Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] a long way towards " in BNC.
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| 1 | This decision goes a long way towards demonstrating the untenability of the marital-rape exemption in modern times . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The concessions Edward made on matters such as purveyance and unparliamentary taxation went a long way towards meeting the grievances of the commons , and the king was able to mobilize the resources he required for war . |
| 5 | Friedman 's statement of the natural rate hypothesis went a long way towards reconciling such evidence with basic classical theory . |
| 6 | The ministerial position went a long way towards meeting the US criteria , but the British side had worries as well . |
| 7 | The Principal responded initially by agreeing to redesignate courses as full-time , and explaining that the Academic Board had come into existence after departments had been constructed to match DipTech requirements , but had in fact gone a long way towards the Council 's view — further than the report on the June quinquennial visit had acknowledged . |
| 8 | The agreement went a long way towards meeting demands of organizations such as the World Wide Fund for Nature and Greenpeace , which had staged lengthy public campaigns in favour of preserving the Antarctic as the planet 's last great wilderness . |