Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the colon , the contribution of liver to whole body protein synthesis in the absence of pathological conditions in man is unknown , but in the young rat the liver contributes only 13% of whole body protein synthesis . |
| 2 | We 're on Sixth Avenue , puffing on a prosaic perfecto and minding our own business — when John turns down Twenty-Second Street , breaks into a run , and starts loosening his pants … |
| 3 | The alternative ( and now much more common ) free format mode requires separators such as a space or a comma to appear between items of data ; this slows down data entry for a skilled keypuncher but is probably preferable for the non-expert since problems of field misalignment can not occur . |
| 4 | In Britain , it seems a recession is noted when national production goes down 1% : A recession in Japan is when the annual increase in production falls below 15% ! |
| 5 | Looked at on a year-by-year basis , the sum of money we must set aside to pay for decommissioning represents only 4% of our annual turnover . |
| 6 | Although the English bid offers only £150,000 to help the Associate members stage their qualifying tournament — compared to India 's £200,000 — the TCCB may , in a gesture of good will , guarantee that cash , even if they do not stage the World Cup . |
| 7 | On the other hand the EEC Nine produces only 64% of its consumption of sheep meat and it is generally assumed that the UK with approximately 25% of the EEC sheep flock and as the leading producer of 50% of Community production is well placed to reap some advantage which could be of benefit to the hills and upland areas . |
| 8 | Mozambique produces only 15% of the food it needs to keep its markets stocked ; theft is rife . |
| 9 | The bank still receives only 1% of its total telephone billing , or for 500 of its 6,000 lines , via the system , Gilmont says . |
| 10 | Four-wheel-drive cuts out when the tractor 's forward speed goes above 9.3mph and is re-engaged when it drops below 8.7mph . |
| 11 | If the wind drops below 50mph , they will begin the long haul to the 29,000ft summit . |
| 12 | If the temperature drops below 5°C , the hamster will hibernate and can be revived by placing on a thick towel wrapped around a hot-water bottle . |
| 13 | In a warm room a 24″ tank needs only 100W , 200W should cope with any conditions . |
| 14 | He needs only 39% of the toss-up votes to claim a majority , compared with the 63% Bush requires . |
| 15 | Norwegians worry about the difficulty of keeping people on the land of a country that is larger in area than Italy or Britain , but which has only 4.3m citizens . |
| 16 | New refrigeration and air conditioning plants utilise HCFC22 refrigerant which has only 5% of the ozone depleting potential of other commonly-used CFCs . |
| 17 | As yet , the Greens pleas for the planet do n't seem to be swaying the electorate with polls showing the party has only 2% support . |
| 18 | Owing to symmetry the magnetic field of loop I has only Hz and HR components . |
| 19 | This probe detect weakly the 1.8 kbp fragment which contains only 30% of pBR322 sequences . |
| 20 | For example , Delight Extra Low spreads deliciously on fresh bread but contains only 20% fat , compared with 80% for butter or margarine and 40% for most low fat spreads . |
| 21 | For instance , to give 45p change when the till contains only 5p , 10p and 20p coins requires the solution of the equation 5x+10y+20z=45 , where x is the number of 5p , y the number of 10p , and z the number of 20p coins to be used . |
| 22 | Thus far , however , the fund contains only $9 million , it was reported at a review meeting in Nairobi . |
| 23 | British Telecommunications Plc 's Syncordia Corp facilities management venture has a contract from food flavourings company Firmenich to link six of its sites in Geneva , Amsterdam , Cologne , London and Princeton , New Jersey : the five-year deal , for an undisclosed amount , covers only data traffic . |
| 24 | The spokeswoman says Database , which reported consolidated group revenues last year of $95.7m , needs approximately $24m in new capital . |
| 25 | He clocks approximately 1hr 10mins for a 25-miler on the bike and runs at seven-minute mile pace , and is keen to improve on his weakest activity , swimming , during the summer . |
| 26 | Although HAL contains just 1% of the total amount of code in Solaris , it incorporates important application programming interface specifications for maintaining consistent operation across computers from different makers . |
| 27 | Both versions cost the same , and the fax option adds just £40 to the price . |
| 28 | Ambitious video games company Sega Enterprises Ltd is not playing games : it says it should reach annual sales of $5,000m by 1997 at the latest : the company controls 55% of the European video-game market and its main competitor , Nintendo Co , has 45% , it said ; it also reckons it has 54% of the US market , although Nintendo is generally regarded as the market leader there ; in Japan , Sega has just 20% . |
| 29 | The US has just 6% of the world 's population but consumes 30% of the world 's energy — compared with India where 20% of the global population use only 2% of the energy . |
| 30 | She has two children under five and has just £50 to spend as she is currently paying off a social fund loan . |