Example sentences of "is [to-vb] down the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , this is to drive down the net asset value of the business . |
| 2 | In serious cases the aim is to shut down the system safely . |
| 3 | Their aim is to keep down the price of meal ! ’ |
| 4 | Many people have employed a variety of mouse and rat poisons without stopping to think that the initial effect of such toxins is to slow down the victim which then becomes an easy target for a hunting cat . |
| 5 | A natural tendency in times of recession is to batten down the hatches and look after our own needs , but as we sold raffle tickets in aid of our livestock projects in Uganda , people at the Royal certainly supported our scheme with cheerful generosity . |
| 6 | The objective this time is to shift down the injections line or to shift up the withdrawals line by the full amount of the inflationary gap . |
| 7 | Then , having established a fairly exact area , the next step is to turn down the receiver volume so that you are able to pinpoint the precise spot where the receiver is immediately above the ferret . |
| 8 | The instinct of Eva 's husband , Bee , is to tone down the services and comply with the law . |
| 9 | An important task of the project manager is to break down the project into independent activities , to specify what shall be done and when the work must be finished , and to make agreements with functional managers about their contributions . |
| 10 | Counsel 's aim is to break down the alibi by asking unexpected questions and so getting contradictory answers from the two defendants . |
| 11 | The very difficult challenge is to break down the Market Focus concept into components which can reach every individual on the shop floor and in every function . |
| 12 | Those whose task it is to lay down the law on matters of ethics and morality need to ensure that their views are based on a wide knowledge of human institutions and their history . |
| 13 | The second is to lay down the ground-rules for generalizing from one set of conditions to another , for example , from the laboratory to the real world . |
| 14 | They have confirmed that one option under consideration is to close down the site . |
| 15 | No no no what what Can I can I just say well I 'm What what the treasurer of an event like this needs to do is to note down the source of the cash he receives , to note where it 's coming from different products , how much is being received from that |
| 16 | Thus , in some cases where the covenant is all , or substantially all , the consideration , a consequence of a finding of unreasonableness is to strike down the whole contract . |
| 17 | The correct approach here is to cut down the obligation to perform undertaken under the contract , rather than attempt to impose an exemption clause covering the liability for a breach committed . |