Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] go a long way " in BNC.

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1 ‘ This afternoon 's coverage should go a long way in helping you set up your own firm , ’ he said , wiping his hands on a serviette .
2 The feminine touch in the car showroom could go a long way towards clinching a deal , the Retail Motor Industry Federation said yesterday .
3 We will have more success at slowing world population growth if we see it as problem of enabling women in poor countries to have control over their own reproduction , which some carefully targeted development aid could go a long way towards achieving .
4 In addition to the occasional attendance at rehearsals by the incumbent , positive words of appreciation can go a long way in making the musician feel that the job is worthwhile .
5 Our exclusive interview with Steffi elsewhere in this issue should go a long way to satisfying the demands of her fans , many of whom continue to demand more and more information about their favourite player .
6 Captain George Sutherland , director of marine operations for Shetland Island Council , said : ‘ The proposals for traffic separation should go a long way to providing protection for the adjacent coastline and we are content with the measures . ’
7 ‘ That girl will go a long way — ’
8 The head of the Exchange 's advertising department Boris Goldman believes that the opening of the exchange will go a long way to breaking the mafia art market in which Western and Russian intermediaries often knock down prices on Russian works of art .
9 ‘ Broke , and I can see that 2.1 disappearing over the event horizon , but fuck it ; I 've still got my integrity and my Möbius scarf , and a boy can go a long way with those things .
10 This election could go a long way to sorting that out .
11 Its adoption and implementation throughout the Community will go a long way towards ensuring equal conditions for UK investors exploring opportunities in other Member States .
12 Moreover , your sterling will go a long way — not a small consideration .
13 The government 's measures to secure more planning permissions for housing development will go a long way to remedy the shortage of building land and so remove the occasion for windfall profits based on scarcity values .
14 An extended speed limit would go a long way towards making this road safer for all users and would be relatively inexpensive .
15 And Monday 's game will go a long way towards determining Wright 's future .
16 Little Renaissance furniture survives intact , and the present catalogue will go a long way to furthering its understanding .
17 Schema theory can go a long way towards explaining the sender 's choice and arrangement of information in communication .
18 A good footnote can go a long way .
19 A little espionage would go a long way — that sort of thing .
20 In the meantime this recording should go a long way to helping his cause .
21 We need an improved education system , and the Bill will go a long way to achieving that for the benefit of our children .
22 Organising a fair distribution of tickets by perhaps initially limiting the number allocated to each family or , alternatively , putting on an extra performance will go a long way to solving the problem .
23 While you 're in hospital , a guaranteed additional daily income will go a long way to ensuring that you do n't come out of hospital with financial worries .
24 Quite clearly , a small percentage reduction in wastage would go a long way to easing the manpower problems .
25 ‘ This hostel would go a long way towards that .
26 You will find a tiny amount will go a long way .
27 The proposals in the consultation document will go a long way towards improving the facilities and the standards that drivers expect from motorway service areas .
28 The cup triumph will go a long way to easing the memory of their loss to Waringstown in the final of the Touche Ross Senior Cup last month and caps a solid season for the Comber side .
29 But d-i-y treatment will go a long way towards keeping rot at bay , and you should be prepared to give freshly exposed cut surfaces of both cladding and battens an extra coat of preservative during installation for extra protection .
30 The work of the Quality Assurance Unit will go a long way in restoring public confidence in the education system .
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