Example sentences of "breaking [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | breaking down the stereotype |
| 2 | By breaking down the communication barriers among work groups , rotation enhances the flow of information between workers and across functional units . |
| 3 | By contrast Marx and Engels saw the proletariat 's mission as breaking down the restrictions of capitalism which held back the full development of technology ; and they rejected as utopian any form of transition to socialism which was not brought about by a genuine ( and almost certainly violent ) social revolution . |
| 4 | I start breaking down the shape of the building into smaller ones as well . |
| 5 | I start breaking down the shape of the building into smaller ones as well . |
| 6 | BREAKING DOWN THE FAT Use a massage mitt to break down fatty deposits . |
| 7 | Next you begin breaking down the aims into individual goals . |
| 8 | By breaking down the quarterly or annual outgoings into monthly amounts you will see exactly how much money you have to set aside every month to meet those periodic demands on your cash . |
| 9 | Others claim to aid the filter process by breaking down the detritus helping filter bacteria to get to work . |
| 10 | Part of the problem for Londoners is that the notion of transformed primary and community care , breaking down the boundaries between hospital and community , is still unclear . |
| 11 | Even along this road , however , many of the old ‘ guilds ’ had become , in effect , the organizations of employing ‘ masters ’ — the craft status shifted to the economic status — and these were themselves in complex relations with the development of capitalist trade , which was breaking down the kind of autonomy from which the guilds , new and old , had derived their monopoly . |
| 12 | In particular E. Foetida ( the stinking dungworm or brandling ) multiplies rapidly in a dungheap or compost pit and plays an important part in breaking down the cellulose once the temperature has dropped to about 32°C . |
| 13 | Breaking down the barriers to true freedom in East Germany . |
| 14 | Our vision of the Christian family and the human family leads us to join with others in breaking down the barriers which separate us . |
| 15 | We have begun the job of raising educational standards and breaking down the barriers between the vocational and the academic routes . |
| 16 | Breaking down the barriers to change |
| 17 | However , this concern may not be wholly justified as he has been an active member of the CNAA and is known to be a keen supporter of public sector provision and an advocate of breaking down the barriers between the two sectors of higher education . |
| 18 | Breaking down the barriers . |
| 19 | Gysin , who exhibited with the Surrealists at the tender age of 19 , dedicated his life to breaking down the barriers between painting and writing . |
| 20 | The paltry crowd of 1,223 had very little to cheer as Quakers failed to show any sign of breaking down the visitors . |
| 21 | This had the effect of breaking down the structure of the pellets , and repetition caused the complete destruction of the pellet . |
| 22 | They help to unblock pores , breaking down the plug of oil and debris , penetrating into the pore to kill bacteria and reduce inflammation , and encourage flaking off of dead skin cells . |
| 23 | They can show you what you are aiming at by breaking down the manoeuvre and showing the role of each movement , but putting it all together with correct co-ordination and timing is up to you to teach yourself . |
| 24 | What lay behind the rebellion is not at all clear , though historians claim that it was a reaction to Henry 's policy of centralization , breaking down the traditions of local autonomy and introducing more advanced Anglo-Norman methods of government . |
| 25 | Erm , before we leave item one D , sir , there are two things that Hambledon would like to say both on the q questions that the Chairman asked , capacity , and also on the principal of breaking down the Greater York figure i into the constituent districts , erm , the first point , on capacity , erm , we feel that we have a very limited capacity , er to accommodate development needs advising in Greater York , you 'll see from our statement that we have just two settlements an , sorry three settlements in two parishes er within the defined Greater York area , Shipton , Beningborough , and Overton . |
| 26 | Today we are being repeatedly asked to take steps to eliminate this division , ’ such as breaking down the Berlin Wall , he said . |
| 27 | As tomatoes ripen , an enzyme is produced which causes softening by breaking down the pectin in the cell walls . |
| 28 | Its discovery was the result of prolonged studies of the microbes which exist in soil and survive by breaking down the remains of plants and animals , and by competition with each other . |
| 29 | Stockbrokers Beeson Gregory believe the USM performed a valuable service by breaking down the barrier that , until 1980 , meant that only sizeable businesses were considered fit for public company status . |
| 30 | There will also be an interest in breaking down the numbers according to such familiar variables as age , sex and socio-economic status , and there will be a curiosity about whether ( and , if so , how ) religious affiliation or observance correlates with other kinds of behaviour . |