Example sentences of "[vb mod] succeed [prep] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the new law may succeed in exposing the burgeoning volume of ‘ Indian theme ’ objects coming to the US , in the fine arts it has sent some Indian artists on the warpath . |
| 2 | For example , after the initiating event the electrical power system might succeed in supplying the essential power needs , or it might fail ; if it succeeds then the ECCS might succeed or fail ; and if this fails , then the fission-product scrubbing system , which removes radioactive material that has been released into the reactor 's containment building , might succeed or fail ; finally if this fails then the containment , the ultimate barrier preventing fission products escaping into the environment , might succeed or fail . |
| 3 | Or the allies might succeed in overrunning the French right , and roll up their line before the issue in the centre was decided . |
| 4 | Since these measures were to be accompanied by a tight control over the supply of bank credits , there seemed to be a reasonable chance that the new policy would succeed in bringing the foreign balance closer to a state of equilibrium . |
| 5 | EPA administrator Carol Browner described the auction as a success , claiming that it proved " utilities and the public are taking emission trading seriously and that a market-based approach to environmental policy can succeed in meeting the dual goals of environmental protection and economic growth " . |
| 6 | The implications for raising standards of care in the profession are tremendous if employing authorities can succeed in meeting the desired out-comes of the UKCC in centres throughout the UK . |
| 7 | No increase in laws , compacts , and penalties can succeed in overcoming the fundamental contradictions of the system . |