Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 3 checkout points each 1.5m long × 1m wide
2 Although most of the work has been done at concentrations of less than 500 ppm , the LLNL workers have found that the same dose that destroys 500 ppm of TCE will reduce 10,000 ppm to 500 ppm — in other words the X-rays are more effective on higher concentrations .
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4 It will also be necessary to consider the extent to which the evidence involves technical data and the extent to which any particular parent is likely to find this kind of information helpful .
5 The strike at the Royal Mail Research and Development centre in Swindon involves technical staff .
6 However , whilst DEC 's diskless , monochrome 300L offers some 70% better integer performance than any other $5,000 box , the SunClassic remains the only workstation configured with a disk and colour screen for under $5,000 .
7 It involves modernist media such as fur , latex , wax and hair and alternative practices such as video , performance and time based pieces .
8 It may be that the policy of differing rates of support for different categories of residential and nursing homes clients encourages some specialisation. b Literature A survey of registered nursing homes in Edinburgh showed that about 70% of residents suffered mild , moderate or severe dementia , but figures varied from home to home , indicating differing practices , not necessarily related to the declared policy of the homes ( Primrose and Capewell , 1987 ) .
9 Knowledge that sample results are not unproblematic indicators encourages some staff , when confronted with marginal cases where the pollution is not particularly noticeable , to adopt a degree of tolerance :
10 The transverse ridges are a distinctive feature which separates this species from many other North Atlantic species , other species with this feature are O. parcita .
11 Research also suggests it discourages some people from re-offending .
12 Mr. Thomas Graham ( Renfrew , West and Inverclyde ) : The new clause offers Scottish people the opportunity to have at least some confidence in the Government 's attitude to the privatisation of the bus service .
13 John produces another pair of reflecting shades , larger , more menacing .
14 Assuming that the growth of the OECD economies averages some 3% a year during the 1990s , the bulletin reckons that continuing pressure on the industrialised countries to modernise their manufacturing base will generate real annual growth of at least 4% for mechanical engineering — hence the expected increase of 50% in world market volume by the year 2000 .
15 Well I think it 's it 's a hiccup , nothing more , but I think the trend is clearly established , and it 's very much agreed , it 's recognized in the Labour Party , that the world outside has changed , women are now half the workforce , women are now half the college and university graduates , women 's work now represents forty percent of our G D P , so we have to increase women 's representation to recognize the world has changed .
16 The payment of interest on consumer credit now represents some £2,500 million a year , making this a vital area of consumer concern .
17 Oil currently represents some 78% of imports ( thermal value ) and 64% of energy demand .
18 A firm which produces smoked fish has been hit by fire .
19 That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax .
20 Furthermore , interrogation of witnesses involves another series of identifications which raise similar problems .
21 Be that as it may , the potential advantages of long term care in a high quality private sector are considerable , particularly as this sector offers old people and their families wider choice than the public sector .
22 Sotheby 's New York Impressionist and Modern Picture Sale Part I will be held on 10 November and contains outstanding works from the collections of two recently deceased Americans .
23 It needs that £8bn interest-free loan .
24 Previously Bill worked with Crossley Carpets and also has extensive sales experience within other retail and manufacturing industries .
25 It actually has fifty quid on it or something of that sort .
26 Now each of my siblings has fifty percent of my genes .
27 Picard has 216 sales locations in France , and commands 24% by value of the frozen food market , according to Les Echos .
28 Thus I Broke Off a Golden Branch , which incorporates Croatian folk melody , begins by seducing the ear with warm string tone and lilting piano colouring which grows , the rhythms becoming tougher and more insistent , the emotional tension mounting .
29 And he thought again , " Maybe she has rich kinsfolk who will come presently with gold and marriage-gifts . "
30 It covers 550 staff across the board , from the finance department , through to housing , in 12 remote sites .
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