Example sentences of "to arrive at [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It hardly needs emphasizing that on any question that is interesting , such as social roles of the sexes , we would have to be able to read the historical record better than we now can in order to arrive at any strong conclusions about what is biologically discouraged .
2 The failure to arrive at any detailed results is a reflection of the complexity of the issues involved rather than of the failure of the protagonists of the human capital theory to recognise the problem .
3 Joseph Olshan 's fascinating third novel , The Waterline , charts the emotional journey which Billy and his parents , Susan and Michael , undertake to arrive at this peaceful coexistence with their past ; each narrates one of the novel 's three sections .
4 It took the combined brain power of the teachers quite a few weeks to arrive at this simple routine for getting into Friday assembly .
5 This small breathing space had given her time to arrive at several important decisions .
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