Example sentences of "[noun pl] go a long way [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No Hiding Place Sitting containers on pallets or bricks goes a long way toward preventing them from harbouring all kinds of pests under their bottoms . |
| 2 | They 're added to marzipan to improve its flavour and keeping qualities , and a little oil of bitter almonds goes a long way in much confectionery . |
| 3 | Good selection procedures and thorough briefing sessions go a long way towards making an overseas assignment a success . |
| 4 | These religious tensions go a long way towards explaining why the party divide cut so deep into society : political strife during the first age of party did not just affect the political elite at the centre and a minority of the more affluent and better-educated classes in the localities , but all sorts of people , including those of fairly humble backgrounds , women as well as men , were caught up in the party divide . |
| 5 | Such a use of sub-committees goes a long way towards achieving an ‘ open ’ management process . |
| 6 | People do n't usually hit out unless they are upset or angry , so showing you understand their feelings goes a long way to preventing them from expressing that anger towards you . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Your own stories go a long way towards doing that . ’ |
| 9 | THE picture above shows the ideal set-up for the modern work station , and the new EC regulations go a long way to achieving this . |
| 10 | The figures for applications heard by a single Lord Justice and two and three Lords Justices went a long way to explaining why , despite the facts that the rate at which appeals were begun had shown little change over the years , there had been some small increase in judge-power and that major improvements had been made in the court 's procedures , the number of appeals outstanding at the end of each year and the lead times for hearing appeals showed no real improvement . |
| 11 | Those local authorities that are investing in the necessary shredders and mechanical mixers are finding that the savings of landfill charges go a long way towards paying for the environmental gain . |
| 12 | Many folks go a long way up the Bulger to fix a high runner and top-rope the move , but this is a bit naughty , and it wo n't help you on the upper slab . |
| 13 | These facts go a long way towards explaining why the bream is not generally recognised as a hard-fighting fish . |
| 14 | The problems faced by princes go a long way to explaining their activities during the lifetimes of their fathers , especially their hostility to their stepmothers . |