Example sentences of "[vb infin] down the [noun] of " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | AIDS patients are being given a new vaccine which could slow down the effects of the disease . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The brewers argued that introducing arbitration would inevitably slow down the process of negotiating agreements . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Any friction at the hammer pivot will slow down the movement of the hammer , tending to make the action sluggish . |
| 12 | A new drug which could slow down the onset of Aids in people infected with the HIV virus is undergoing trials in America . |
| 13 | It 's not a miracle cure , but it 's hoped American trials prove it can slow down the onset of Aids . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Between them , they can track down the whereabouts of the caller . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ It does break down the tyranny of the Madonna body . |
| 19 | We must break down the barriers of conditioning and open our minds to far higher goals . |
| 20 | Could you break down the profit of the F T group between Les Echo and , and the F T in the U K ? |
| 21 | There , there is the er belief that er it is better to have the resources of all the Common Market countries behind you if you want to intervene to protect or bring down the value of your currency , depending on which way it may be . |
| 22 | Now that really might bring down the House of Windsor . |
| 23 | Neither will the examination alter the situation , for the thermometer has not yet been invented which can bring down the temperature of the fever-stricken patient . |
| 24 | Two of us should manage the bales an' the ovver two can carry down the crates of ornaments . |
| 25 | The program will then work down the list of pieces that have stitch patterns allocated to them and ask whether you want to superimpose the piece on to the stitch pattern . |
| 26 | I leaned further over until I could see down the line of houses . |
| 27 | It gives local authorities an additional one hundred million pounds to spend when the low level of inflation is helping them keep down the cost of providing their services . |
| 28 | In company , with another or others , they would bank down the embers of the past . |
| 29 | The operator will keep this beam aimed at the target while the missile , which has sensitive detectors at its back end , will steer down the centre of the beam . |
| 30 | See there again we can come on here , and we can look down the back of . |