Example sentences of "[noun] goes a long [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The recently published book Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to correct such assumptions , for it gives a comprehensive account of all British pottery and porcelain manufacturers who are known to have made and/or decorated lustreware — and there was no shortage of them .
2 Little was known about the products of many of these areas , and much research still needs to be done but Collecting Lustreware goes a long way to redressing the balance .
3 This decision goes a long way towards demonstrating the untenability of the marital-rape exemption in modern times .
4 WHATEVER YOU 'RE PLANNING TO BUY YOUR MONEY GOES A LONG WAY WITH ABBEY NATIONAL
5 Bourdieu goes a long way to remedying this defect in his treatment of actual practices in his structure ( fields ) .
6 No Hiding Place Sitting containers on pallets or bricks goes a long way toward preventing them from harbouring all kinds of pests under their bottoms .
7 A little amiability goes a long way , it would seem , and many of those present felt that Reebok was the unluckiest loser of the night in this category .
8 They 're added to marzipan to improve its flavour and keeping qualities , and a little oil of bitter almonds goes a long way in much confectionery .
9 The interpretation of ‘ mind ’ as information processing with a self-monitoring facility called consciousness goes a long way towards resolving the problem of body — mind interaction which Popper and Eccles ( 1978 ) have recently revived .
10 There seems to be a lot of blood , but , you know , a little blood goes a long way .
11 A little of Giles goes a long way .
12 Thus the Act goes a long way in smoothing the path of the prosecutor .
13 It might be a bottle of wine , but a bottle of wine goes a long way , and everybody , you stand up and you get your bottle of wine , and everybody goes , yes , feel good .
14 Such a use of sub-committees goes a long way towards achieving an ‘ open ’ management process .
15 Whether it 's a long-term or short-term problem you will find gentle exercise and relaxation through yoga will be beneficial to you mentally and physically , and we always find that a good massage goes a long way to easing tension and making you feel better .
16 The perpetuation of the old sources of strife goes a long way towards explaining why party conflict continued after the Glorious Revolution , which will be the theme of the following chapter .
17 People do n't usually hit out unless they are upset or angry , so showing you understand their feelings goes a long way to preventing them from expressing that anger towards you .
18 follow the pattern , but there again this stuff goes a long way
19 It seems to me that this difference in the structure of the schedules goes a long way towards explaining in industrial terms the relative stasis of British television subgenres like sitcom , crime series and soap opera , and the drive towards innovation found in the corresponding genres on US television .
20 A little careful planning goes a long way .
21 Huntington 's argument goes a long way to making clear the disappointment a reader experiences if he approaches the Wellsian SF novels in chronological order .
22 The incident goes a long way to explaining Chapman 's later enthusiasm for floodlit football .
23 After all , that is the first thing about us that others see and a well-groomed , well-dressed image reflected back at us from the mirror goes a long way to bolstering our private and public confidence .
24 Anyone who heard the late-night television jokes after Mr Clinton 's meeting with Sharon Stone knows that a little bit of this year 's sex goddess goes a long way .
25 The WYSIWYG add-in goes a long way to helping you see how your masterpiece will eventually print out — but only approximately ( it 's pretty much like Windows 1-2-3 in that respect ! ) .
26 The actual construction of a carpet goes a long way to determining how long it will keep its original appearance .
27 Proponents claim that the plant goes a long way toward addressing the heavily oil dependent state 's energy needs , and , would entail the destruction of at most 2 percent of the Wao Kele tract .
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