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  • 81gear sth towards sth — UK US gear sth for/to/towards sb/sth Phrasal Verb with gear({{}}/gɪər/ verb ► to design or organize something so that it is suitable for a particular purpose, situation, or group of people: »Questionnaires geared for non US respondents are also… …

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  • 82count towards — PHRASAL VERB If something counts towards or counts toward an achievement or right, it is included as one of the things that give you the right to it. [V P n] In many courses, work from the second year onwards can count towards the final degree.… …

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  • 83lean towards — PHRASAL VERB If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way. [V P n] Politically, I lean towards the right... [V P n] Most scientists would probably lean …

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  • 84bias towards — leaning towards, prejudice towards …

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  • 85make towards — go towards, move in the direction of, head towards …

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  • 86go a long way towards doing something — if something goes a long way towards doing something, it helps someone to achieve something The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie s medical treatment …

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  • 87be oriented towards — be oriented to/​towards phrase to have a particular emphasis or aim My Russian course is heavily oriented towards grammar. The news programmes are increasingly oriented to what we call ‘infotainment’. Thesaurus: to have a particular purpose or… …

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  • 88go a way towards something — phrase to make progress in achieving something The law will go a long way towards reducing pollution. Thesaurus: to make progress, or to achieve somethingsynonym Main entry: way …

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  • 89gear something towards something — ˈgear sth to/towards sth derived usually passive to make, change or prepare sth so that it is suitable for a particular purpose • The course had been geared towards the specific needs of its members. Main entry: ↑gearderived …

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  • 90go a some way towards doing something — go a long/some way towards doing sth idiom to help very much/a little in achieving sth • The new law goes a long way towards solving the problem. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …

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