Example sentences of "according [prep] the [adj -est] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The [ draft ] FRS requires that the maturity of debt should be assessed according to the earliest date on which the lender could demand repayment , taking account of facilities granted by the same lender which may permit the refinancing of the debt . |
| 2 | Meat is better value now than it was 10 years ago , according to the latest issue of the Meat and Livestock Commission 's Meat Demand Trends . |
| 3 | YOUNG women like Jo Garcia have had 4.3 loves , according to the latest survey into the nation 's sex lives . |
| 4 | Higher mortgage rates have already had an impact on spending , according to the latest survey of distributive trades from the Confederation of British Industry . |
| 5 | Higher mortgage rates have already had an impact on spending , according to the latest survey of distributive trades from the Confederation of British Industry . |
| 6 | Scottish firms expect to boost output and create more jobs according to the latest survey from the CBI . |
| 7 | GOODS stolen from retailers accounted for 1.1 p.c. of turnover last year , down by a quarter compared with 1989 , according to the latest survey by accountants Touche Ross . |
| 8 | According to the latest survey by the BBC , schools have reported a 30 per cent increase in the numbers of youngsters being permanently excluded from schools across the eastern region . |
| 9 | The health of most of Europe 's forests is continuing to decline , according to the latest survey by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ( UNECE ) and the European Community ( EC ) . |
| 10 | HOUSE prices tumbled again last month , according to the latest survey by Nationwide Building Society published yesterday . |
| 11 | The seventh edition , in 1759 ‘ revised and altered according to the latest system of Botany ’ , included many new plants from overseas and , as Miller emphasised in the Preface , their descriptions had not been copied from books , but taken from nature : ‘ the far greater number are from growing plants which the author has under his care , and the others are from dried samples which are well preserved ; of which he has , perhaps , as large a collection as can be found in the possession of any private person . ’ |
| 12 | MODERATE supporters of President Rafsanjani were heading for an overwhelming victory over Iranian hardliners last night , according to the latest tally of returns from parliamentary elections held on Friday . |
| 13 | THE Scottish economy is expected to have outperformed the UK economy in 1992 and will continue to do so in 1993 , according to the latest edition of the Scottish Office 's Scottish Economic Bulletin . |
| 14 | MANAGEMENT buy-out activity picked up in 1992 and is set to improve further in the current year , according to the latest edition of the KPMG Peat Marwick Blue Book . |
| 15 | ‘ According to the latest research in the United States , it is not just stress that is bad for you . |