Example sentences of "work out the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The first problem was to work out the correct overall send and return levels , but with the Quad-FX 's input and master volume set on unity gain I found the processors worked at roughly the same settings anyway , so there was n't much need to tweak the levels .
2 One becomes accustomed to constantly ringing church bells and clocks — our local church clock chimes up to six , then at 7 o'clock it begins again , requiring a mathematical feat to work out the correct time .
3 Having established the position of the downpipe , some mathematics will be required to work out the correct height to fix the brackets .
4 They go to business school , read management books and consult consultants as they try to work out the correct equation .
5 Hence , one may be able to work out the broad effect of interdependencies once and for all when the strategy is set .
6 IN THE SECOND PART OF OUR SERIES ON PRACTICAL USES FOR YOUR SPREADSHEET , DENNIS JENKIN EXPLAINS HOW TO WORK OUT THE FINANCIAL PROS AND CONS OF RENTING OR BUYING A PROPERTY .
7 We try to formulate policies that 'll meet the needs of the people who speak to us and then we use officers , not to make necessarily proposals on policies , but to help us to work out the financial ways of achieving those policies , so that 's almost the other way round from the way that John outlined .
8 In the summer of 1306 there took place at Montreuil the first of a series of meetings ( ‘ processes ’ ) between French and English representatives to try to work out the legal position of the lands held by the English in Aquitaine .
9 It gave us both lots of pleasure trying to work out the various clues , so we shall give ourselves a pat on the back for doing so well — hope you will have some more mind-boggling competitions in the future .
10 Techniques have been devised by Operational Research scientists to enable organizations to work out the Economic Order Quantity ( EOQ ) for individual stock items , and to aid them in setting optimum re-order levels ( ie the levels at which stock needs to be replaced ) .
11 Second , identifying other people 's best practices gives you the benefit of their knowledge and experience ; you do n't have to try to work out the best way of performing a particular task — you just learn from whoever is already doing it that way .
12 Forget the original lecture situation and sit down with the speaker to work out the best way of communicating his or her message on the video screen .
13 And until we 've looked honestly at the mess you 've landed in , we ca n't hope to work out the best way out of it . ’
14 The Overseas Development Minister , Lynda Chalker , is to visit Russia to try to work out the best way to distribute British emergency food supplies .
15 Pausing a moment to work out the best route , the Doctor set off to find a stair leading down .
16 Try to work out the best solution to your background problem , then forget altogether about conventional seating ( one or two sofas , armchairs , occasional chairs ) .
17 In keeping with these objectives departments were ‘ called upon to examine the way they managed all aspects of their programmes and to work out the best pattern of managerial responsibility , financial accounting and control ’ ( ibid. , para. 14 ) .
18 This rule will allow us to work out the optimum plan for the group .
19 It is difficult to know whether FDI would take place without incentives and to work out the actual cost to the people of the tax remissions and infrastructural investments made by the host governments of the countries where TNCs enjoy these privileges .
20 A small , thin tabby , she spent her life trying to work out the central dilemmas of her life — how to get in and out of the house , and why the fat man called Henry tried to kick her every time the two other people in the house were out of the way .
21 Now they had to work out the 24th number .
22 E two , now you 've got to work out the average speed , right try and think roughly what the answer would be , because if you thought of that , then you would know that 's a silly answer , cos look , how far is the journey ?
23 PWMI has studies these sectors to work out the average lifetime for the material in the market .
24 You have to work out the right questions to find out what you want to know , see ? "
25 However , for the best effect , you do need to work out the right size and shape for your arrangement , choose appropriate containers and know which colours of flowers go well together .
26 Now you can begin to work out the right order .
27 During that painful walk I managed to work out the general outline of these pages .
28 He began to work out the probable returns from his night 's work .
29 To do this enter +B1*B3*12 into B5 to calculate the total amount of money paid in and +B4-B5 into B6 to work out the total interest received .
30 There would be time to work out the exact nature of its functioning later .
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