Example sentences of "[prep] speed up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A volcano has even been blamed for speeding up the onset of the last Ice Age . |
| 2 | Delegated legislation , decisions of the courts , and changing administrative practice , amounted to a sluggish dynamic for speeding up the ability of the criminal justice system to respond . |
| 3 | Guidance on ways of speeding up the planning inquiry system which supersedes the previous rules contained in Statutory Instrument 1974/420 . |
| 4 | This was later to be criticised as imposing an unnecessary conservatism on design ( pp. 104–10 , below ) , but at that time ( with shortages of skilled draughtsmen and engineers , and the overriding priority of speeding up the installation of safe and reliable sets ) it was widely supported by the manufacturers and the CEB as well as in Whitehall . |
| 5 | Finally , in Chapter 8 we consider some topics on the border between architecture and implementation ; dealing with faults in the hardware of the computer , ways of speeding up the processor , and the interface between computer and operator . |
| 6 | In 1985 , when the first XT compatible machines made by other manufacturers appeared on the market , some had the bright idea of speeding up the clock to make the machine faster . |
| 7 | These arrangements will be reviewed during the year with the aim of speeding up the performance reporting process . |
| 8 | Given the paucity of aggregate savings and the narrow base for taxation , most governments in LDCs resort to budgetary deficits , financed through the printing of money , as a means of speeding up the process of economic development . |
| 9 | A two-pronged attack was instigated — a placement student was asked torun a campaign with overseas customers for the return of packages and Castner Kellner works personnel investigated wsays of speeding up the refurbishment process . |
| 10 | The only reason that I am speaking is that I do not believe that the guillotine motion has anything to do with speeding up the Education ( Schools ) Bill because time was being wasted . |
| 11 | Again this is not a view which has been endorsed by all , but it does provide an explanation as to why the government 's proposed reforms are largely confined to measures concerned with speeding up the investigatory process and making existing policy more efficient . |
| 12 | Although many ‘ remedies ’ have been tried , none is very useful in speeding up the process . |
| 13 | Apart from caffeine ( which does have a small effect in speeding up the metabolism ) no substance we eat or drink was proved by scientific methods to have any realistic effect in speeding away our surplus fat . |
| 14 | In injuries and accidents , the injury remedies can be of great value , and even when surgery is indicated they can be helpful in shortening the post-operative period and in speeding up the recovery process . |
| 15 | The Passport Agency has been very successful this year in speeding up the processing of passport applications . |
| 16 | Deng was also said to have attacked formalism within the CCP , and called for " new thinking " in speeding up the reforms . |
| 17 | The university appointed a new appeal committee with a view to speeding up the hearing . |
| 18 | Some pessimists have calculated that enormous exercise workouts would be needed in order to achieve even modest weight loss , but it is now recognized that exercise does effectively help to burn up calories by speeding up the body 's metabolic rate for some time afterwards . |
| 19 | It will give your business quicker reflexes by speeding up the whole production process , from planning to delivery . |
| 20 | By the late 1960s , members were putting down up to 300 questions a day and the Speaker attempted to reach more oral questions by speeding up the exchanges so as to cover forty to fifty questions in fifty or fifty-five minutes . |
| 21 | Answer : by speeding up the processing of applicants to such an extent that the differences are relatively insignificant . |
| 22 | Because of his superior position the capitalist can take advantage of the worker by speeding up the work process , extending the working day , or even displacing him with machinery . |
| 23 | The report urged industrialized countries to assist the developing world by speeding up the completion of the " Uruguay Round " of trade liberalization talks under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) [ see p. 38411 ] and by reducing the burden of commercial debt . |
| 24 | Its provisions included : enforcing a 20 percent reduction in Californian carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2000 , with a 40 percent reduction by 2010 ; protecting the earth 's ozone shield by speeding up the internationally agreed phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons and other damaging chemicals ; banning offshore drilling for oil in state waters ; saving the ancient redwood forests ; and requiring that a new tree be planted for every 500 square feet of development . |