Example sentences of "[vb infin] down the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Marx believed that ruling class ideology could only slow down the disintegration of the system . |
| 2 | If you live at any distance from medical help , or are not within easy reach of a telephone , it might be wise to add some ‘ activated charcoal ’ to the medicine cupboard , as it can slow down the absorption of poison . |
| 3 | LICENSING difficulties may slow down the building of nuclear power plants in the United States , Britain and West Germany — but the French still press on almost untrammelled by objectors . |
| 4 | To add a new word into the dawg , the current structure would need to be searched both forwards and backwards to establish whether or not the required paths exist , which would slow down the building algorithm ( see section 3.3.3 ) . |
| 5 | It may slow down the discussion but improve its quality . |
| 6 | In regions of slower expansion , the gravitational attraction of the matter would slow down the expansion still further . |
| 7 | Furthermore , it may be in Big 's interest to deliberately slow down the progress of an acquisition possibly to await the occurrence of certain events or to put pressure on the vendor . |
| 8 | Lower stimulus intensities will engender fewer sensitized stores and the greater diffusional distances will slow down the wave speeds . |
| 9 | The merger with the CBSI should slow down the fall in membership and thus the subscription base , though the eventual impact on reserves is hard to forecast . |
| 10 | AIDS patients are being given a new vaccine which could slow down the effects of the disease . |
| 11 | This narrowing or furring up of the arteries can slow down the flow of the blood to your heart ( giving rise to the condition known as angina ) or even cut off the supply completely , at which point a heart attack then occurs . |
| 12 | John Houghton , director of the Meteorological Office and chair of the IPCC 's Working Group I , said that Thatcher 's programme , if repeated worldwide , would not stop the rise in temperatures , but would slow down the rate of increase . |
| 13 | The Institute of Housing , in more moderate tones , claims that the replacement of fair rents by market rents will slow down the decline of the private rented sector rather than revive it . |
| 14 | The brewers argued that introducing arbitration would inevitably slow down the process of negotiating agreements . |
| 15 | Although the structure and powers of the new committee have yet to be decided , conservationists argue that the additional bureaucracy will slow down the process of designation , cost a lot of money , reduce the power of SNH and may result in designated sites losing their status . |
| 16 | Thus one organization will expound in the media about the urgent need to ‘ slow down the hospital closures ’ , while another will follow hot on their heels , saying , ‘ Close the hospitals as rapidly as possible . ’ |
| 17 | In the standard recovery , the full opposite rudder is always applied first , and if it does slow down the rotation , the nose of the glider will automatically drop , helping to unstall the wings . |
| 18 | Any friction at the hammer pivot will slow down the movement of the hammer , tending to make the action sluggish . |
| 19 | A new drug which could slow down the onset of Aids in people infected with the HIV virus is undergoing trials in America . |
| 20 | It 's not a miracle cure , but it 's hoped American trials prove it can slow down the onset of Aids . |
| 21 | It is believed the characteristic dimply appearance results from a build-up of toxins and fluid which can slow down the metabolism of the cells . |
| 22 | Since , in 1850 , the one bastion of that order which had escaped major trouble in 1848 was the Russian Empire , it was likely that at some point France would throw down the gauntlet to the tsar . |
| 23 | ‘ I did not throw down the gauntlet ! |
| 24 | If you can throw down the shoulder line , then you might as well put the ball in the jumper 's hands , never mind throw it to him . |
| 25 | Two , to see whether we can knock down the price and whether we can get him to come up here in the same way as Doctor does and do it that way to reduce the costs . |
| 26 | Too many drivers think they can wind down the window , sing a song , have a conversation and it 'll go away , but I 'm afraid it does n't . |
| 27 | They will wind down the pain . |
| 28 | Expecting that he would now let her go and retreat down the ladder , she was startled when his large hands gripped her thighs and continued to guide her until she was standing two steps above him . |
| 29 | All dealers who had written six on their paper would scream " Yeah " and would flick down the No. 6 switch on their phones , lighting up the panel . |
| 30 | I should have flung the damned thing out of his open door so that it would bounce down the mountainside up which the road was climbing . |