Example sentences of "[be] [verb] to achieve " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is for the humanities to speak up for the value of retrospective conversion , and for some national planning to be undertaken to achieve this , as they , and to some extent the social sciences have most to gain from such an investment . |
| 2 | In this form , the two hormones are absorbed by the skin and since the digestive system is avoided , a much lower dose can be given to achieve the desired effect , thereby reducing the side-effects . ’ |
| 3 | If outside recruitment is a company feature then the age structure issue can be considered to achieve a better balance . |
| 4 | If the pH needs to be raised , then a pH adjuster should be added to achieve the required pH level . |
| 5 | A clause similar to the following can be included to achieve this : ( a ) The parties agree to procure that the amount(s) of any payment(s) ( net of corporation tax to the extent that this is not franked by the payment of advance corporation tax payable on the distribution to be made pursuant to this clause ( a ) ) received by the Company pursuant to any claim(s) made under the keyman insurance effected by the Company pursuant to clause … shall as soon as practicable following receipt of such amount(s) by the Company be distributed to the Investor by way of dividend net of any advance corporation tax payable . |
| 6 | London buses will also be expected to achieve commercial viability , except for some outlying services . |
| 7 | Whereas young men as a matter of course would study the classics , women would be instructed in painting , music , dancing , modern languages , or other accomplishments , but rarely would they be expected to achieve real competence Indeed , a learned woman was likely to experience difficulty finding a husband , and education might cease to be any advantage . |
| 8 | The next category called for meticulous historical research , which Down 's Syndrome people would not normally be expected to achieve and , initially Fiona was rather daunted by the task . |
| 9 | It might be as well to differentiate at the outset between the direct and the indirect effects which test-case litigation might be expected to achieve in promoting a change in the law on tax diversion . |
| 10 | Among the many reasons for this are , first , a belief that the spread of the secondary comprehensive school has led to a fall in standards or has failed to lead to the heralded improvement in quality ; and secondly , a raising of expectations , among politicians , parents , employers and young people , about what young people , in the light of growing youth unemployment , should be expected to achieve by the end of the period of compulsory education , especially in preparation for life , work and further/higher education . |
| 11 | The means of promoting consensus on the curriculum proved to be The National Curriculum 5–16 : a consultation document ( hereafter TNC ) , where it is argued that the national curriculum will help to raise standards by ensuring that all pupils follow a broad and balanced curriculum throughout the compulsory period ; by setting clear objectives of what pupils should be expected to achieve ; by ensuring that all pupils , irrespective of their sex , ethnic origins or geographical location have access to the same curriculum offer ; and by checking on performance and progress at various stages . |
| 12 | Embarrassment at the lack of results was brushed off by pointing out that the social sciences were new , and therefore could not be expected to achieve the theoretical power of the natural sciences straight away . |
| 13 | It is the evaluators ' belief that the impressive rhetoric contained in this part of the proposal describes an ideal which the school could not realistically be expected to achieve , without an across-the-board change amounting to a curriculum revolution . |
| 14 | It is not right to assume that those in inner-city areas can not be expected to achieve good examination results . |
| 15 | A variety of techniques will be used to chart their general beliefs about child development , as well as their specific estimates of what children of given ages might normally be expected to achieve in history . |
| 16 | However on the basis of the evidence from the research on the relationship between age and subjects which we have discussed above , it seems likely that non-traditionally qualified students in areas such as science and engineering might be expected to achieve lower levels of success than those in areas such as arts or social sciences . |
| 17 | The , the government and I 'm sure that er the inland revenue are always anxious to make sure that tax payers are properly informed of their rights er and receive their correct entitlement and I have no doubt that every effort will be made to achieve what my honourable friend seeks . |
| 18 | McManus , magazine columnist and tireless campaigner for the return of domestic wrestling to television , feels the British scene should be looking to achieve a balance between the trans-Atlantic styles . |
| 19 | They had made the more usually British mistake of asking ‘ What shall we do ? ’ rather than the standard American approach of ‘ What has to be done to achieve our objectives ? ’ |
| 20 | The domestic empiricist is not concerned with the generalities or principles underlying the cooker or the car ; he or she sees what has to be done to achieve a desired end and that is that . |
| 21 | By consciously controlling our behaviour we are more likely to do things that need to be done to achieve the objective . |
| 22 | They seem to have taken the view that deportation was justified as a last resort when the victim had persistently ignored warnings , and when nothing further could be done to achieve his rehabilitation . |
| 23 | Perhaps some sense can be made of regarding hypothetical imperatives as objectively true , since they can be taken as statements about what needs to be done to achieve something , but how can there be a categorical imperative , with no one to command it ? |
| 24 | Since settlement is a contractual matter , one wonders what can be done to achieve equality of bargaining power in the settlement process . |
| 25 | The advantage of this is that teacher and child both know what the task is and what must be done to achieve success . |
| 26 | ‘ It means we have to do more in managing costs and continually improving our business performance , and new ways must be sought to achieve this , ’ said Gordon . |
| 27 | With that as the background , it is the time for a deep study of the philosophy underlying the system — to determine afresh what we ought to be seeking to achieve , to examine how far and in what manner the results of our present practice fall short , and to sift new ideas in order to judge which of them appear both constructive and practicable in operation . |
| 28 | erm , where I set out my interpretation of what that means , and I do n't think it 's very helpful to read that out to you , but I think you will find that it 's er erm a very broad er description of what the new settlement should be seeking to achieve , now Mr erm I think has misunderstood our position on this question of erm the appropriate size for the new settlement , and I think if I 'm correct he suggested that we were promoting a a size of fourteen hundred , the point I think I would make is that the larger the new settlement erm the greater the range and the quality of services and facilities that can be provided , and I think you have to distinguish between what developers say they are prepared to provide , on the one hand in a new settlement , whatever the size , the quality of the retail or recreational social facility that occupies that physical provision , and also its long term viability , and I would suggest that a larger new settlement of the size that we are suggesting , is much more likely to er attract a range of quality providers of services and facilities than a smaller new settlement , and also Mr Grantham er raised the issue of the question of the development program , and what might be expected in terms of services and erm during the development program , and of course I think that would be a matter for any specific proposal , or a ma a matter of discussion between the local planning authority concerned and the developer , and I would expect it to be something erm that was included within a section one O six agreement . |
| 29 | The NCC points out that this would not be enough to protect many waters , and nitrogen removal equipment would have to be operated to achieve a lower level . |
| 30 | The most plausible mechanism by which punishment may be thought to achieve this aim is general deterrence , although other reductivist effects such as instrumental denunciation and incapacitation may make a secondary contribution . |