Example sentences of "[n mass] of achieve " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this account , Lévi-Strauss uses the ‘ hero 's journey ’ to self-analysis in the field as a means of achieving or engendering knowledge ( see also Caplan 1988 ) ; emphasizing that it is the journey to self-awareness itself , and not the arrival , which is the most important aspect of the rite de passage . |
| 2 | Profit remained the sole objective but the means of achieving it was transformed . |
| 3 | The city council recognises the need to re-inject life into the potentially deserted central area , particularly after business hours , and it is considered that there is no surer means of achieving this aim than by encouraging young people to live in the city centre again . |
| 4 | It is necessary to explore new objectives and the means of achieving them . |
| 5 | Once these have been determined , the means of achieving them , in terms of defined programmes and activities , can be considered . |
| 6 | In other words , the republicans saw the civil rights movement , at least in part , as a means of achieving the legalisation of republican political activity . |
| 7 | A continuation of farming is presented in the Directive as the means of achieving these dual objectives . |
| 8 | It is surely unjustifiable not to provide optimal control of blood glucose in the rest of the diabetic population while the results of these studies are awaited , provided that the means of achieving optimal glycaemic control are acceptable to patients , free from undesirable effects and not unduly expensive . |
| 9 | Thirdly , ritualism , abandoning the goals but sticking rigidly to the legitimate means of achieving them . |
| 10 | Financial devolution was seen by Solihull as a means of achieving the following : |
| 11 | The implications of this would seem to be that 1975–85 did not see a process of structural change , but simply the latest in a series of chaotic attempts by central actors to use local government as a means of achieving their ends , without any appreciation of the range of different interests reflected in its various policy networks , and which are also linked by various routes to the still disaggregated parts of the centre . |
| 12 | If this is the case then the motivational aspects of the behaviour should be discussed further with the patient in order to explore alternative means of achieving the objective of the attempts . |
| 13 | Thomas thoroughly reviews the cleverest current means of achieving this , especially with photoproteins , metallochromic indicators and calcium electrodes . |
| 14 | The purpose of this policy is twofold , first as a means of achieving a more effective link between education and employment so that school leavers are old enough to take up productive work when they leave school , secondly as a means of offering a basic education to a greater number of the nation 's children and ensuring that they stay at school to complete it . |
| 15 | Decisions on these matters are as equally vital as industrial location but things are not so clear-cut in this sphere because it is subject to political controversy about the best means of achieving political goals . |
| 16 | Artificial insemination by the husband 's sperm is approved by many religious authorities as a means of achieving fertility in a couple who would otherwise be childless . |
| 17 | A number of factors may make such a course an appropriate means of achieving the most effective remedy . |
| 18 | Yeldall 's position is that ‘ The best means of achieving true freedom from dependency is rehabilitation through discipleship to Jesus Christ ’ . |
| 19 | If poor visibility in itself is rejected as a means of achieving speed reduction through anxiety , other measures are necessary . |
| 20 | Off set pressure UV systems seem to be one of the most effective means of achieving a healthy , balanced pond , since they continuously bombard and kill algae by means of a low but effective dose of radiation . |
| 21 | The most practical means of achieving this would be to partially construct the wall panels on the ground with the uprights and horizontals pegged together ; the wattling would then be inserted and finally the wall plate . |
| 22 | The leading Southern Hemisphere nations — New Zealand and Australia — see the proposed law changes as a means of achieving a faster , more spectacular game , better able to offer enough entertainment value to attract more spectators and new recruits . |
| 23 | Unlike most European countries where a close association between unions and political parties has been a longstanding phenomenon , US unions have little close and direct connection with political parties and have relied very heavily on collective bargaining rather than political activity as the means of achieving their ends . |
| 24 | In all cases although the reason for the activity is clear cut the means of achieving the desired end vary widely in terms of the path taken and the time required . |
| 25 | His starting point was dissatisfaction with most sociological theories of crime ( especially anomie and subcultural theories ) for reasons which are now familiar : their assumption that we naturally conform to conventionally defined goals and the means of achieving them , and that we consequently require some ‘ push ’ ( or ‘ strain ’ , as Hirschi calls it ) to propel us into crime . |
| 26 | Few supported this principle as a means of reducing inequality between rich and poor , or between men , women and children ; many did so as a means of achieving other objectives . |
| 27 | Yet , in the context of the long-standing dispute of Aquitaine , Edward III 's claim was strong enough to persuade him that he ought to pursue it , if only as an alternative means of achieving sovereign rule in Aquitaine . |
| 28 | If war was a means of achieving peace , or social and political harmony and order , how compatible were the activities of many soldiers with that aim ? |
| 29 | If men had accepted the likelihood of death in war as a means of achieving honour , war fought in defence of a greater good , that of the community , was becoming just as honourable , if not more so . |
| 30 | It is interesting that while the quota system was rejected as a means of providing equality of opportunity for gender and religious affiliation , it was still considered an acceptable and effective means of achieving the same aim for people with disabilities . |