Example sentences of "that a high " in BNC.

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1 Students can also apply from any part of the world , and audition in the UK , but need to remember that a high standard of fluency in the English language will be expected .
2 A recent survey conducted by ICSA of its members in management roles , showed that a high proportion served at or near board level .
3 The intersegmental membrane does not permit diffusion , so that a high concentration at the front end of one segment is maintained close to a low concentration at the back of the segment in front .
4 In reality , the theory of wealth ‘ trickling down ’ does not work and the farce of a ‘ representative ’ rather than a delegated democracy means that a high price is extracted from society for the ‘ freedom ’ on offer , since social cohesion and environmental safeguards are no necessary part of the legislative framework which allows capital to keep on growing .
5 The authority launched its campaign after a study at St Thomas 's Hospital , London , indicated that a high proportion of pregnant black women carried HIV infection .
6 Effective educational action in the disadvantaged areas may well depend on a fundamental questioning of the assumption that a high degree of uniformity is required throughout educational systems in order to ensure equality of opportunity for all children .
7 He believes that a high viewpoint ‘ … creates a space between the landscape and the observer , similar in its effect to the space between a picture and whoever is looking at it . ’
8 It is not surprising that a high proportion of A level candidates came and come from such schools .
9 This inevitably led to a sense of frustration both in pupils and their teachers ; for it seemed that however well taught they were , however much they learned , it was inevitable that a high proportion of candidates would get low or unclassified grades .
10 It is likely that these perceptions of health reflect expectations that a high degree of ill health and discomfort should be accepted in old age .
11 Prior approval is not required ( except in SSSIs and National Parks in the UK , but then not from the Agriculture Department ) and in assessing schemes financially , MAFF has disregarded the fact that it has in the past contributed 50–70% of the scheme 's cost and that a high proportion of the profit to be earned is public money in the form of HLCAs .
12 It is something that many people would not like to see , but there is no question that a high proportion of animals which are shot will carry lead shot for a while , will die after a long period — in many cases days or weeks — and there is a substantial amount of suffering when this happens .
13 For numerous studies have shown that a high percentage of the population have committed criminal offences , in particular high proportions of juveniles , and it is difficult to believe that they are all different or abnormal .
14 There is practically no overlap between avian and mammalian predators , so that a high degree of tooth breakage strongly indicates carnivore action ( but see below ) .
15 This is an important distinction because it reminds us that a high level of teamwork , whilst perfectly desirable , is not absolutely essential for many routine activities .
16 Design and control appeared to be the main areas of commonality , indicating that a high degree of cooperation and communication was needed with regard to information of mutual interest .
17 The clinical teacher also has a responsibility to ensure that a high standard of nursing care is given to the patient .
18 ( Italian Railways found that a high proportion of passengers became travel sick on the train . )
19 However the public is influenced by the wider allegations and Kitcher expresses concern that ‘ Those who have been beguiled into thinking that a high school course in evolutionary biology is the gateway to a life of violence and depravity are not likely to ponder the scientific credentials . ’
20 It is very likely that a high proportion of the clergy in the tenth and eleventh centuries were hereditary clergymen .
21 With only the staff at Bloomsbury House and their regional offices as the long stop for advice and modest practical assistance , it is not surprising that a high proportion of Kindertransporte veterans , possibly as many as one in ten , found themselves up against the police or other bastions of social authority .
22 Finally , in section 3.4 , we describe some of the major social and economic costs that a high level of unemployment may have on a nation .
23 As expected , the unemployment-income curve has a negative slope , indicating that a high rate of national income is associated with a low unemployment percentage and that a low rate of national income is associated with a high unemployment percentage .
24 In recent years it has been found that a high proportion of patients suffering from piles require no further treatment once they have switched to a high-fibre diet and as a result pass soft stools that can be evacuated with minimal straining .
25 Moreover , they did not stress that a high burden of taxation is inevitable with high unemployment and , thus , the burden will always be higher under Tories .
26 Advice from the BMAA is that a high positive incidence on the right tip , in relation to the left , is likely to precipitate a right wing-drop at the stall from which recovery would be difficult at low level .
27 While it is impossible to either prove or disprove this estimate , as a matter of observation it is true that a high proportion of churches seem to attract ‘ their kind of people ’ .
28 It has been found there that a high proportion of buyers actually live within 50 miles of the timeshare development and use it to relax completely for one week per year .
29 Although most foods contain potassium , especially potatoes and green vegetables , it has been shown that a high proportion of elderly people select a diet low in potassium ( Davies , 1981 ) .
30 The argument here is that a high correlation between an item and the overall test score means that the item contributes little new information which is not already tapped by other items .
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