Example sentences of "on the [adj] side " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tossed the first stone at the small wooden framed bedroom window on the lefthand side of the cottage , keeping a wary eye on the righthand window at the same time . |
| 2 | On the lefthand side was the shed where they kept the saddlery . |
| 3 | A graph ( Figure ) of the corresponding readings shows that the sensitivity is greatest in the middle of the view field , and less on the lefthand side than the right . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's proved that he is capable of scoring goals and although he can improve on the defensive side of his game his passing skills are a tremendous asset . ’ |
| 5 | For this reason the guidelines here tend to err on the cautious side . |
| 6 | For this reason the guidelines here tend to err on the cautious side . |
| 7 | This was said to be ‘ erring wildly on the cautious side . ’ |
| 8 | When assessing your budget plans , it is as well to err on the cautious side as regards the additional income you will be likely to earn as — although this has been improving — many so called ‘ retirement jobs ’ are notoriously badly paid . |
| 9 | In the case of the picture shown opposite , I found a beautiful frame , with a lovely wide gold band on the inner side of the frame that is decorated with red and green flowers and leaves . |
| 10 | I slammed the door shut behind me , but found no bolt on the inner side . |
| 11 | This is because it is much more difficult to recognise being too high than being a little on the low side . |
| 12 | Sotheby 's have estimated its value at $10m-$14m , but this may be on the low side to ensure a sale . |
| 13 | Further west , nitrogens in the few crops of Puffin barley so far harvested are said to be on the low side . |
| 14 | The action on this model is on the low side of low , which should aid legato technique with or without the benefit of a tailwind . |
| 15 | Vitamin C is on the low side so it would be a good idea to have some citrus fruit like an orange or some fruit juice each day , and to have some vegetables with the evening meal . |
| 16 | The one drawback is that bounce is not very efficient in its use of lighting power compared with direct lighting , and you may find that the illumination level is on the low side unless you are using floodlamps of high wattage . |
| 17 | IBM JOB CUT ESTIMATES MAY BE ON THE LOW SIDE |
| 18 | It has not taken IBM Corp long to admit informally that its target of 25,000 job cuts this year is on the low side , and the company now says that it expects at least 6,000 jobs to be cut at its three main operations in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York , where previously it had forecast between 3,000 and 3,500 : IBM told Reuters that the job cuts , which will likely include layoffs , will come from the company 's mainframe business in Poughkeepsie and Kingston , where at least 2,000 jobs will be cut , up from the company 's previous expectations of between 600 to 800 , and it also sees bigger staff cuts at the East Fishkill chip facility , which now expects to lose about 4,000 workers , up from about 3,000 — IBM is phasing out semiconductor operations in East Fishkill , moving some of the work to Burlington , Vermont , some to Essonnes , France ; advanced semiconductor research and packaging remains in East Fishkill ; the company says that despite the increased cuts , it believes that the charges it took in the fourth quarter will still be sufficient . |
| 19 | The population of little more than 7,000 , indicated by the total of only 1,414 taxpayers in 1525 , seems on the low side , and since it has been estimated at 10,625 ( exclusive of aliens ) in 1569 , a figure closer to 10,000 would be more realistic for the 1520s . |
| 20 | Unless she 's been fiddling the books — and my accountant does n't think so — the profits your Miss Philimore has been turning in seem on the low side for a site like that . |
| 21 | I thought yer ain bottle wis gettin' a wee thing on the low side and could dae wi' a refill . ’ |
| 22 | It would seem from what you 've told me that the market share is on the low side of a monopolization case and that kind of case to begin with is always a complicated and long drawn out case . |
| 23 | Let us call it £300 , and that is probably on the low side . |
| 24 | This was low in 1801 and 1802 but high over the next five years ; it was on the low side in 1812 and 1813 , recovered in 1814 , but was falling again as the wars ended . |
| 25 | He said : ‘ I think the values for leasing are perhaps on the low side , considering that people know what they are going to get this year . |
| 26 | Turnover was on the low side at 529 million . |
| 27 | The courses on succession should ideally be arranged for farmers in their early forties so that maximum benefits could be obtained , especially on the financial side . |
| 28 | In addition you start concentrating on the financial side of the sport — you 've already got your medal and your title and no one can take that away from you . |
| 29 | Venables , who freely admits he took on a huge financial burden for his 22 per cent stake , is alleged to want more say on the financial side , but Sugar prefers him to concentrate on coaching . |
| 30 | Proof that the XM performs just as admirably on the financial side as it does on the road . |