Example sentences of "[noun sg] go some way towards [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 A Swedish study went some way towards achieving this aim by using soldier ‘ volunteers ’ and keeping them awake for about 72 hours in a constant environment .
2 They appeared to have lost the art for a while ; last night went some way towards suggesting they had got it back .
3 It is our hope that the papers in this collection go some way towards rebutting such charges .
4 With the introduction of System 6.0.2 Apple went some way towards reducing the problem by adding a new resource called NFNT .
5 The power structure and finances of the Church go some way towards explaining the management of its buildings .
6 The government went some way towards implementing some of the measures the Reports proposed in common , due largely to Winston Churchill 's initiative .
7 By paying particular attention to texts and images created by women in the visual arts and performance as well as in literature , the book goes some way towards making up for the lack of awareness of women 's art .
8 The fact that other quick-service restaurants are increasingly adopting the McDonald 's approach to business and training goes some way towards explaining why the sector is growing rapidly even in the midst of recession .
9 Encouraging staff to appreciate the cost of information goes some way towards helping them to quantify the value of information . ’
10 Ford 's short presidency went some way towards restoring the unity of the nation ; it left no great mark otherwise , but he was sufficiently respected by 1976 to gain the Republican nomination against his main rival , Ronald Reagan .
11 By working on the design and the product structure tree ( PST ) in parallel the designer goes some way towards ensuring that there is a logical manufacturing sequence that does not require , for example , partial disassembly at some stage .
12 By working on the design and the product structure tree ( PST ) in parallel the designer goes some way towards ensuring that there is a logical manufacturing sequence that does not require , for example , partial disassembly at some stage .
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