Example sentences of "go some way to [v-ing] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a humdrum enough explanation which goes some way to explaining why most public appointments are so dull . |
| 2 | The idea goes some way to explaining why some individuals with red cell mutations are immune to Plasmodium infection . |
| 3 | Of course clubs such as Neath and Pontypool are not really supposed to be at the head of the Welsh pecking-order , which goes some way to explaining why they become so unpopular when they do . |
| 4 | This goes some way to explaining why the complicated campaigns within Toulouse in the second half of the century were largely fought out under the banners of the Angevin , Aragonese , and French kings ; and why the revolts of Henry II 's sons had widespread ramifications . |
| 5 | Top-quality Scotch beef is replacing more expensive German beef in Italy and the price for the best and heaviest home-killed bullocks has been forced up to £1,000 a head — which goes some way to explaining why fresh meat is suddenly so much dearer in shops . |
| 6 | New observations go some way to patching up that discrepancy but also bring difficulties of their own . |
| 7 | These , taken together with inferences drawn from what the rebels did , go some way to explaining why the revolt took place . |
| 8 | He would go some way to doing so if he told the House tonight that he intends to monitor carefully what is happening and to initiate independent research into the strengths and weaknesses of the new system in its initial stages . |
| 9 | Taxing problems The arrest of the former head of the Mexican Treasury 's personnel section may go some way to explaining why government departments always appear to be overstaffed , but incapable of offering decent service . |
| 10 | This train of thought could go some way to explaining why he is one of the top commercial directors in Britain , the man responsible for such successful ad campaigns as Guinness , Nurofen , British Airways and Gallo Wine , who , reputedly , can earn as much as 100,000 per commercial . |
| 11 | My point here is simply that they do go some way to explaining why patterns of co-residence fluctuate over time . |