Example sentences of "[vb base] to a [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These include the different rates of production for speech , and writing , the degree of standardisation in writing as opposed to speech and the absence in writing of intonational features that can only be compensated for by sentence patterns which provide to a degree the emphases more readily available in speech . |
| 2 | Such control will promote tight intra-system nutrient cycling and obviate to a degree the need for artificial fertilisers . |
| 3 | His legal advisers are anxious to establish a functioning police and judiciary system so that Somalis can begin to administer themselves — and thus bring to an end the violent anarchy that has caused the death from famine of up to 400,000 people . |
| 4 | Gen. Blagoje Adzic , the hardline JNA Chief of Staff , vowed in a television appearance on July 2 to establish control and bring to an end the war which he said had been forced upon the army . |
| 5 | On May 28 , 1991 , the government announced a new transport initiative which would ( i ) bring to an end the monopoly of freight and passenger services on its own tracks in advance of an eventual privatization of British Rail ; ( ii ) improve grants for the construction of freight distribution facilities ; ( iii ) involve the private sector in more road construction ; and ( iv ) relieve urban road congestion . |
| 6 | I I think to an extent the bank have in helped small businesses to make this mistake . |
| 7 | Now on a Saturday when they come to a Saturday the early start was eleven o'clock at night . |
| 8 | As all things in life fade and come to an end the poet realises so must he . |
| 9 | By keeping a sense of direction and watching your timing throughout the project , you reduce to a minimum the risk of last-minute panic . |
| 10 | A single service with a unified management structure for on-site , off-site and what is currently special school provision would considerably enhance the professional opportunities of its staff and reduce to a minimum the duplication or even rivalry that exists . |