arrives . |
| 2 | Now this use of a formula , making the , the formula as pliable as possible to take in all these different themes , seems to me very interesting , because it seems to me a point at which popular literature , erm or the so-called easy dividing line between popular literature and high art , becomes very difficult to judge , very fuzzy . |
| 3 | For example , the Tamil phoneme /t/ has three variants ; To master these variants of Tamil /t/ you would prepare a list of words for each phonetic environment affecting the /t/ ( note that the Tamil words are written phonemically and not phonetically , as the environment shows what the pronunciation should be ) : Collect words as similar as possible to highlight the conditioning factor . |
| 4 | So I had to drive out past him , pull over to the other side of the road as much as possible to let him come through and the other cars come through , then I could come . |
| 5 | The third uses a significant volume of statistics but uses an online service and public libraries as much as possible to obtain these . |
| 6 | I wanted to get on with the drop — the pilot had been in that freezing water for long enough ! i changed to a right-hand hold , then I talked to my passengers as much as possible to keep them calm and show that everything was under control . |
| 7 | Chapman genuinely believed that , in the interest of the game , fees should be limited , but while the proposals went unheeded he was quite prepared to spend as much as possible to secure the best players . |
| 8 | Make sure that you allow the notes to ‘ ring into ’ each other as much as possible to get the full effect of the resolving suspensions . |
| 9 | A ventilator should then be inserted in the bottom : this can be adjustable for very windy weather , but must be kept open as much as possible to prevent dampness in the flue being caused by condensation . |
| 10 | We pay the employer as little as possible to take the trainee in the first place and then charge him as much as possible to train the trainee on his behalf . |
| 11 | Erm and all we ask is that if you if you 've said you 're coming to do a session , that you do actually turn up and if you ca n't then if you can telephone us as early as possible to let us know that you ca n't make it , that 's not a problem . |
| 12 | I will try to make it as easy as possible to understand but it will require a degree of concentration to follow the argument . |
| 13 | But in the beginning you should make it as easy as possible to get into the habit without excuses getting in the way . |
| 14 | The letter and questionnaire were as simple as possible to maximise the response . |
| 15 | The tool may be used with care on wider boards , but the setting must be as fine as possible to avoid noticeable ‘ steps ’ between each pass of the blade . |
| 16 | To enable as many as possible to run their lives on the basis of the manageable commitment which was the essence of the new orthodoxy , credit had to be available from a variety of sources from which each could make his choice to suit his circumstances . |
| 17 | Our aim is to encourage as many as possible to attain various levels within the award scheme . |
| 18 | A minimum of four is needed on the day to prepare and serve and as many as possible to help provide cakes etc . |
| 19 | Often the first application should be delayed as long as possible to avoid killing parasites and predators . |
| 20 | There are also improvements in the routing department : the early EGs had large pickup cavities under the scratchplates , but on the new versions the cavities have been kept as small as possible to retain wood , with the aim of improving tone and sustain . |
| 21 | The file designer will try to keep these areas as small as possible to produce a well-packed file . |
| 22 | Most of the SWAPO leadership in exile will start to arrive in Namibia as soon after April 1 as possible to begin their election campaign . |
| 23 | It is often a good idea to make the positive and negative power supply conductors as thick as possible to avoid any noise or ripple being induced on the power supply lines when thin conductors could create an unwanted electrical resistance . |
| 24 | I expect he hoped to have as little as possible to do with her , but when she made a dead set at him , as she did at all young married men , that was no longer possible . |
| 25 | Like their ancestors , the Mennonites still shunned buttons and pockets , relying on hooks and eyes ; they refused cars and engines , preferring horsepower ; the Mennonites nevertheless reclaimed land from the river and sea , regulated the flood planes and wanted as little as possible to do with the evils of the outside world . |
| 26 | But Diana has refused a personal invitation from the Queen to the church service and Christmas lunch — a clear signal that she wants as little as possible to do with the rest of the royals . |
| 27 | Planning for the future care of your children can be particularly stressful if you are someone who wants to have as little as possible to do with social services and other authorities , or if you have had a bad experience with them in the past . |
| 28 | Seaman comments that that presentation Another and concordant view is recorded by Lichtheim : Lichtheim goes on to quote Pease , then Secretary of the Fabian Society , as saying : ‘ We were thus in a position to welcome the formation of working class Socialist societies , but it is certain that they would never have welcomed us ’ ; and to add , perhaps unkindly : ‘ Beatrice Potter — a rich , spoiled , arrogant young woman with more beauty than brains — was determined to have as little as possible to do with the working class . ’ |
| 29 | Industrialists never liked financiers much , and established industrialists tried to have as little as possible to do with bankers . |
| 30 | We pay the employer as little as possible to take the trainee in the first place and then charge him as much as possible to train the trainee on his behalf . |