Example sentences of "order [to-vb] a [adj] mood " in BNC.

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1 She was neither rich enough nor impressionable enough to have walked out on a well-paid job simply in order to indulge a vapourish mood .
2 Addictive use of any substance or behaviour is seen when the individual uses it in appropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions Or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood rather than simply using it for its own sake .
3 As with other addictions , compulsive gambling and risk taking are seen when the sufferer is compelled to return despite repeated and increasing negative consequences and when the processes is used inappropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood .
4 When an individual returns to making the same type of relationship again and again despite repeated and increasing negative consequences or uses it inappropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood .
5 Promiscuity may be used compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood and is a common cross-addiction with other forms of addictive disease .
6 Yes , any behaviour that is used inappropriately and compulsively to suppress uncomfortable emotions , or to gain a sense of elation in order to change a disordered mood , or to which someone repeatedly returns despite negative consequences , can be a form of addictive disease .
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