Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] exceed [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the abolition of direct imprisonment for debts not exceeding £20 , the Insolvent Debtors Court and , after its abolition , the Bankruptcy Court in London and the county courts in the provinces , had possessed the power of imprisonment for forty days or less upon proof of means to pay or fraud . |
| 2 | Japan 's trade surplus with the USA in 1989 had been $49,000 million ( exports of less than $100,000 million against imports just exceeding $50,000 million ) . |
| 3 | It states , ‘ … grassland accounting for more than 70% of the total utilised agricultural area , a stocking rate of less than 1 livestock unit ( 1 cow over two years old or 6.6 sheep ) per forage hectare and farm rents not exceeding 65% of the national average … and a labour income per man — work unit exceeding 80% of the national average ’ . |
| 4 | Summer temperatures rarely exceed 27°C ( 86°F ) and winter temperatures never fall below 10°C ( 52°F ) . |
| 5 | Although conservatories not exceeding 30m 2 in floor area at ground level are still exempt from the regulations , there is a proviso that exemption is only permissible if the glazing satisfies the new Part N. In practical terms , this means that all low-level glazing must be carried out with some form of safety glass or similar product . |
| 6 | The charge is 10p per £10 on sales of less than £100 , rising to £1 on sales — purchases not exceeding £250 and 50p for every subsequent £125 transaction . |
| 7 | Generally , the lower unit of the Z3 Carbonate consists of tight , dolomitised carbonate mudstones with porosities and permeabilities rarely exceeding 3% and 3 mD , respectively ( Fig. 28 ) . |