Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the rate of technical advance , or the rate of depletion , is endogenous , then it may be possible permanently to raise or lower the rate of growth through tax or other measures . |
| 2 | On grounds of theory alone we can not tell which effect will be the stronger , i.e. whether higher taxes on income will raise or lower the time devoted to work rather than leisure ( where , of course , the worker has some choice ) . |
| 3 | No longer will you raise or lower the nose " a bit " , or put on a " bit of bank " . |
| 4 | But the issue was still a tactical one , as it had been for Marx ; national liberation was a means to support or obstruct the unity of the working class and the achievement of socialist revolution in Russia , not a matter of general principle . |
| 5 | However , the NEC emphasized that such arrangements would not be allowed to " delay or obstruct the process of orderly transition to majority rule " . |
| 6 | There are several general measures that can be taken to reduce or eliminate the problem altogether . |
| 7 | The common aim is to found a Second Republic and to reduce or eliminate the power of the political cliques who have held sway since the fall of fascism . |
| 8 | The main reason for this is to reduce or eliminate the risk that people will be affected by the presence of a new member of their social group . |
| 9 | Authorities are expected to reduce or eliminate the risk of industrial accidents by requiring industrial plants to adopt specific pollution control equipment and practices . |
| 10 | And , fourthly , because of these other limitations local authorities , especially those in the inner cities , usually end up trying to attract or influence the behaviour of a pool of small firms , which they often justify by stating that small firms are the key to local regeneration . |
| 11 | Many studies describe a ‘ retrenchment from the front ’ , which occurred as police management sought to control or influence the research design and practice . |
| 12 | The person who wrote the computer program used to assist in the creation of the types of works described above has no rights in the work because , although the programmer may control or influence the format of the finished work , he has no control or influence on the content . |
| 13 | The second reason was that , even were she to have a successful pregnancy and birth , she was terrified that she might one day be carrying her child in her arms when she fainted and might then drop or hurt the child in some way . |
| 14 | However , this information needs to be given very carefully so that it does n't anger or hurt the person . |
| 15 | One way of intervening here is to question or subvert the authority of those institutions themselves ; and the most obvious target is the dictionary . |
| 16 | It must surely be apparent that , with death visiting almost every family with such regularity , any attempt to mask or evade the reality of death could not have succeeded , and would probably have made the situation worse . |
| 17 | Faced with his second mutiny in barely a day Jones agreed , though insisting his men must not search or damage the house but merely demand the family silver . |
| 18 | While NATO will run the operation , it will be under the strict political control of the UN , which can stop or modify the operation as it likes . |
| 19 | This is , therefore , particularly helpful to the creative people who produce the ads , as they can get very detailed and constructive ideas about how to improve or modify the advertising . |
| 20 | This may become relevant if the parties wish to revoke or modify the right , for this can not be done without the third party 's assent , unless it was previously agreed otherwise . |
| 21 | Managers can motivate staff — motivation is at the control of the individual , therefore management policies can only support , reinforce or enhance the individual . |
| 22 | Planning Ward v Secretary of State for the Environment ; CA ( Woolf , Nicholls , Staughton LJJ ) ; 25 Sept 1989 A private garden was capable of being an ‘ open space ’ and something that should be taken into account when deciding whether a development proposed to be carried out in a conservation area would preserve or enhance the area within s 277 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 , as substituted , and of Circular No 8 of 1987 issued by the Secretary of State . |
| 23 | It does not preserve or enhance the area in any way . |
| 24 | If something goes wrong while a user is accessing LIFESPAN , the current displayed page is temporarily replaced by a ‘ Transaction Failure ’ page which describes the fault and tells the user what action to take ( usually to log off or consult the LIFESPAN Manager ) . |
| 25 | If a failure occurs while using LIFESPAN , the current displayed page is temporarily replaced by a Transaction Failure page which describes the fault and indicates what action to take ( usually to log off or consult the LIFESPAN Manager ) . |
| 26 | Sometimes a patent application is made largely to prevent others imitating the underlying idea while the patentee seeks to develop or refine the invention into something which is marketable . |
| 27 | In certain circumstances it may become necessary to seek waivers from the Law Society , as for instance : ( 1 ) where the new office is no more than a consulting room open for restricted periods , when a waiver would normally be granted provided ( a ) the opening hours are sufficiently advertised ; ( b ) during those hours there is always in attendance a person duly qualified to manage or supervise the office and that all correspondence is seen by a partner of the firm ; and ( c ) the business of the consultancy is accounted for centrally and not as a separate business ; or ( 2 ) where the new office is an annexe ( whether housing a separate department or otherwise ) near to the main office , when a waiver could be expected to be granted if ( a ) a common switchboard is used for both main office and annexe ; ( b ) accounts are centralised ; ( c ) correspondence is attended to in the main office ; and ( d ) clients are asked to address correspondence to the main office . |
| 28 | After August 31st , SCO will no longer sell or ship the product , passing all orders , inquiries and support requests over to Cleo , a division of Interface Systems Inc specialising in IBM connectivity . |
| 29 | From the perspective of power we can suggest , similarly , that power can be used to aid or hinder the organisation . |
| 30 | Throughout the eighteenth century and well into the following one , politicians could aid or hinder the career of a revenue officer , and they did not hesitate to employ that ability for their own ends . |