Example sentences of "boils down [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It really boils down to the question of intent . |
| 2 | Perception , that is to say , boils down to the passage of sodium , potassium and other ions across semi-permeable membranes . |
| 3 | In practice this boils down to the governments being saddled with the bulk of the foreign hard currency debts , while it is private individuals in those same countries who hold most of the hard-currency assets . |
| 4 | It all boils down to the fact that the problem needs to be simplified . |
| 5 | The difference boils down to the fact that the Member of Parliament in Britain is expected by all concerned — his leaders , whips and colleagues to owe his primary loyalty to the party . |
| 6 | But that still boils down to the fact that everybody thinks they know how schools work cos they 've been at school themselves . |
| 7 | I think it boils down to the fact that it 's fairly economic to transport vast quantities of people but not to transport from the outer edges and the odd bits in the middle and there 's no way that they 're going to get a full and comprehensive service come what may . |