Example sentences of "speed the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Bacteria were plentiful in the water column of Heywood Lake ; Hawes ( 1985 ) provides evidence that they enhance algal photosynthesis in lakes where nutrients are low , by speeding the recycling of carbon , nitrogen and phosphates .
2 Mr Major has said that setting up a Scottish parliament would lead to Scottish MPs becoming ‘ second class ’ , speeding the break-up of the United Kingdom .
3 Ed 's heart beat loud in his ears — speeding the rush of brain chemicals and adrenalin .
4 Certainly , as far as the marketer is concerned , the build-up of consistent and long-term customer loyalty towards a particular brand ( brand loyalty ) may have the ( desirable ) effect of speeding the individual through the decision process sequence , and minimizing the degree to which alternative brands or products are given serious consideration .
5 The fundamental issue was that of speeding the Council by giving clear directives to the Theological Commission of the collective mind of the fathers .
6 Furious rapids enclosed by narrow gorges guide the Tay through Grandtully , speeding the waters towards the flood plains at Ballinluig , where the Tummel joins the race .
7 The obvious dawned when a method of speeding the development time was spotted .
8 very , very busily , a busy road and erm I know er , er speeding the main , causes the most accidents , if , if , you probably right , I mean speed is the main cause , I use that road way at night con , conforming with all traffic regulations , been overtaken by vehicles at speed .
9 The two directors have done their best , speeding the tale along on the wings of Bessie Smith and mouth-organ blues .
10 One afternoon towards the end of the voyage , when the sun was beating down and a fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards , she leant out over the gunwale to look at the low strip of land that was in sight on the port beam .
11 Speeding the production line solves only part of the problem .
12 The approach taken with its 6611 router , which encapsulates SNA within TCP/IP satisfies the multiprotocol yearnings of its customers , but has the disadvantage , from IBM 's point of view , of speeding the growth of non-SNA networks within its customers ' organisations .
13 At low speeds the magnitude of the motional voltage may be insufficient to reverse the direction of the freewheeling current , and during deceleration the phase relationship of the current and motional voltage are reversed , giving very different current waveforms .
14 It also speeds the flow across the silty land .
15 EDI speeds the flow of information and reduces the cost of communications because data is stored on the client 's own computer as well as by the factor .
16 The factoring industry , which speeds the flow of cash to business , should be well placed to benefit from the ending of the recession — when it comes .
17 At low speeds the pull-out torque is equal to P V/R .
18 At very high operating speeds the voltage induced in the phase windings by the rotor motion must also be considered .
19 Fig. 5.9(b) shows that at low speeds the voltage is essentially as expected , but at high speeds the phase current is freewheeling through the bridge diodes against the supply voltage for a significant proportion of the cycle .
20 Its pre-roll function gives accurate edits , the jog/shuttle dial speeds the location of edit points , and up to eight edit programmes can be stored in its memory .
21 Decision process models are also affected by the degree to which brand loyalty has been built up and maintained , since brand loyalty speeds the individual through the decision process sequence , and lessens the degree to which alternative products or brands are evaluated .
22 At brisk cornering speeds the Calibra behaves in typical front-drive fashion .
23 The improved A55 not only speeds the lorries eastwards to the Mersey , but brings holidaymakers , settlers and business ideas west .
24 We already have a second generation of RIP from Adobe which speeds the interpretation by up to four times .
25 Over time familiarity speeds the process from forming to performing .
26 SCAMP speeds the process of filling the absences for the day and by 10am , the school has a complete map of absentees whom they can then begin to check on .
27 This speeds the production of the index number where complex commodity lists are involved so that there is less delay in publication .
28 At the same time as it stimulated Political activity and consciousness among the provincial nobility , the process leading to Emancipation also speeded the emergence of a more socially diverse public opinion .
29 Airbrakes speed the deceleration , but their burbling tends to mask pre-stall buffet while the actual speed is increased a bit .
30 I speed the pace a little — Rainbow twirls so fast that the wind hisses through her shirtsleeves , and the wax on the well-sprung dancefloor melts and bubbles .
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