Example sentences of "go a [adj] way towards [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Environmentalists hailed the decision as going a long way towards meeting the demands of campaigns in favour of preserving Antarctica . |
| 2 | Both the Littlewoods actually , Banbury and Oxford are putting up teams , and so are , we understand , fifteen of the NatWest banks in Oxfordshire , so there 's a lot going on and er we think the walks in Oxfordshire are going to go a long way towards raising this vitally needed million pounds for the rainforests this year |
| 3 | I think that the genetic er , testing that was , that is now law , has to go a long way towards finding criminals , who once they 've been tested will find it very difficult to commit crime again , because they 're on record , and they 'll be on computer record . |
| 4 | As in 1949 at Lausanne , so the probability is that many refugees would oppose any surrender of their claim and would continue to struggle for a solution which goes a substantial way towards meeting both their physical needs and their sense of grievance . |
| 5 | It is hoped that the following study goes a small way towards describing their experiences and situation , as well as highlighting what the inclusion of disabled professionals reveals about the orthodox professional/client relationship . |
| 6 | Such a use of sub-committees goes a long way towards achieving an ‘ open ’ management process . |
| 7 | Logging GNP per capita goes a long way towards holding the midspreads constant by making them similar in size . |
| 8 | Mr Gandhi has an election coming up and a big one-day cricket tournament not only goes down well with the electorate , but also goes a long way towards providing a short-term solution to the unemployment problem . |
| 9 | The document before us goes a long way towards providing for the independence of the monetary institution , which will be a crucial element in the success of a single currency . |
| 10 | The interpretation of ‘ mind ’ as information processing with a self-monitoring facility called consciousness goes a long way towards resolving the problem of body — mind interaction which Popper and Eccles ( 1978 ) have recently revived . |
| 11 | This decision goes a long way towards demonstrating the untenability of the marital-rape exemption in modern times . |
| 12 | One study which goes a long way towards identifying dimensions of the culture of the shop floor , and the political relatedness of workers to their enterprise has been completed by Paul E. Willis . |
| 13 | There is a problem with pollution with visual intrusion and noise intrusion which needs to be solved and this goes a long way towards solving it . |
| 14 | It seems to me that this difference in the structure of the schedules goes a long way towards explaining in industrial terms the relative stasis of British television subgenres like sitcom , crime series and soap opera , and the drive towards innovation found in the corresponding genres on US television . |
| 15 | Patronage was necessary , because it was expected that the member of parliament should be able to obtain it , a fact which goes a long way towards explaining the close links between so many Scots members of parliament and administration . |
| 16 | This goes a long way towards explaining the awkwardness felt by the foreign learner in conversation an awkwardness which does not seem wholly attributable to faulty or slow processing of grammar and vocabulary . |
| 17 | The perpetuation of the old sources of strife goes a long way towards explaining why party conflict continued after the Glorious Revolution , which will be the theme of the following chapter . |
| 18 | But he went a little way towards pacifying their incensed tour management when adding : ‘ We were beaten and have no complaints . ’ |
| 19 | Friedman 's statement of the natural rate hypothesis went a long way towards reconciling such evidence with basic classical theory . |
| 20 | But the headlining act — a quartet splicing the former Miles Davis guitarist John Scofield with the British saxophonist Andy Sheppard — struck fireworks that went a long way towards helping the audience breathe out after some dodgy moments during the presentations . |
| 21 | The ministerial position went a long way towards meeting the US criteria , but the British side had worries as well . |
| 22 | The concessions Edward made on matters such as purveyance and unparliamentary taxation went a long way towards meeting the grievances of the commons , and the king was able to mobilize the resources he required for war . |
| 23 | Also on Oct. 17 the Supreme Soviet passed a decree which went a long way towards meeting other student demands , and secured an end to the protests . |
| 24 | The agreement went a long way towards meeting demands of organizations such as the World Wide Fund for Nature and Greenpeace , which had staged lengthy public campaigns in favour of preserving the Antarctic as the planet 's last great wilderness . |
| 25 | Delegates could contribute valuable insight and comment based on their own experiences and expertise , and this went a long way towards creating LASMO 's HSE blueprint for 1993 and beyond . |
| 26 | DAMON Hill went a long way towards fulfilling the hopes of his family and army of fans when he grabbed provisional pole position for Sunday 's Monaco Grand Prix . |
| 27 | However , he also went a long way towards showing that this apparent conflict could be reconciled by isolating ways in which the two ideals were similar . |
| 28 | For it was he who arranged the finance which went a long way towards putting the station on the air . |
| 29 | It all went a long way towards explaining why umpires the world over have been reluctant for so many years to restrain cricket 's bouncer-happy fast bowlers . |
| 30 | Events in March went a considerable way towards determining the outcome of the contests for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations . |