Example sentences of "[n mass] of [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A balance can be achieved by exposing the eggs for a moderate time ; for example , a 4 h in vivo exposure accumulates analysable metaphases in 50 80% of embryos at the early morula to early blastocyst stage . |
| 2 | It is remarkable that the river Alde immediately south of Aldeburgh is separated from the sea by only about 50 m of shingle at the narrowest part of the spit , which causes a 17 km ( 11 miles ) deflection of the river . |
| 3 | A rectangular plaque from the Phaistos temple shows , in relief , four animal-headed figures in long robes with tasselled belts ; it was originally fixed to a curving surface , probably of wood , by means of nails at the four corners ( Figure 49 ) . |
| 4 | The progress towards our erm , compliance with our ethical investment policy though , has been achieved while considering the need to secure the best returns possible on our investment , and we have done it through a series of progressive sales of investments at the appropriate times according to the market conditions , and so I 'm happy to say that we have been able to achieve both our responsibilities as trustees , our responsibility both to secure the best return on investment and , to consider wider policy implications of our investment policy . |
| 5 | The country as well as Mr Major are very fortunate to have such a safe pair of hands at the Foreign Office at a time when the vital question of Britain 's future within the European Union is still being determined . |
| 6 | Instead , we prepared with a series of games at the local level here in B.C. ’ . |
| 7 | Oliver Duddy stopped his man Noel Higgins of Glasnevin during a series of trials at the National Stadium last night . |
| 8 | Initial flight of the prototype Iris ( N185 ) took place on June 19 , 1926 , this being followed throughout the summer by a series of trials at the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment ( MAEE ) , Felixstowe . |
| 9 | Conservationists have levelled a series of criticisms at the basic ground rules of these cost-benefit studies . |
| 10 | In 1843 , in a series of lectures at the Orthopaedic Institution ( published in 1855 as Lectures on the Deformities of the Human Frame ) he described what became known as ‘ Little 's disease ’ , a spastic paralysis of both lower limbs secondary to infantile cerebral palsy . |
| 11 | In November of 1954 , Williams began a series of lectures at the Public Library , and while the theme of these lectures was by now a familiar one to his audiences ( education in the West Indies ) , the public debate that ensued between Williams and the Reverend Dom . |
| 12 | And since October last year there 've been a series of applications at the High Court in London for the company to be wound up . |
| 13 | the very existence of any examination at 16+ ( whether GCE , CSE or a unified examination or examination system ) as opposed to a series of assessments at the right stage of development for the individual pupil is questionable because firstly sixteen has already ceased to be the date for leaving education for the majority of pupils , secondly employers look increasingly to school recommendations , college course experience , and examination expectations rather than evidence of ‘ O ’ Level/CSE achievements , and thirdly the Universities and Higher Education look for and stipulate ‘ A ’ Level achievements rather than ‘ O ’ Level evidence . |