Example sentences of "according to plan " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , it is proceeding according to plan .
2 Everything went according to plan .
3 If all goes according to plan the enemy will fall back into a defensive position to the west of the area , around an airfield .
4 Everything went according to plan and at noon the steward was stopped at the gate .
5 But , from the start , the event did not go according to plan .
6 It had not gone according to plan .
7 IF THE PLAN has been for the Europeans not to show their strongest hands in the Freeport-McMoran Classic at English Turn , which takes its name from one of the sweeping bends in the Mississipi River , much has gone according to plan .
8 ‘ They need to progress at 10–15 miles a day if they are to reach the pole by Easter , according to plan ’ , she said .
9 Eventually perhaps , if everything goes according to plan , but Braddock knows as well as Vic that some redundancies are inevitable in the short term .
10 Continuing down the slope , the trees and cottages of Ireby beckon a welcome and here , if all has gone according to plan , should be a waiting car , its occupants probably in a bad temper after a five-hour vigil .
11 If all went according to plan , the voyage was expected to take a month .
12 People often prefer to rationalize after the event and convince themselves things went well and ‘ according to plan ’ , rather than compare what was actually achieved against the objective .
13 If things had gone according to plan , Jack would n't have been within 325 000 kilometres of Apollo 13 on that fateful day , 13 April .
14 If all goes according to plan .
15 It may , in fact , be better to organise it for the day after you move , because being certain that everything will run according to plan on the day of the move is almost impossible , so it is better to do without your cooker overnight and schedule this for the next morning when you know you are definitely going to be there .
16 Lisa still needs yearly check-ups on her neck and legs , but seems to have recovered according to plan .
17 All went according to plan and as Jesus came into view Zacchaeus could see him clearly .
18 ‘ We eventually took off at about 0620 hrs. and everything went according to plan .
19 Days will lengthen according to plan
20 The prince 's press secretary Dickie Arbiter said : ‘ The evening went very well , all according to plan .
21 On a daily basis the objectives are to ‘ make sure that the investments or companies are progressing according to plan and are well placed to survive a prolonged recession ’ and , he adds , ‘ dare I say it , to benefit from the upturn when it comes ’ .
22 The facts — that Chrissie has been caught taking food home , the higher than average food costs , etc. — show that things have n't been going entirely according to plan , but what are the causes ?
23 But , if all goes according to plan , we have the chance of a title unification fight with even more appeal .
24 By now I had a long list of prospective release sites and sound experience behind me , so things went pretty much according to plan .
25 That part of the operation — and almost solely that part — went according to plan .
26 It quickly became evident that the attack was not going according to plan .
27 If everything had gone according to plan then Joe was well and truly out of the picture , and he , Michael , had the perfect alibi .
28 If all goes according to plan , Finland , Norway and Sweden , as well as Austria , will hold referendums on EC membership some time next year .
29 The first part of the day had gone according to plan .
30 The men are all in position , it 's running according to plan . ’
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