Example sentences of "[adv] go a long [noun sg] towards " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Gandhi has an election coming up and a big one-day cricket tournament not only goes down well with the electorate , but also goes a long way towards providing a short-term solution to the unemployment problem . |
| 2 | However , he also went a long way towards showing that this apparent conflict could be reconciled by isolating ways in which the two ideals were similar . |
| 3 | This will also go a long way towards preventing your neighbour complaining about the noise you make . |
| 4 | From being a simple pleasure that had helped take her mind off her troubles , it had now gone a long way towards restoring her rather battered pride . |
| 5 | This last reform , which would simultaneously go a long way towards solving the unemployment problem and the housing problem , would also transform the social scene . |
| 6 | Will he tell the House what support he has had for his additional measure , the Aggravated Vehicle-Taking Bill , which will surely go a long way towards stopping the theft of motor vehicles ? |
| 7 | Perhaps it will make dealing with such a situation a little easier if we realise that there really is a reason for it and that the way in which we handle it may well go a long way towards aiding our spiritual development . |
| 8 | MICHAEL Roberts has certainly gone a long way towards silencing his critics in the past week . |