Example sentences of "go some " in BNC.

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1 Taxing problems The arrest of the former head of the Mexican Treasury 's personnel section may go some way to explaining why government departments always appear to be overstaffed , but incapable of offering decent service .
2 Which might go some small way towards explaining why this weekend 's concerts are Jackson 's first in London for three years .
3 Few animals inspire such extremes of love and hate as the fox , and this may go some way towards explaining why so much nonsense is written and talked about them .
4 This will go some way to draw the fire of the Government 's critics , but he can still expect a rough ride for the bill on the House of Lords .
5 The Marine Mammals Protection Act does at least go some way in limiting the dolphin kills , but since its introduction the tuna fishing fleet has become dominated by non-US vessels .
6 Membership of the EMS might go some way to remedy this , though a firm change in rhetoric ( ‘ no question of a realignment ’ ) would also be needed , and even then the ride would be far from smooth .
7 He does go some way towards outlining counter-arguments and replies , but his style is the playful one of a cat with a mouse .
8 Isabel felt a great calm , a satisfaction , for all this would surely go some way towards cancelling out the effects of her sister Faith 's thoughtlessness .
9 The replacement of Mr Burbulis , which the decree said was at his own request , will go some way to placating those in both the liberal and conservative camps annoyed by his somewhat high-handed manner .
10 If roads were contained within a perspex tunnel and regularly patrolled by wildlife wardens , armed with splints and bandages and trained in every kind of veterinary first aid , I suppose it might go some way towards reducing this tragic toll .
11 Such a ridiculous sample will go some length to explain the pronounced swings supposedly occurring in the run-up period .
12 Or we can go some place else if you want ? ’
13 This train of thought could go some way to explaining why he is one of the top commercial directors in Britain , the man responsible for such successful ad campaigns as Guinness , Nurofen , British Airways and Gallo Wine , who , reputedly , can earn as much as 100,000 per commercial .
14 The microfilm used in conjunction with a mobile radio telephone would go some way towards easing outreach work but such a combination is probably beyond the resources of most bureaux .
15 Improvements in the overall forestry infrastructure , involving inventory acquisition through to logging , would at least go some way towards achieving better resource use .
16 Attention has also been focused on the enhancement of soil nitrogen by the use of nitrogen-fixing bacteria which , if successful on a large scale , could go some way towards reducing environmental problems associated with the widespread use of nitrogen fertilisers ( section 6.3.1 ) .
17 Similarly the engineering of plants to produce their own crop-protection chemicals and nutrients , especially nitrogen , could go some way towards offsetting the often detrimental side-effects that artificially produced pesticides and fertilisers can exert on the environment ( sections 6.3 and 6.4 ) .
18 This may go some way towards explaining the difference of opinion in the various ‘ recommended ’ lists ; it all depends from what point of view ( or various shades thereof ) one is approaching the task , and for whose benefit ?
19 In this volume we have tried to bring together a collection that will go some way to answering these questions without losing sight of either city experience in a welter of academic abstraction or powerful analysis in a stream of political rhetoric .
20 Thus the computer model will go some way towards giving a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of the shaft itself without being able to explain fully the contribution made by the individual player .
21 Salt has the effect of reducing the excretion of urine and as a bonus , it will go some way to controlling some of the parasites that your fish may have .
22 Roseberry 's musical background might go some way to explaining her ‘ good ear ’ as well as her sympathy for musicians trying to catch the attention of A&R departments .
23 And if the faculty chose to go down the specialist qualification route , he added , it would go some way towards restoring credibility in the auditing profession by ensuring that standards are raised .
24 Either method would go some way towards increasing ‘ transparency ’ and the accuracy of the valuation of securities .
25 This was a good rule , and its return — to include the requirement for all firms with more than 20 partners to convert to limited company status — would go some way towards solving the problem of astronomical negligence claims and the consequently soaring costs of professional indemnity insurance .
26 Audit regulation , changes to the disciplinary arrangements and the continuing development of accounting and auditing standards may go some way to increasing public confidence in the profession ; and various other proposed regulations and changes to the law , such as preventing directors of public companies from exercising any influence over the appointment and removal of auditors , might have more effect than any of the steps which have been taken so far .
27 An adjustment of this kind would serve to promote recovery , and it should also go some way to reassure international opinion .
28 However , there are some excellent ‘ repair' products around that will go some way to making your hair visibly smoother , glossier and much easier to comb .
29 Probably not , but one ca n't help but speculate that the popularity of the showband in the Republic might go some way to explain the somewhat over-earnest search for ‘ authenticity ’ exhibited by U2 .
30 An anonymous American donor has pledged $10 million towards the establishment of the British collection which will go some way towards the rebuilding in the quadrant .
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