Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is more usual to wash or dip the cheeses in liquid . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | No longer will you raise or lower the nose " a bit " , or put on a " bit of bank " . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | However , the NEC emphasized that such arrangements would not be allowed to " delay or obstruct the process of orderly transition to majority rule " . |
| 7 | There are several general measures that can be taken to reduce or eliminate the problem altogether . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Authorities are expected to reduce or eliminate the risk of industrial accidents by requiring industrial plants to adopt specific pollution control equipment and practices . |
| 11 | She felt she had no power to determine or influence the decisions taken by the LEA and its professional advisers . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Many studies describe a ‘ retrenchment from the front ’ , which occurred as police management sought to control or influence the research design and practice . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | However , this information needs to be given very carefully so that it does n't anger or hurt the person . |
| 17 | One way of intervening here is to question or subvert the authority of those institutions themselves ; and the most obvious target is the dictionary . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Single events rarely cause a major restructuring of the child 's personality : they occur in the context of a continuous interaction with the environment which itself is not static and which may modify , strengthen or weaken the consequences of what has happened already . |
| 20 | Do not knit too quickly or you will find that you are racking as you knit , which will break or damage the needles . |
| 21 | The offence in this was ‘ an attempt to place on an aircraft a device likely to destroy or damage the aircraft , contrary to the Aviation Security Act 1982 ’ — an inchoate offence , and one worded without any express reference to the endangerment of lives . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | You can use PRINT# an BPUT " together to mix or modify the data format . |
| 26 | In addition to the requirements above , the use of Oedipus to read or modify the contents of the database is further restricted . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Managers can motivate staff — motivation is at the control of the individual , therefore management policies can only support , reinforce or enhance the individual . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | It does not preserve or enhance the area in any way . |