Example sentences of "the high [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was all on a scale much more appropriate for children than the high vaulting of his previous school and there was much more play equipment . |
| 2 | He moved his lips against the sensitive lobe of her ear , then trailed a row of devouring kisses across the high jut of her breasts to the erect peaks of her nipples . |
| 3 | Environment Minister Hans Alders acknowledged that , partly due to the high installation cost , wind power is at present as expensive as coal or nuclear power . |
| 4 | Once on the platform , the high guard rail and large platform , with special non-slip diamond tread patterns , all combine to ensure comfort and safety . |
| 5 | A remarkable hydraulic lift still plies the cliff face between the high promenade and the pier , and there are some imposing villas , but the grandest of grand hotels has been turned into flats . |
| 6 | From our or five year intervals , the percentages of still births increase again with the length of birth intervals , although they usually do not equal the high percentages reported at short intervals . |
| 7 | It is well placed for excursions to the most spectacular part of the lake , and a region through its position at the corner , where the main lake turns south to face the high massif of the Gotthard and the route which has always beckoned northern traders , adventurers , mercenary soldiers — and nowadays tourists towards the southern lands . |
| 8 | F if the high redshift galaxy . |
| 9 | There he met with the first Dragon Prince of Caledor , Caledor Dragontamer , greatest of the High Mages of old . |
| 10 | The High Mages of the Elves attempted to stop them , but such was the power of the Witch King 's magic that he slowly and inexorably gained the upper hand . |
| 11 | Consequently lack of confidence in the dollar , combined with the high mobility of capital flows , led to severe pressure on the new parity structure . |
| 12 | As expected formation of the low mobility complex was inhibited by the addition of antibody to Oct-1 confirming that it contains Oct-1 whereas the antibody had no effect on the formation of the high mobility complex indicating that it is formed by binding of a cervical protein distinct from Oct-1 ( Figure 3 ) . |
| 13 | Among these are the high mobility group ( HMG ) proteins , which specifically recognize cruciform and other DNA structures ( reviewed in 1 , 2 ) . |
| 14 | Such proteins can include those involved in DNA conformational changes ( 18 , for review ) or in structure recognition , such as the high mobility group proteins ( HMGs ) ( 19-21 ) as well as , sequence-specific transcriptional regulatory proteins . |
| 15 | All the more embarrassing , then , that the residence of the High Commissioner , Sir Derek March , was recently burgled and thoroughly looted , despite a British policeman being on duty at the time . |
| 16 | Among the spectators was the High Commissioner for India . |
| 17 | Now these are the words which I , the High Commissioner , have to say for the future . |
| 18 | The High Commissioner 's Residency was flooded , his collection of pandanus mats sodden , his power lines brought down by falling trees . |
| 19 | Also at the table were the Most Reverend the Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs Robert Runcie ; Viscount Churchill , a former Lord Mayor of London Sir Robin Gillett , and Lady Gillett ; the Earl and Countess of Strathmore , and the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps the High Commissioner for Cyprus and Mrs Tasos Panayides . |
| 20 | She had one brother , John , who went on to become the High Commissioner in Cyprus . |
| 21 | To protect the City from abuse of power by Poland , the High Commissioner of the League was given the express power to veto any treaty purportedly entered into by Poland on behalf of the City that was in excess of Poland 's authority . |
| 22 | From Jibuti my father crossed to Aden and then went to Cairo to confer with Sir Reginald Wingate , the High Commissioner , while we went to Berbera to stay with Geoffrey Archer , the Commissioner in British Somaliland ; he and his wife had stayed with us at the Legation for Zauditu 's coronation in February . |
| 23 | When he was killed Vincent Massey , the High Commissioner for Canada , and Mr Justice Lawrence , the High Court Judge for whom Dermot had marshalled , wrote appreciations of him in The Times , a remarkable tribute in this time of war to an unknown young man . |
| 24 | Domenico Sica , the High Commissioner responsible for co-ordinating the fight against the Mafia [ see p. 36433 for his appointment in August 1988 ] , was in March 1990 accused of having exceeded his powers , in that he had conducted rather than co-ordinated police investigations [ see pp. 36433 ; 37096 ] . |
| 25 | Domenico Sica , the High Commissioner responsible for co-ordinating the fight against the Mafia , delivered a lengthy report to the Constitutional Commission of the Chamber of Deputies in June 1990 , in which he gave a precise assessment of the scale of the problem represented by the Mafia . |
| 26 | ‘ The high commissioner and the special envoy are requiring from the factions new guarantees and firm assurances that aid will reach the victims of the war in Bosnia , ’ the UNHCR spokesman in Zagreb , Peter Kessler , said . |
| 27 | Indeed , it was just such an incident which precipitated a crisis last week when the High Commissioner for Refugees suspended UNHCR operations in frustration at Serb action . |
| 28 | While it is also bidding for the Channel 5 licence , the Astra service is more controllable and is free from the perceived whims of the Independent Television Commission and the high stakes of the bidding process . |
| 29 | Especially when the players themselves happily accept the high stakes for which they play , gambling with their bodies . |
| 30 | It is the high stakes , no doubt , allied to the frustration of failing to achieve personal ambitions , which have led to a number of outbreaks this season on the professional Tours . |