Example sentences of "fit in [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The potential meaning of to with the infinitive can therefore be diagrammed in the following manner : The potential meaning of to as described above fits in with that of the bare infinitive in the following very simple way : the latter evokes that which defines the end-point of the movement denoted by to .
2 It 's very difficult , and I think that people involved in the Gardener Centre have , ever since its inception , found it quite difficult to work how quite how it fits into the overall Brighton scene , and I find it fascinating to look at the nature of facilities which exist in central Brighton and try and work out in one 's own mind how best he facility of the Gardener fits in with that .
3 In framing its monetary policy a government must have a clear idea of what the goals of the policy are , which monetary variable it is going to attempt to control and by what means , whether to take a long-term or short-term perspective , and how the policy fits in with other policies .
4 It will not look at how the decision to make the video is taken or how it fits in with other services the child receives from the SSD , NSPCC , and others .
5 It is easy to operate as it fits in with existing school organisation .
6 What worries Spenser is how human action fits in with this determined overall scheme of things whose main signposts can be discerned in Scripture , but whose timetable and precise unravelling are not clear .
7 How does a secondment to industry fit in with such goals ?
8 How does Compact fit in with other Government initiatives to benefit the inner cities ?
9 We also seek to give some indication of the overall role we would expect the business to play in our picture of the future of the company , and ask them to develop plans which fit in with that role .
10 I am never sure how their inquiries fit in with that commitment .
11 They can succeed only if they fit in with similar international plans ; in the Netherlands ' case , with the standards agreed by the European Community to which it belongs , and that applies particularly to vehicles .
12 you know I , I think , I think usually what I say about questionnaires is towards the business of , you know , kind of writing them in people 's own words that , that sort of fit in with ordinary language okay putting them in a sensible order advising people to do scale type things with five or seven points or something which you 've got a lot of already so a lot of the comments that I normally make on people 's questionnaires er you can take as read as it were erm so I think erm you know just really one or two minor things about layout like , you know , you know sort of space and , and moving things around a wee bit , it might make them easier to read but again as I say that 's a you know relatively minor erm problem .
13 So let's pretend to be fitting in with that . ’
14 The former , while fitting in with much of popular ideology , is contradicted by current sociological studies of men 's violence ; the latter is more consistent with the evidence of this research .
15 He gets all over the pitch , and I could see him fitting in in all kinds of areas , he used to be good for Spurs even when the defence came under pressure , and he 'd tackle back , becoming the ball winner .
16 and you sort of say , do you think it would be useful if we talked about reception because that 's something y you 're not doing quite as frequently but it 's obviously , it must be difficult for you to fit in to that because you 're not doing it all the time .
17 He was angered , and for a moment was tempted to reply that Louise herself had managed to fit in to French society , despite her origins and her antecedents , but he curbed himself .
18 We can juggle the hours around a bit to fit in with other things . ’
19 The previous result has been restated to fit in with new accounting standards .
20 Western practices and ideas were modified to fit in with Japanese reality — though there were periods when ‘ Westernization ’ was very much the vogue .
21 He concludes that the effectiveness of a given system should be based on its ability to fit in with the external systems making up its environment on the one hand , and , on the other hand , on its competence in allowing its own sub-systems to fit in with each other .
22 The hood is designed to fit in with standard kitchen units or can be fitted on its own over a freestanding cooker and is available in white or brown .
23 These dimensions have been tested ergonomically , and are designed to fit in with standard appliances , so they provide a useful guide if you are building your own units instead of buying ready-made .
24 SLIMMING down of staff at a North Wales nuclear power station to fit in with modern technology and reduced power generation has meant 100 jobs being lost in the Trawsfynydd area over the past 12 months .
25 Honeymoon not essential , and anyway ( a ) difficult to fit in with all those meetings ( b ) not much different from your annual holiday .
26 Most models are 60 cm ( 24 in ) wide to fit in with average counter tops .
27 Most models are 60 cm ( 24 in ) wide to fit in with average counter top measurements .
28 The demand for elegance carries with it the requirement to fit in with existing furniture and although talking points can be useful , a table surrounded by a set of such chairs could be a positive eyesore .
29 When the more straightforward side of the questioning has been dealt with it is usual for the interviewer to move on to more difficult areas of assessment — motivation , enthusiasm , ability to fit in with existing staff , flexibility , readiness to travel if necessary , stability of home background , etc .
30 And Dowty will quickly be moulded to fit in with these interests .
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