Example sentences of "in [noun sg] to determine the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the scribes no doubt made ‘ errors ’ , it should be possible to investigate variable texts in extenso to determine the extent to which variation in spelling ( or indeed in other linguistic dimensions ) is in fact orderly , and whether this variation can help us to work out what might have been happening in spoken English at the time . |
| 2 | A second mean diameter is derived by immersing the pebble in water to determine the volume of water displaced , from which the volumetric diameter , D v is calculated using the expression . |
| 3 | Assess the level of management skills amongst specialist and trade contractors in order to determine the Institute 's role in developing these.PS |
| 4 | If , as McGuire ( 1986 ) has argued , social psychologists need to study the structure of attitudes , then rhetorical theorists seem to suggest that one should study the structure of public debate on social issues , in order to determine the structure of attitudes . |
| 5 | It promised to consult with Israel during Middle Eastern emergencies in order to determine the degree of assistance that could be offered : ‘ the U.S. government will make every effort to be fully responsive … on an ongoing and long term basis to Israel 's military equipment and other defense requirements , to its energy requirements and other economic needs . ’ |
| 6 | In order to determine the probabilities of such singular histories , one would have to invoke some principle other than the known laws of science . |
| 7 | In order to determine the yield on such bonds , it is necessary to make forecasts of the relevant index . |
| 8 | The interstitial water profiles of the unsaturated zones of acid lithologies ( Triassic sandstones and Lower Greensand ) are being examined in order to determine the mobility of toxic metals towards the water table . |
| 9 | In order to determine the cost of services received by the action sample , it was decided to use mainly costs already calculated in previously published research , but where a service appeared to have special local features , an examination of that service would be carried out by the research team . |
| 10 | He selects a version of the ‘ harm to interests ’ principle to set the scope of the obligations of criminal law , and then adopts a choice theory in order to determine the issue of personal responsibility . |
| 11 | On the other hand , once estimated , the known user total still represents only a proportion of the total user population and , thus , a multiplier factor is needed , that is to say , a ratio of unknown to known heroin use , in order to determine the size of the total heroin user population ( Hartnoll et al. |
| 12 | We recommend that a survey of visitors to RBGE offices should be undertaken , in order to determine the reasons for visits , and the volume of such use — we have no current figures for this , no means of ensuring accuracy , and no methodology for making even crude estimates . |
| 13 | Third , the information given to subjects is manipulated in order to determine the effects of ‘ first information ’ or ‘ impressions ’ . |
| 14 | Nevertheless the matter is not entirely theoretical , for in a number of cases the courts have been faced with the need to analyse the juridical nature of a shareholder 's interest in order to determine the principles on which it should be valued . |
| 15 | It will be used following a routine AFP test if this has given cause for concern , and will be preceded by an ultrasound scan in order to determine the position of the baby in the womb . |
| 16 | The landlord requires security of income for a long period , and this is specially desirable where the landlord is an investing institution which pays out pensions or insurance policies , because a period of twenty-five years ' secure income facilitates the actuarial calculations necessary in order to determine the level of payments which the landlord can make . |
| 17 | With respect to the relevant product market , the practice of the Commission shows a preference for relatively narrow market definitions ; for example , in the VIAG/Continental Can case , the Commission undertook a detailed analysis of substitutability of both supply and demand , in order to determine the interchangeability of the various forms of packaging in the world . |
| 18 | Secondly , the research will assess the school-based experience and training that the students receive in teaching methods in order to determine the extent to which students have mastered an understanding of the nature and development of pupils ' historical thinking and are able to exemplify such understanding in their teaching styles . |
| 19 | Aliquots of the cultures were withdrawn at different time intervals in order to determine the cell counts . |
| 20 | It is necessary to know each coupon payment six months before it is paid in order to determine the interest accruing between coupon payments . |
| 21 | Detailed information on company operations is found to be available only from the individual concerns , and in order to determine the types of materials handling undertaken in the region , a detailed questionnaire has been distributed to over 350 companies , and over 150 replies received . |
| 22 | The new code , while retaining the preliminary breathalyser test , provides that the normal method to be adopted at a police station in order to determine the amount of alcohol in the driver 's body is by the provision by him of two specimens of breath for analysis by means of the approved device known as the intoximeter . |
| 23 | I think that a case might arise in which the reputation of a local authority might be damaged , so as to impair its function for the public good , in which no private individual was defamed ; and in which the public interest would be served by the taking of proceedings for libel by the local authority in order to determine the falsity of the charge . |
| 24 | In order to determine the cause of the patient 's problem it is usual for the doctor to send the laboratory pre and post-operatively for the measurement of electrolyte concentrations . |
| 25 | A spokesman explained ’ Frank and open exchange of mishap information is vital in order to determine the cause of the accident and recommend effective action . |
| 26 | It means helping counsellees to look closely at their attitudes and beliefs , about themselves , about other people , and about life generally as an ageing person , in order to determine the effect these have on their lives , and upon the people close to them . |
| 27 | I would add only that I find myself quite unable to see how referring to the reports of Parliamentary debates in order to determine the meaning of the words which Parliament has employed could possibly be construed as ‘ questioning ’ or ‘ impeaching ’ the freedom of speech or debate or proceedings in Parliament or as otherwise infringing the provisions of article 9 of the Bill of Rights . |
| 28 | We agree with Bremner et al and with Spechler and Goyal et al , who stated that the established Barrett 's oesophagus represents the true cases and that ‘ creeping substitute ’ or developing Barrett 's oesophagus should be carefully followed up in order to determine the progression or not of these lesions . |