Example sentences of "according to [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giving according to ones riches means that the more you have , the more you give . |
| 2 | Much had changed in language teaching since the hey-day of audio visual methods with intensive drilling according to behaviourists principles . |
| 3 | According to commentators Gorbachev had been opposed to the formation of the party , for fear of allowing conservatives to create a power base and of exacerbating splits in the CPSU . |
| 4 | According to reports mosques in and around Asyut and Dairut in Upper Egypt were suspected of being centres of sedition . |
| 5 | According to reports Commander Laurence is eager to become a father . |
| 6 | According to doctors Mills and Faunce of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales , melatonin tricks the body into thinking it has slept more than it has , has mild pain-killing qualities , and slows brainwave activity , thus ‘ enhancing meditative practices ’ . |
| 7 | According to Campaigns Director Andrew Lees , : " Given the potentially broad scope of such " areas " , the obstructive official has ample opportunity to rebuff requests by anyone whose request is not specific enough to penetrate the bureaucratic defences of a body which does not want to release the information . " |
| 8 | And he did not declare it according to Commons rules . |
| 9 | A Romanian national table tennis player , Mr Simion Crisan , is reported to have appealed to West Germany for political asylum , according to sports officials . |
| 10 | According to Parks official , Dr Mike Kock , the 24 kg of horn cut during the operation could raise $500,000 , sufficient to pay for 650 game scouts for a year . |
| 11 | According to human-rights workers , the number of people disappearing has dropped from 6,000 a year in 1989 to around 60 last year . |
| 12 | The president of Prodigy Services Co says the viewdata system is considering a move away from its flat-fee monthly pricing and may start charging by usage for some features , including its bulletin boards : according to Communications Daily , Ross Glatzer said the company 's management is concerned about ‘ rapidly rising telecommunications costs , driven by soaring growth in members ’ use of a handful of features that are most expensive for Prodigy to provide — stock quotes and company news , bulletin boards and airline schedules ; ’ Glatzer said details still are being worked out , but ‘ it 's become clear we must introduce some timed charges for some features in the second half of this year , ’ adding that the problem is one of trying to use flat-rate pricing for some features for which others charge $6 to $18 an hour . |
| 13 | According to Communications Trends , a market-research firm , Ziff held 37% of the American market for computer magazines in 1990 , up from 34% the previous year . |
| 14 | According to numbers InfoCorp worked up HP has finally surpassed DEC in US revenues from midrange systems ( priced from $25,000 to $699,000 ) , giving HP the spot right behind IBM . |
| 15 | The same household would pay , according to labours figures , three hundred and fifty six pounds under the fare rates scheme , a saving of a hundred and sixty six pounds . |
| 16 | Some critics have labelled such shows a huge con but , according to Arts Centre spokeswoman Alison Lister , the display has received a warm welcome in Darlington . |
| 17 | In the UK , according to Piers Merchant , Director of Public Affairs for the Advertising Association , ‘ The total advertising spend for last year in all media was £7.5bn. so as a percentage of that tobacco advertising is very small … |
| 18 | Aliquots ( equivalent to 10 ug ) of DNA were digested with the appropriate restriction endonuclease according to manufacturers instructions . |
| 19 | Many of the cars being repaired have been converted to accept unleaded according to manufacturers guidelines which suggest a quick correction of engine timing will do the trick . |
| 20 | But it is believed no action will be taken against her , according to police sources . |
| 21 | According to police sources , the fatal stabbings of four Israeli women in West Jerusalem on March 10 was described as a " message for Baker " by the attacker , Mohammed Mustafa Abu Galla , a 26-year-old Palestinian from Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip . |
| 22 | According to police sources , the suspects arrested in connection with the seizures ( five Czechoslovak citizens , four Hungarians and an Austrian ) were believed to be seeking buyers in Arab countries . |
| 23 | According to police reports , he threw Lynn to the ground and kicked and punched her . |
| 24 | According to police files in Copenhagen , the five players treated Scandinavia to the seamier side of Scottish culture . |