Example sentences of "[noun pl] go a long way " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good selection procedures and thorough briefing sessions go a long way towards making an overseas assignment a success . |
| 2 | These religious tensions go a long way towards explaining why the party divide cut so deep into society : political strife during the first age of party did not just affect the political elite at the centre and a minority of the more affluent and better-educated classes in the localities , but all sorts of people , including those of fairly humble backgrounds , women as well as men , were caught up in the party divide . |
| 3 | ‘ Your own stories go a long way towards doing that . ’ |
| 4 | THE picture above shows the ideal set-up for the modern work station , and the new EC regulations go a long way to achieving this . |
| 5 | Those local authorities that are investing in the necessary shredders and mechanical mixers are finding that the savings of landfill charges go a long way towards paying for the environmental gain . |
| 6 | Many folks go a long way up the Bulger to fix a high runner and top-rope the move , but this is a bit naughty , and it wo n't help you on the upper slab . |
| 7 | These facts go a long way towards explaining why the bream is not generally recognised as a hard-fighting fish . |
| 8 | The problems faced by princes go a long way to explaining their activities during the lifetimes of their fathers , especially their hostility to their stepmothers . |