Example sentences of "higher [conj] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The vast majority of participants have not had previous experience of higher or adult education , and had left school at the minimum age .
2 then entrance requirements for SCE candidates and GCE candidates separately : these include the normal minimum grades required for admission in terms of SCE Highers or GCE A-levels , and any specific subject qualifications required ( such as Higher or A-level Physics for entry to degrees in Engineering ) .
3 There are two first-year courses , 1B for those with Higher or A-level Russian and 1A for those with no previous knowledge , but with a qualification in another foreign language .
4 For students with a mathematical background of a good grade in Higher or A-level mathematics , the joint honours degrees in Economics and Mathematics and in Economics and Statistics provide an excellent training in modern quantitative techniques .
5 The serum pepsinogen A and C levels on the day after stopping the combination therapy were significantly higher than placebo values ( p<0.02 and p<0.05 respectively ) .
6 Unless , of course , this is the whole point , and the God of the Eastern Mediterranean values his creation no higher than vegetable matter .
7 The current levels of service are perceived to be ‘ good ’ with response times rated a little higher than availability times .
8 Bank current account loan or ordinary loan Cash loan usually for specific purpose ( like buying expensive durables or cars ) for people with bank accounts , usually without security ( unless it 's a large sum or borrowed for a long time ) ; usually fixed , regular payments over two or three ( occasionally up to seven ) years ; interest on what is owed fluctuates in line with but rather higher than bank base rate .
9 Habitat usually higher than Willow Grouse , mountain tops , tundra , well above tree-line , and in British Isles usually well above 2000 ft. 14 in. ( 35–36 cm . ) .
10 Standard weepers are produced by budding and sometimes grafting , rambler types into stems a foot ( 30cm ) or more higher than bush types in order to enhance the weeping effect .
11 The agreement maintained a preferential price for Cuban sugar , lower than that of the previous five-year period , but higher than world prices .
12 In general , when they do use credit they are more likely than others to use types carrying a high rate of charge , though they are also relatively heavy users of mail order ( which carries no rate of charge for credit , though at the cost of prices which have tended to be higher than shop prices ) .
13 Third , the direction of state organizations is structured so that accumulation functions are ranked higher than legitimation functions .
14 According to a study Unix International commissioned from Dataquest comparing OS/2 and SVR4.2 , OS/2 Unix shipments will be higher than Unix shipments on the PC platform , if for no other reason than IBM is bundling it .
15 So lessees can generally expect the rental on operating leases to be higher than finance leases .
16 We have , like most schools , introduced Standard Grade , the new Revised Higher and CSYS courses , and SEB short courses in Geology .
17 Although the S1 and S2 courses are courses in their own right , it is hoped that they will provide a springboard for those pupils electing to study a technical subject to Standard , Higher and CSYS Grade .
18 The Bill concerns major issues because it will determine the future of further , higher and adult education for many years .
19 Among those born before 38 weeks death rates from cardiovascular disease were a little higher but death rates from all causes were around average .
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