Example sentences of "means [v-ing] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Downstairs wastes ( from the kitchen sink , for example ) can be taken out to a gully as in the older system , except that they must discharge below the level of the grid on the top of the gully , which means using a back-inlet gully or one with a hole cut in the grid . |
| 2 | A large size hash table means using a large amount of memory , but a minimally-sized hash table means slower searching and resolving collisions . |
| 3 | Above all , this means using the economic incentives offered by the market , not regulations to ‘ command and control ’ things . |
| 4 | In British terms that means reflecting the multifarious ways in which speech and gesture reveal or seek to conceal social status and social pretension : and in a fast-shifting , highly unrigid world like the British , status is far more often a matter of pretension than of birth . |
| 5 | I am sorry if it means opposing the official candidate , but I would vote for Frank Field . ’ |
| 6 | He could do a deal with another investor who wishes to achieve a greater return , even if that means accepting a greater risk . |
| 7 | To some extent , it means allowing the Great Mother archetype to flourish within ourselves . |
| 8 | By this he means acquiring a thin veneer of knowledge to mask his corruption . |
| 9 | Dieting also means keeping a close eye on the prepared foods that you buy and cutting them out if they include energy-rich ingredients . |
| 10 | Stock control means keeping the correct balance between the range of products stocked by the retailer , and the sales which arise from carrying that stock . |
| 11 | The Treasury wants a budget which will assist the process of cutting interest rates and this means keeping the financial markets happy . |
| 12 | That means keeping the chief local predator at bay . |
| 13 | This means applying the full range of the applicable ICAEW rules to investment business for all clients on all occasions unless exemptions or restrictions are applicable . |
| 14 | This means adopting a firm but rational strategy that enables unacceptable old permissions to be extinguished without compensation , while those that are potentially acceptable are quickly brought up to modern standards , also without compensation . |
| 15 | This means adopting a firm but rational strategy that enables unacceptable old permissions to be extinguished without compensation , while those that are potentially acceptable are quickly brought up to modern standards , also without compensation . |
| 16 | And er that means adopting the current market . |
| 17 | It means noticing the various identities which join the ordinary , non-rebellious individual to those distant powers who are capable of altering the scenery , photographed by both special and ordinary cameras . |
| 18 | This means climbing the whole route in the dark , and since an efficient descent on frozen snow should only take four hours , then you should be back at the Couvercle Hut sipping beer by 11am . |
| 19 | A good telephone voice does not mean having a middle class or ‘ posh ’ accent — it means developing a friendly , happy and interesting tone , and adjusting the pitch of your voice to suit the situation . |
| 20 | Suppose she puts the coat on a chair with the opening facing upwards : to get the zip at the front , she has to put her right arm into the left-hand sleeve , which means ignoring the nearest armhole . |
| 21 | ‘ That means going a little way into the mountains and I do n't see how you could get lost on a mountain road . |
| 22 | But if it means preserving a third tier of bureaucracy , the ‘ arm 's length principle ’ could become very expensive indeed . |
| 23 | This means tilting the rear mortise to line up with the front leg , which will mean in turn that the side rail will not line up exactly with the back leg . |
| 24 | Naturally , losing an order is a serious matter , but with job production it normally means waiting a short period before being asked to quote again for a different job , whereas with flow production it might be two years before the model is changed and the opportunity is provided to quote again ( by which time the buyer might have forgotten the existence of the salesperson ! ) . |
| 25 | Prolonging a tan with Clarins means enhancing the natural beauty of the skin . |
| 26 | Selling forward means selling the foreign currency today for delivery at the time you expect to receive it from your customer . |
| 27 | As the drawing suggests , the process of extraction means extracting a significant item from a whole . |
| 28 | This means owning the necessary equipment or having free access to it . |
| 29 | To calculate the net pay which means subtracting the various deductions from gross pay such as income tax , national insurance contributions , and any other deductions specific to the organisation such as pension contributions , savings clubs and social clubs . |
| 30 | then make sure it is presented the way it is requested , even if it means rethinking the standard version you usually send out . |