Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that would reinforce the particular policy to which my hon. Friend referred and would damage tremendously the prospects of the British people and destroy countless jobs . |
| 2 | However , Marx believed that ruling class ideology could only slow down the disintegration of the system . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | AIDS patients are being given a new vaccine which could slow down the effects of the disease . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The brewers argued that introducing arbitration would inevitably slow down the process of negotiating agreements . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Any friction at the hammer pivot will slow down the movement of the hammer , tending to make the action sluggish . |
| 13 | A new drug which could slow down the onset of Aids in people infected with the HIV virus is undergoing trials in America . |
| 14 | It 's not a miracle cure , but it 's hoped American trials prove it can slow down the onset of Aids . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Nothing could , perhaps , convey better the collapse of a regime than this picture of a faithful attendant carrying a cup of soup through a deserted palace , to an Empress asleep in a chair . |
| 17 | I can not emphasize enough the amount of care needed in this process , so if you are in any doubt about the outcome , do not attempt it . |
| 18 | I have gradually changed my life style and I can not stress enough the relief of being able to walk , run and do exercise without pain . |
| 19 | Whatever the age of the purchaser the firemen ca n't stress enough the importance of following the firework code . |
| 20 | We believe that this range will enhance greatly the credibility of the LDP name with retailers , and the LDP sales force are very enthusiastic about it . |
| 21 | We may consider rather the analogy of carpets being brought periodically into a shop for display and rolled out one by one on a pile . |
| 22 | The formation of a government can literally hang on the defection of one of these religious leaders to one party or the other . |
| 23 | At this point we shall consider only the alteration of one co-ordinate , the speaker co-ordinate . |
| 24 | The Renton Committee noted that definitions may take various forms : they may be exhaustive ; they may be merely inclusionary ; they may concentrate only the boundaries of the concept ; they may seek to exclude descriptive material and concentrate upon conceptual analysis ; they may rely upon general principles . |
| 25 | Between them , they can track down the whereabouts of the caller . |
| 26 | A reward of six hundred and fifty pounds is being offered to anyone who can help police track down the killer of a seventy-six-year-old man in Northampton . |
| 27 | You can track down the words of songwriters from books of librettos , record sleeves , or by playing their records or cassettes if you have a lot of time to spare . |
| 28 | Whatever happened , she would n't let her determination waver over the rejection of the abominable Draper . |
| 29 | Did he know exactly the kind of dilemma she found herself in ? |
| 30 | We shall never know exactly the sequence of events in St Pierre on that morning , but we can build up a fairly accurate picture from the physical evidence of the ruins , and the reports of eyewitnesses . |