Example sentences of "to allow time " in BNC.

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1 The Sputnik demonstration of Soviet technological capabilities had made Foster Dulles ’ philosophy of massive nuclear retaliation untenable , and in its place had come the theory of imposing a pause with conventional forces to allow time for last-minute negotiations to reduce the chances of mutual nuclear suicide .
2 Do n't forget to carry sufficient cash with you for your requirements en route and to allow time for delays .
3 Meals are taken irregularly , sleep-cycles are disturbed and leisure activities are pushed aside to allow time for more interaction with the machine .
4 If you are going to speak in them , slow down to allow time for the sound to travel .
5 And it is because the new humanity is made up of free men and women that God wishes that all should be saved : his delay in invading the world and bringing an end to history is to allow time for the new humanity to supplant the old .
6 The meeting was then adjourned to allow time for further consideration .
7 The Marine paused , as if to allow time for any of the three to speak out of turn .
8 In an effort to keep it in Fort Worth the museum agreed to allow time for a public subscription rather than following the normal procedure of consigning it to an auction house .
9 A period with slow stirring to allow time for the floc to form is an important stage in the flocculation treatment .
10 In order to allow time for attendance in court to represent the client , office administration probably demands that there be separation of preparation and advocacy .
11 Is there enough time left in one scene to allow time to set up an Inlay shot using two cameras on the next scene ?
12 ( 2 ) Ito does not mention evidence that the earliest expression of learning in the VOR evoked by an electrical stimulus in the labyrinth occurs only 5 ms after the stimulus , too soon to allow time for transmission through the cerebellum .
13 Two years have been set aside to allow time to study a period of History in sufficient depth .
14 Ordinary life was halted to allow time for realization of the sorrow to penetrate the layers of defence that we all set up to blunt the terrible pain of loss .
15 From long experience he knew that one of the roads to problem solving was to allow time for the sub-conscious mind to operate .
16 Please remember to send the direct debit form to this office as soon as possible to allow time for it to be processed for the May instalment .
17 An adjournment of each application will normally be necessary in order to allow time for the plan to be produced .
18 An adjournment of each application will normally be necessary in order to allow time for the plan to be produced .
19 Since this book first came out the use of mechanically-tuned drums , or pedal timpani , has pretty well become standard practice and as the notes can be changed instantaneously on these drums composers are able to write any note they like without having to allow time for retuning .
20 But we suspect it was found necessary to place the Monkeys ' Dance where the score has it in order to allow time for setting this exotic scene — and six dancers cavorting about on the forestage could make a useful amount of noise to mask what was happening on the darkened scenic stage behind the proscenium arch .
21 To allow time to sort myself out we decided to sack this fish in the deep margin under some cover while I set up the camera equipment and finished a somewhat cold coffee .
22 Iraq was holding foreigners , he said , " to give all parties concerned time to think and to allow time for dialogue " .
23 The UN Security Council delayed considering the resolution on the occupation of Kuwait [ see box ] to allow time for Primakov 's diplomacy on a second visit to Baghdad .
24 The extension was to allow time for fresh nominations .
25 A year was allowed to elapse to allow time for the recommendations made in the report to be put into effect .
26 When ordering money or travellers cheques , please inform at least 6 working days before you need to collect them to allow time for them to be ordered by the bank .
27 The messages for local managers are that there is a need to allow time to pass before the linked activities which revolve around the three major innovations of the 1980s ( NCVQ , TVEI extension , TECs ) reveal how much they can contribute to each other in terms of an essentially joint strategy .
28 And , very exceptionally , a school 's staff might be marginally increased in such a way as to allow time for a curriculum leader to do some leading or for the mentors of new teachers to provide their counsel .
29 Good separation is only achieved if the flask is heated slowly to allow time for the equilibria to become established .
30 It is also vital to allow time for full creative responses ( see Box 12 ) .
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