Example sentences of "[noun prp] go some way towards [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | Through a series of reforms , most notably the retiring on full pay of some 8,000 officers , Azaña went some way towards achieving the first of these goals . |
2 | McClellan goes some way towards achieving this with his ‘ mean issue per book ratio ’ . |
3 | This had been especially the case in budgetary matters and the foundation of the CBO went some way towards correcting the situation . |
4 | The Liber Historiae Francorum went some way towards connecting the evidence of Sulpicius Alexander with the Trojan migration legend by making the supposed father of Chlodio , Faramund , the son of Sunno , thus uniting the Trojan and Merovingian families . |
5 | The boy shrugged , raising his brows with a mild affectation of surprise that it could be thought to be important ; but the stillness of his face and the steadiness of his eyes on Hotspur went some way towards betraying him . |