Example sentences of "in order [to-vb] [noun] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his letter announcing the betrothal , João had said that he would come to Ireland in the summer in order to take Sara back to Lisbon before the autumn storms , so her expectation of his arrival mounted with each passing day . |
| 2 | I 'm also thrilled by the terrific response to my December letter , when I asked you to pinpoint the key issues that you believe should be tackled by the Government in order to put Britain back on the right tracks for 1992 : not surprisingly , childcare comes high on your list , as it does in the questionnaire . |
| 3 | There have also been cases of deliberate neglect of property in order to force tenants out of the building . |
| 4 | Mature products need to be managed for cash inflow or extending the life-cycle ; strategies based on the experience curve need to be supported by a tough cost-control policy throughout the product life-cycle in order to manage costs down . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm going to bed , Emily , ’ he said , his voice slurred , ‘ I do n't think I 'll bother to go to my office tomorrow , it would only be in order to wind matters up in any case . ’ |
| 6 | On the F-Plan we are aiming for an average weekly weight loss in the region of 31b in order to keep spirits up as weight goes down . |
| 7 | Mexico is often depicted as being characterised by ‘ charrismo ’ , the phenomenon of trade unions being controlled by the state , in order to keep wages down in the service of capital accumulation and accelerated economic growth . |
| 8 | Mr De Benedetti 's testimony amounted to a scathing attack on Italy 's political establishment and what he describes as the ‘ climate of extortion ’ imposed by politicians in order to wring bribes out of businesses trying to supply the public sector . |
| 9 | However , in half-anticipation , I 'd calculated that after the one hour twenty flight from Porto we would still have a two hours forty endurance at 75 per cent cruise for the return flight to Porto in order to clear Customs back into Spain . |
| 10 | ‘ My lads did all that could be asked of them , especially as a couple of them had to work all night in order to get time off to play . |
| 11 | Then the first company might decide to introduce the product at a price level below initial cost , such as P 1 , in order to frighten rivals off and gain the maximum possible accumulated production experience . |