Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] a high [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , involvement of major neurovascular structures and bone can also be diagnosed with a high degree of accuracy . |
| 2 | The different methods of communicating the USP of different types of product are termed communication strata ; a product with a simple USP can be communicated through a low communication stratum , whereas a product with a complex USP can best be communicated through a high communication stratum . |
| 3 | In South Wales the gastric cancer registration rates in miners are higher than in England , and it has been suggested that coal miners in urban areas should be considered as a high risk group suitable to be screened for the disease by the instigation of dyspepsia clinics . |
| 4 | Cripps 's message was clear : the living conditions of many gypsies was scandalous , and no improvement in the slow rate of progress could be expected without a high level of commitment by central government . |
| 5 | The diagnosis may be made with a high degree of accuracy from the clinical appearance of the lesions , and this can be confirmed by growing the virus in the laboratory on developing hens ' eggs . |
| 6 | The work must be done to a high standard as the Firm 's fee may depend on the asking price being achieved . |
| 7 | This company is well-known to us , and they know our equipment , and we are satisfied that any after-sales service work they carry out for us will be done to a high standard . |
| 8 | It is very tempting to suppose that the lack of any such reliable signals , and the perilously low level of security often reached in human communities , must be connected with a high level of conceptual and , in particular , predictive thought , and also an associated capacity for deceit . |
| 9 | From 1624 to 1640 Dutton bought up the land round Sherborne Park in order to create a deer park , to be enclosed by a high wall . |
| 10 | All of the birds appeared to be heading towards a high headland far across on the other side of the bay and , according to our map , this headland was called Fuglafjell — ‘ bird mountain' . |
| 11 | It provides an opportunity for the docklands to be redeveloped as a high quality , high density part of the city itself . |
| 12 | However , the evolution of complex living creatures ( not just humans ) would be based on a high information content greater than could be found , say , in the bacteria of the atmosphere of the Jovian planets . |
| 13 | Although the range of facilities and services may be smaller , they may be provided to a high standard . |
| 14 | If the left ventricular ejection fraction is less than 40% and the patient responds to intravenous procainamide a suppressive oral drug regimen will be found in a high percentage of patients . |
| 15 | You are never far away from the decision-making in this kind of work , so you learn how to manage a whole range of areas and can be involved at a high level relatively quickly . ’ |
| 16 | However , by using a good catalyst a reaction can be run at a high rate and at a lower temperature , thus saving energy . |
| 17 | It can be caused by a high level of oxygen in premature babies , but it can occur without artificial administration of oxygen . |
| 18 | These findings reaffirm the maxim that patients with adult onset ‘ coeliac ’ disease who show a poor response to treatment or who deteriorate when receiving treatment should be viewed with a high degree of suspicion . |
| 19 | The need for flexibility also implies equipping the men with the best weapons , so R&D must be continued at a high level . |
| 20 | This means that among women a relatively large amount of /a/ backing is more likely to be associated with a high level of integration into the network than is the case among men — a relationship analysed by Spearman 's Rank Order Correlation ( L. Milroy , 1987 : 155 ) . |
| 21 | So , for a given level of inflationary expectations , say zero , a high rate of inflation will be associated with a low level of unemployment and a low level of inflation will be associated with a high level of unemployment ; that is , there will exist a stable Phillips curve . |
| 22 | A key question concerns the types of social contact that may be associated with a high risk of transmission of P cepacia . |
| 23 | These areas tended to be socially deprived , with more unemployment , more manual workers , etc. , i.e. those characteristics that tend to be associated with a high offender rate . |
| 24 | For many people , particularly those brought up under the sway of the Judeo-Christian religions , physical control of emotional expression is learnt at an early age , and by adulthood can be practised to a high level of subtlety and skill . |
| 25 | The decision as to how detailed a breakdown of costs is required is crucial and should only be taken at a high level in the management structure . |
| 26 | As a result US interest rates had to be kept at a high level . |
| 27 | Maternal phenylketonuria is an important problem since the advantages of screening in one generation could be lost in the next unless preventive treatment can be implemented in a high proportion of affected women . |
| 28 | Leave must be obtained from a High Court judge before any prosecution can be brought in relation to an article in a newspaper or periodical . |
| 29 | However , if the Revenue 's approach represents a new hardening of attitudes that will affect all small family companies , then this matter ought to be explored at a high level by the appropriate professional body or be taken through the courts by a consortium of practitioners . |
| 30 | Such contracts are appropriate because the timing and level of the peak can be determined with a high degree of certainty . |