Example sentences of "[verb] about this " in BNC.

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1 A more critical approach would inevitably bring about this desirable consequence ; it would improve communication .
2 One of my arguments is that the mechanical relations of work can bring about this withdrawal .
3 It is important to check that the earphones are correctly matched to the monitor-signal output ; if you are uncertain on how to set about this , consult your dealer .
4 It would be possible to set about this exercise with the assumption that legal regulation of family and personal behaviour is law insofar as its pedigree passes the appropriate test .
5 Following a lie-down to recover I set about this mammoth task and after much intensified opening of envelopes the winner of 30 , yes THIRTY Hi-Tec games became clear .
6 Lord God , as we set about this work , we ask that you will lead us step by step .
7 They set about this task with great enthusiasm .
8 He could hardly have set about this more cack-handedly , he thought : he was asking a respectable psychic to supply him with blackmail material .
9 We have set about this task by seeking to extend the earlier analysis , and much of the discussion takes the form of modifying the earlier general equilibrium equations .
10 Several factors had brought about this new attitude .
11 What has brought about this change ?
12 What ever had brought about this strange union ?
13 Ford suggested that three developments had brought about this weakening of the president 's position .
14 So what has brought about this change ?
15 This implies that signals from HeLa cell cytoplasm have entered the chick nucleus and brought about this gene activation .
16 In Newport it was the Licensing Act of 1921 that brought about this decision , but in other places it was India , or Ireland , or public spending .
17 With the Maccabees we feel on the threshold of a new epoch , the end of tolerance and the beginning of persecution , and naturally we want to know both what brought about this change and how the protagonists saw the events in which they played a part .
18 What brought about this change of heart ? ’
19 But what brought about this remarkable transformation ?
20 What part can I play in bringing about this learning ?
21 The reality may well be that the enterprise is not competitive enough but the military metaphor is a way of bringing about this attitude .
22 Clearly , there are other factors involved in bringing about this syndrome .
23 The theme , the Mirror went on , ‘ is the rising cost of living , the inability of the masses to meet the increases and the part played by the speculator in bringing about this unfortunate condition ’ .
24 Equally important in bringing about this and other measures concerning the labour market was the active support of civil servants in the Labour Department of the Board of Trade .
25 Three factors have been particularly significant in bringing about this decline : reduced family size , the increasing participation of women in the labour market , and rising divorce rates .
26 ( 188 ) can be compared with ( 154 ) — ( 156 ) above : make evokes the production of an effect for which the " maker " is wholly responsible , there being no other factor but the behaviour of the agent " you " involved in bringing about this effect ( contrast ( 182 ) in this respect , where room is left for other factors to intervene ) .
27 Erm , the method that we 're likely to use , or might be successful in bringing about this change , and once we 've done it how it 's likely to be effective .
28 What kinds of factors bring about this individuality of response ?
29 Experiences in a depersonalized family in childhood that subsequently bring about this readiness for schizoid withdrawal are re-awakened in a social situation that is depersonalizing .
30 To bring about this sense of community , Eliot includes historical and contemporary Londoners of various social classes .
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