Example sentences of "[prep] choose the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly , groups of two bases would be insufficient , because there would be only 4 2 = 16 ordered pairs ( that is , there are four ways of choosing the first base , and , for each choice , four ways of choosing the second ) , and hence only 16 different amino acids could be specified . |
| 2 | Since the prize was first announced , a panel of distinguished people has been involved in the delicate task of choosing the first recipient . |
| 3 | The fresh-faced , girl-next-door image could not be allowed to be tarnished by being linked with the wrong merchandise and the negotiations that went into choosing the first Kylie-recommended products were intense . |
| 4 | The reason for choosing the last phrase first is that there is less likelihood of the intonation being distorted . |
| 5 | Seventeen random numbers in the range 000 to 200 ( representing the record keys ) can be selected by choosing the first numbers within the required range occurring in a random number table . |