Example sentences of "[conj] to keep [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However the Revenue will not seek to apply s 245 where changes are attributable to increased efficiency or to keep pace with developing technology . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman well knows that there has been a dramatic increase in national health service spending on any measure one cares to take , far and above the amount necessary either to keep pace with the general level of inflation or to keep pace with the level of inflation in medical costs . |
| 3 | There were places the race train did n't really need to stop , he said , except to keep pace with the Canadian . |
| 4 | He promised luxury homes and he believes that to keep faith , that 's what he must provide . |
| 5 | High interest rates would be maintained , to curb the money supply and to keep inflation down . |
| 6 | However , to avoid unnecessary delays in meeting the expectations of the staff , and to keep development work and associated costs to a minimum , agreement was obtained to carry out pilot studies of these packages in two EPHs , ie the one involved in the MINSE project and another of similar size . |
| 7 | At present , the executive takes decisions to release some murderers after only a few years and to keep others in prison for extremely long periods . |
| 8 | Most trainees will be emphatic about their ability to be impartial , unprejudiced , empathetic and to keep confidentiality , but a few hard-hitting video scenes can catch even the most ‘ broadminded ’ trainee off guard . |
| 9 | Right , halyards on the J/44 are best hauled just abaft the mast to keep the cockpit clear and to keep crew weight in the middle of the boat . |
| 10 | Her only aim in life is to produce more children than me , and to keep Jacob from growing to love me . |
| 11 | Louis was determined to assert his own authority throughout the heartlands , and to keep Lothar confined to Italy . |
| 12 | Their aim is to keep babies healthy in the womb , and to keep women out of hospital . |
| 13 | Its duties are to mark and maintain the graves of the members of the forces of the Commonwealth who died in the two world wars , to build and maintain memorials to the dead whose graves are unknown , and to keep records and registers . |
| 14 | They are expected to use a diversity of job search methods and to keep records of their job-seeking activities which they have to show when interviewed by an Employment Service counsellor . |
| 15 | The SPD on May 6 attacked plans presented by Waigel to reduce growth in federal government spending to 2.5 per cent a year until 1996 and to keep Land and communal spending increases to 3 per cent a year . |
| 16 | The developer would be required to keep such disruption to minimum and to keep FPA fully informed of the construction programme and consequent vessel movements . |
| 17 | By sharing in this process the LEA is supporting the school in helping teachers to focus their aims and objectives and to keep quality on the agenda . |
| 18 | Chimps make new nests every night , and to keep track of them , you have to be there before they rise , and keep up with them until they settle down for the night . |
| 19 | Coleman 's first job for NARCOG would be to get it operational as a listening post to monitor Lebanese radio traffic and to keep track of shipping movements in and out of Lebanese ports . |
| 20 | With England ‘ B ’ , his brief was to bring on young players and to keep fringe members of the England squad ticking over , rather than to aim to win every gage , and that 's what he did with the result that a whole crop of younger Englishmen — Back , Moon and Rodber , to name but three — are ready to make the transition to the full England team . |
| 21 | Adults , by seeking to be protective and to keep children from pain and distress , actually create it for them . |
| 22 | And of course you will have the added pleasure of knowing that part of the ticket price will be going to help students and to keep Bristol as a place of excellence . |
| 23 | Those in the house who are gardeners know that shrubs grow irregularly and to keep trees and shrubs in fine condition , pruning is essential . |
| 24 | But to keep overindebtedness as low as possible — and in October 1990 Sir Gordon Borrie said the level of default had risen , and was significant and disturbing — the government ruled that every advertisement of a mortgage lender carried the warning : |
| 25 | This means that you would be wise not to set your heart on one career but to keep options open , even if you are taking a vocational course . |
| 26 | Cayetano Paderanga , Economic Planning Secretary and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority ( NEDA ) , was reported in May 1990 as saying that the government intended to loosen its monetary reins but to keep inflation in check at 11-13 per cent over 1990 by relying on fiscal restraint . |
| 27 | There is no upper age limit but to keep costs of premiums down , the benefits are halved for persons over the age of 65 . |
| 28 | He 's been very careful er not to sound too bellicose , er but to keep force in reserve . |
| 29 | The inclusion of SENIOR LECTURER requires such an intermediate node on the right hand side so as to keep SUBJECT at the level of LECTURER who , along with SENIOR LECTURER , will be responsible for the teaching of the SUBJECT . |
| 30 | Furthermore they concluded that farmers had used this political power to prevent new employment in order to keep farm wages lower , and to keep rural council house building rates at a minimum so as to keep farm workers tied to their cottages . |