Example sentences of "be [verb] down [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The build itself can be broken down into two groups , ‘ Direct Build Costs ’ and ‘ Other Costs . ’ |
| 2 | Sources of error in the digitizing process can be broken down into two main streams : source map error and operational error . |
| 3 | Since the relevant words are ‘ I know , Pamphilus , that everything I leave you will pass to my sons … ’ , the question can be broken down into two parts : do these words amount to a trust at all ? |
| 4 | That a subject is capable of noticing whatever is to be perceived can be broken down into two individually necessary and jointly sufficiently conditions : |
| 5 | At the inception of the previous chapter it was said that all grants of power to public bodies could be broken down into two parts : if X exists , you may or shall do Y. |
| 6 | The major influences on group effectiveness can be broken down into two main categories : |
| 7 | Subsequent experiments have revealed that the concept of attentional focus can be broken down into two separate factors : one concerns the intrinsic importance of actor and acted-upon ; the other concerns informational aspects of actor and acted-upon . |
| 8 | Although most departments have drawn up plans , many areas of departmental work can not easily be broken down into discrete cost centres . |
| 9 | For internal management control purposes a annual budget will normally be broken down into discrete quarterly , monthly or even shorter periods . |
| 10 | It seems that each of these can be broken down into five identifiable stages . |
| 11 | Therapy may be broken down into five basic stages or aspects . |
| 12 | The formation of the lattice from its elements in their standard states can be broken down into five steps . |
| 13 | The total task needs to be broken down into small easily achieved wins , eg every teacher will be in the playground five minutes before the bell goes to greet children and parents , four children from each class will have their names entered in the ‘ Gold book ’ for good work or praiseworthy actions , any child in hospital for more than one night will receive ‘ get well cards ’ from the class and a visit by a member of staff , the entrance hall is cleared of clutter and made more welcoming for visitors . |
| 14 | It is likely too that non-manufacturing activities need to be broken down into major cost-driver categories . |
| 15 | To be useful , crime rates must be broken down into specific categories of offences . |
| 16 | The overall goal of ‘ increasing social contacts ’ , just like ‘ having more money ’ , can be broken down into specific objectives and activities . |
| 17 | Any sentence can be broken down into immediate sub-units which themselves have reasonably independent status as coherent wholes , whose combination produces the original sentence . |
| 18 | Taylor believed in the division of labour since tasks could be broken down into simple repetitive jobs . |
| 19 | The broad Shetlander identity can also be broken down into various sorts of identities . |
| 20 | Analysis of financial statements can be broken down into four major steps . |
| 21 | The committee will be broken down into four district working groups covering Hartlepool , North Tees , Middlesbrough and Langbaurgh , as well as task groups to carry out specific functions . |
| 22 | It follows that such noisy groups of youngsters whether in canoes , on cycles or on foot , need to be broken down into smaller groups each controlled by a responsible competent leader or instructor until such time as they become mature canoeists and are able to appreciate the magic and wonder of their surroundings . |
| 23 | Each of these groups of magazines can be broken down into smaller groups depending on the audience at which they are aimed and the degree of specialisation of their contents . |
| 24 | Changes in the number of households may be broken down into those which can be attributed to the changing numbers in each age group and those attributable to changes in headship rates . |
| 25 | Most writings seem to agree that leadership vision , or ‘ visioning ’ , as the process has sometimes been called , can be broken down into three distinct stages : ( 1 ) the envisioning of ‘ an image of a desired future organizational state ’ ( Bass , 1987 : 51 ) which ( 2 ) when effectively articulated and communicated to followers ( Bennis and Nanus , 1985 ; Tichy and Devanna , 1986 ; Gluck , 1984 ) serves ( 3 ) to empower those followers so that they can enact the vision ( Sashkin , 1987 ; Srivastva , 1983 ; Conger and Kanungo , 1987 ; Robbins and Duncan , 1987 ) . |
| 26 | It can be broken down into three phases . |
| 27 | What the TNCs spend locally can be broken down into three components , namely wages and salaries , utility and service costs , and material linkages . |
| 28 | Those requirements may be broken down into three separate limbs all of which must be satisfied . |
| 29 | True , the STV may as we have just seen be broken down into unpredictable fractions if the senatorial rules are applied . |
| 30 | The whole electoral roll could be broken down into sub groups and the linking feature was the post code — all speakers stressed the importance of capturing this particular piece of information from customers and respondents to questionnaires . |