Example sentences of "order to maintain a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One could in theory increase calorie requirements by wearing fewer clothes , so that the body 's metabolic rate has to increase in order to maintain a normal body temperature . |
| 2 | It is , perhaps , not appreciated that the information officers scan over 60 journals and four daily newspapers in order to maintain a wide range of company files and over 10O subject files on items of relevance . |
| 3 | In order to maintain a close relationship with northern clients , a small office was opened in Manchester in 1985 and a Leeds office was opened in 1988 . |
| 4 | Expectations of an early cut in German interest rates were dampened after reports that Germany Finance Minister Theo Waigel and the president of the German Bundesbank , Helmut Schlesinger , had warned that continued inflationary pressures were likely to keep rates high in order to maintain a strong market . |
| 5 | Nor will you have to be running marathons or plunging into the swimming pool every day in order to maintain a reasonable level of exercise to speed weight loss and keep metabolic rate high . |
| 6 | Your overall objective should be to ensure that a deal that at first sight looks attractive is not , in the long run , undermined because you have to expend significant additional sums in order to maintain a reasonable life-style abroad and fulfil your duties adequately . |
| 7 | One of the reasons for the exchange rate adjustments is that inflation rates and trade performances of member countries have failed to converge sufficiently , making exchange rate adjustments necessary in order to maintain a reasonable degree of competitiveness and prevent excessive balance of payments imbalances . |
| 8 | The two may interact with one another — for instance when countries try to control capital outflows in order to maintain a given exchange rate . |
| 9 | In order to maintain a proper balance in your life , you must be prepared to allocate some time to yourself each day . |
| 10 | In order to maintain a balanced budget , a pillar of government policy , the loss of revenue from import duties was to be offset by an extension of the stamp tax on loans , to cover short-term foreign loans as well as domestic loans . |
| 11 | Secondly , is it true that , in order to maintain a parliamentary majority , the Anglo-Irish Agreement will be ditched ? |
| 12 | I realised that Harold had appointed him in order to maintain a keener watch on what the BBC was saying about people . |
| 13 | In fact ( the myth persists ) , even if the slim person does not especially like these foods , he or she sticks with them for a large part of the time in order to maintain a trim figure . |
| 14 | Even if you belong to the getting-away-with-murder group , the time will come when you have to follow the rules precisely in order to maintain a speedy weight loss . |
| 15 | As the stress is normally observed to reach a maximum as soon as the material deforms and then decreases thereafter , it is necessary to alter this continually in order to maintain a constant deformation or measure the stress that would be required to accomplish this operation . |
| 16 | Pillows ( to position the patient in order to maintain a clear airway ) and equipment and charts for recording observations of vital signs are also prepared . |
| 17 | Deciding the court timetable in order to maintain a high level of attention for the duration of sittings . |
| 18 | 5.5 Decoration [ As often as may in the [ reasonable ] opinion of the Surveyor be necessary in order to maintain a high standard of decorative finish and attractiveness and to preserve the Premises or In each of the Decorating Years ] and in the last year of the Term to redecorate the Premises in a good and workmanlike manner and with appropriate materials of good quality [ to the [ reasonable ] satisfaction of the Surveyor ] the tints and colours and patterns of such decoration to be approved by the Landlord [ provided that the covenants relating to the last year of the Term shall not apply where the Tenant shall have redecorated the Premises less than [ 18 ] months prior to the expiry of the Term ] Most tenants would not wish to be under an obligation to redecorate the interior or exterior of the premises more frequently than every five years , although this is a matter for negotiation . |
| 19 | At times the Worsley canal followed a most circuitous route in order to maintain a level course , and this excessive winding remained a feature of the early canals . |