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Example sentences of "they [vb base] a [adj] way " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Until that day arrives they remain a useful way of detecting the desktop publishing bore !
2	And some places that erm I know that in some places they have their own local way of speaking and then they speak a different way to other folk .
3	His remarks are interesting because they demonstrate a new way of looking at that relationship .
4	Applying the principles of the 12 Steps in all aspects of life so that they become a natural way of life and provide the capacity to live happily and confidently without the need for mood-altering substances or behaviours .
5	These may seem trivial examples , but they go a long way towards helping teachers assess the success of different parts of the school in which they work and , ultimately , that of the whole institution .
6	Taken together they go a long way in explaining the birth and persistence of aesthetic modernism .
7	The new proposals on water competition were introduced following our discussion in Committee , and they go a long way to improving competition in the water industry .
8	They live a good way apart .
9	They 've a long way to go if one of these youngsters are to compete at Sydney in the year 2 000 … but already they 've claimed a notable scalp .
10	If uranium prices are going to swing in favour of fast reactors , they have a long way to go .
11	Unfortunately , as this book points out , some of the alternatives may look good on paper but they have a long way to go before they can match the tokamak .
12	They have a long way to go .
13	But they have a long way to recover .
14	They have a curious way of sitting on the back seat , unfamiliar with the correct posture .
15	They include a new way of controlling waterborne diseases , and of administering drugs to people with chronic diseases .
16	Estimates based on demographic pressures , advances in medical technology and the costs of implementing new government policies ( such as the introduction of new screening programmes ) also have their drawbacks , but they represent a pragmatic way of estimating whether funding has been adequate to keep pace with demand pressures .