Example sentences of "[adv prt] and thus [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the beat ( upwind leg ) the board is not sailed level as on all other points of sailing , but is deliberately heeled to enable the leeward rail to dig in and thus providing more lateral resistance . |
| 2 | As the liquid ascends , though , it cools down and thus gets denser , so that it must sink again . |
| 3 | All were equally intent on bringing the icon down and thus perpetuating their own careers . |
| 4 | The sooner the markets develop confidence in the Government 's commitment to the ERM , the sooner it will be possible to get our interest rates down and thus provide a much-needed boost for companies ' ability to invest for the future |
| 5 | Even though scale requirements have come down and thus open up new possibilities in small markets , the gains will not be great until the assembly plants are backed by world-class support structures . |
| 6 | I was being utterly foolish ; my duty was to stay on , do A-levels , and go on to Oxford or Cambridge ( which took an extra term ) ; the local grammar school was not good enough to fulfil this latter purpose and if I went there , I would only be throwing my education away ; and , besides , did I not realise that , in the face of difficulties , one should never give up , but struggle on and thus establish a superior strength of character ? |
| 7 | As pointed out above , firstly , their budgets only cover a limited range of services and , secondly , unlike DHAs , GPs can select which patients to take on and thus include in their budget . |