Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] some extent " in BNC.
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| 31 | It was supplemented to some extent by the druzhinii ( volunteer popular detachments ) , formed in 1959 . |
| 32 | Bonilla argues that the lack of integration of Rio 's favelados ( the inhabitants of Brazilian shanty towns ) into city life is due to their rural values and orientations which are different from those of the city-born and though modified to some extent by the new situation , still hinder a smooth-adaptation ( Bonilla 1970 ) . |
| 33 | Now obviously commercial requirements might mean that that is modified to some extent . |
| 34 | In most starts , there is usually only one boat which is able to make a perfect start ; everyone else will have to compromise to some extent . |
| 35 | However , the issues are of central importance and can be simplified to some extent . |
| 36 | But we know that people disagree to some extent about the right principles of behaviour , so we distinguish that requirement from the different ( and weaker ) requirement that they act in important matters with integrity , that is , according to convictions that inform and shape their lives as a whole , rather than capriciously or whimsically . |
| 37 | It is possible to compensate to some extent for the lower sensitivity by reducing R2 to 470Ω in value . |
| 38 | He accepts that their actions are constrained to some extent by trade unions , workers , managers , and the government of the day ( in the last case particularly if the Conservative Party is not in government ) . |
| 39 | Indirectly , therefore , air quality is frequently considered to some extent in this strategy and it is seldom found in its pure form . |
| 40 | As family obligations recede to some extent , so his commitment to Truth and ahi sā increases through the service of his fellow men . |
| 41 | The fact that they arc to some extent predictable does enable management to identify the times when staffing needs will be increased . |
| 42 | However , Alfort tried to some extent to offset the disadvantages of its location . |
| 43 | It is true that extensive reviews of research in the United States ( Lipton et al. , 1975 ) and in Britain ( Brody , 1976 ) found it to be generally the case that different penal measures had similarly unimpressive outcomes in terms of re-offending , but they also found examples of reformative programmes which seemed to work to some extent with certain groups of offenders ( see Palmer , 1975 ) . |
| 44 | In practice , since philosophy often proceeds by paying attention to past philosophers and their ideas , the two categories overlapped to some extent with each other , and with a third category , political philosophy , which looks at the political philosophers in the light of the practice and experiences of feminist politics ( see Okin , 1980 ; Elshtain , 1981 ; O'Brien , 1981 ) . |
| 45 | Under the new regime for companies this problem has been addressed to some extent . |
| 46 | The strength of the critics ’ arguments was neutralized to some extent by Macmillan 's determination to seek both nuclear and conventional disarmament with the twin-track approach , which has remained valid to this day : maintaining the potency of the deterrent while , at the same time , seeking genuine arms limitation , if not disarmament . |
| 47 | The subjectivity of the whole procedure and particularly of this last section was alleviated to some extent by each teacher being observed by more than one member of the Senior Management Team and this aspect of the review may be deemed to be reasonably reliable . |
| 48 | I was compensated to some extent by the magnificent scenery . |
| 49 | This happens to some extent with ordinary languages : in Malagasy one has to make it clear whether a ‘ we ’ is inclusive or exclusive , while in Navajo using the verb ‘ to go ’ requires one to give some clues about returning . |
| 50 | This can be counteracted to some extent by the addition of materials such as poly-phosphates , which sequester the calcium and magnesium ions , but this is an expensive way of softening water . |
| 51 | Are your needs met to some extent by the culture and job ? |
| 52 | Belgium 's most prestigious museum did benefit to some extent , but far less than anticipated . |
| 53 | Finally , it seems clear that the meaning of ‘ sufficient interest ’ is related to some extent to the ground on which the decision is being challenged . |
| 54 | On the other hand , 32 per cent felt that economic growth should be given priority even if the environment suffered to some extent . |
| 55 | In the twentieth century , history has suffered to some extent in terms of its general significance in relation to people 's interpretations of life , because we now have a whole generation of politicians who , and statesmen , if you can call them such , who know very little history at all . |
| 56 | We suffered to some extent too . |
| 57 | England suffered to some extent from a similar gulf between her real power and her ceremonial status during the Interregnum of 1649 – 60 , a gulf in this case deepened by the widespread hostility aroused by the execution of Charles I. For several years the standing of the representatives abroad of the various Commonwealth governments was seriously weakened by the disappearance of the monarchy : in 1654 , for example , the Danish ambassador in Sweden claimed precedence over his English equivalent since the latter was acting for Cromwell , a mere protector , not for an anointed king . |
| 58 | It 's not Edward King , the man who was actually drowned and whom , as it happens , Milton hardly knew , it 's Lucidas , the figure of the young poet , priest , put to some extent on a classical model that he is writing about . |
| 59 | However , the research design was inevitably constrained and shaped to some extent by the requirements of the action project . |
| 60 | Communities in which there is a very special relationship between the individual and his neighbours , regulated to some extent by statute , but to a very much greater extent by custom and consensus ; and , of course , subject at times to the frictions and disruptions which are inevitable in any human situation . |