Example sentences of "[prep] least [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overflow pipe ( which should be 22mm in diameter ) should be positioned such that the top is at least 20mm below the discharge from the ballvalve and the bottom is at least 25mm above the waterline . |
| 2 | For larger areas of damage where soil is exposed , ram rubble into any soft areas , taking it at least 25mm below the path surface |
| 3 | Nevertheless , that is top class form and with at least 2st in hand over his two rivals , he should not be beaten . |
| 4 | The guests are legless anyway ; they 've paid at least £75 per head and shelled out for the tombola , raffle and auction . |
| 5 | The lowest connection to the stack should be at least 450mm above the bottom of the drain . |
| 6 | The aim of the whole May Day event will be to raise at least £1,800 for the Queen Elizabeth Centre which , as part of the Upper Hamble Country Park , provides outdoor activity holidays for children with special needs . |
| 7 | The vent pipe from the hot water cylinder ( 22mm ) should rise at least 400mm above the water level in the cistern before turning down over the cistern . |
| 8 | According to the capital-adequacy regime negotiated under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) in Basle , banks must have capital equal to at least 8% of their assets ( weighted according to their riskiness ) by , in Japan 's case , March 1993 . |
| 9 | It is about 0.01% of retina area , but at least 8% of the striate cortex . |
| 10 | Any protection screen designed for this purpose should be at least 800mm in height above floor level , and must not contain gaps in excess of 75mm . |
| 11 | Executives who could fly to work from their front door , would pay at least £250,000 for a home on the estate , the first of its kind in Britain . |
| 12 | The Chairman of the Sports Council , Peter Yarranton , concurred and called for the expansion of pay and play facilities to at least 30% of all future developments to allow ‘ sport for all ’ . |
| 13 | A reduction of at least 30% in child mortality due to diarrhoeal diseases has now been found by all trials that have found a significant effect on overall mortality and have also examined causes of death . |
| 14 | ‘ Two years ago manufacturers were talking about at least £16,000 for a unit ; now it 's down to below £10,000 . ’ |
| 15 | Now the water industry is set to spend billions of pounds in improvements , the likely result of which is that our bills will go up by at least 50% over the next few years . |
| 16 | Brussels-based La Generale de Banque SA expects to save at least 50% on its yearly administrative costs once all of its telephone bills have been incorporated into the Electronic Data Interchange system it has been developing with state telecommunications operator Belgacom , says Thierry Gilmont , process manager at the bank . |
| 17 | The Education Reform Act required college governing bodies to be dominated by employer interests , and it is normally a requirement that at least 50% of the attendance at any governing body meeting should be from the employer sector . |
| 18 | Were at least 50% of those interviewed working in offices , banks , schools or highly-skilled work ? |
| 19 | Did at least 50% of those interviewed state that they would buy the products mentioned from a hypermarket if there was one in the area ? |
| 20 | If the proprietor was between the ages of 50 and 60 in 1952 , at least 50% of his vineyard must be planted with authorised varieties . |
| 21 | In Jim 's case , he changes at least 50% of the water in all his tanks daily ! |
| 22 | Under the amended Regulations , PEP investment can only be made in a ‘ non-qualifying ’ trust if at least 50% of its investments are held in shares . |
| 23 | An open fire needs an air entry opening with a free area of at least 50% of the fire 's throat area , while rooms container other solid fuel or oil-burning appliances must have openings totalling 550sq mm per kilowatt of rated output above the first 5kW . |
| 24 | Broadview defined information technology companies as those organisations deriving at least 50% of their revenues from computer and/or telecommunications hardware , software and services , excluding those with under £1m turnover . |
| 25 | It costs £6,000 per user , upgrades are £1,500 , and ACT expects that at least 50% of its existing Quasar customers will go that route over the next year . |
| 26 | For instance , to return to our Mercedes Benz , BMW and Volvo example ( paragraph 1.1(a) above ) , the market researcher might know that ( say ) at least 50% of UK sales are made in London and the South East of England ( since this is the wealthiest part of the country ) . |
| 27 | Substantial bleeding may take place ( intracerebral bleeding , 0.3–0.7% ) and the residual mortality is at least 50% of that without thrombolytic treatment . |
| 28 | One or more rapid ventilation openings ( ie windows or exterior doors ) with a total area of at least 1/20th of the room 's floor area , with some part of the opening at least 1.75m above floor level . |
| 29 | You can use vodka or brandy as a preservative but given these are usually less than 50% proof you would need at least 20ml in a 100ml stock bottle to give a 10% alcoholic solution . |
| 30 | If , in fact , traffic had warranted operations through a 12 hour day , then the number of men required to work the system would have been 4 not 3 , with some duplication to provide relief , and the total wage bill would have been at least £8 per week , which makes Thomas 's figure look ridiculous . |