Example sentences of "and [prep] what extent [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 To what extent might companies buy in maintenance from the machinery suppliers ; to what extent might workers become skilled at the repair and maintenance of particular machines rather than skilled at a particular aspect of a machine 's functioning , rather like the situation already obtaining with the repair and maintenance of household equipment such as washing machines , or office equipment such as photocopiers ; and to what extent might companies take over the training of skilled workers , giving them courses specifically suited to the requirements of their own production systems and certificating them within house ?
2 More specifically , what should be the specific outcome measures that are selected and to what extent should they represent ‘ final ’ outcomes or more intermediate measures that may signify process ?
3 And to what extent will top management have to accept as its top priority making and maintaining a common vision across professional specialties ?
4 The question , then , is to what extent can these efficiencies be improved and to what extent can the wastage be reduced ?
5 At the centre of these debates are the key questions of how well does a free-market economy meet the various macroeconomic objectives , and to what extent can government intervention improve things ?
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