Example sentences of "order [to-vb] a reasonable [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He added that in order to find a reasonable solution to the situation ETA had to recognize the Basque parliament as representing the will of the Basque people and accept certain conditions attached to possible peace talks .
2 Some women who started work after their children had grown up felt the need to continue working in order to obtain a reasonable pension on retirement , yet they were forced to retire at 60 , because that is the age when they become entitled to a state and/or occupational pension .
3 Electric vehicles with lead acid batteries carry a lot of weight in order to get a reasonable speed .
4 So in order to have a reasonable chance of seeing an explosion before your research grant ran out , you would have to find a way to detect any explosions within a distance of about one light-year .
5 Nor will you have to be running marathons or plunging into the swimming pool every day in order to maintain a reasonable level of exercise to speed weight loss and keep metabolic rate high .
6 Your overall objective should be to ensure that a deal that at first sight looks attractive is not , in the long run , undermined because you have to expend significant additional sums in order to maintain a reasonable life-style abroad and fulfil your duties adequately .
7 One of the reasons for the exchange rate adjustments is that inflation rates and trade performances of member countries have failed to converge sufficiently , making exchange rate adjustments necessary in order to maintain a reasonable degree of competitiveness and prevent excessive balance of payments imbalances .
8 The situations chosen were so chosen in order to achieve a reasonable level of plural continuations .
9 The exposure of control experiments was approximately doubled in order to achieve a reasonable background structure .
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