Example sentences of "contains a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crag contains a great selection of classic climbs ; it would be a pity to lose access to it because of the thoughtless actions of a few loud-mouthed oafs . |
| 2 | When any supply of magma is present below a volcano , it usually contains a great deal of gas , and this gas is often at high pressure . |
| 3 | The latest edition of the BCU yearbook contains a great deal of information including lists of rivers with contacts about access . |
| 4 | Now such a meal , as any dietician will tell you , is far too rich in nitrogenous substances , since fish has just as much assimilable albumen as meat , and contains a great deal more phosphorus … " |
| 5 | Where written pupil work is produced , it obviously contains a great deal of information ; something can be learnt about the general stage of understanding of the class by looking through such work after the lesson , while more is revealed if it is possible to discuss it with the pupil concerned . |
| 6 | All this has to be borne in mind when considering the survey as a source , but it also contains a great deal of " objective " evidence about size of family , size of dwelling , wages , etc . |
| 7 | My Lords , as I would submit , the report contains a great deal which confirms and nothing which contradicts the interpretation of the word ‘ appropriates ’ which I have preferred , and a comparison of the Act with the draft Bill gives no support to the contrary view . |
| 8 | Now this is not perhaps one of the best of Spitzer 's analyses , and in any case it contains a great deal more than we have space to repeat here . |
| 9 | Productivity can be measured , often relatively easily , but establishing the routes which have led to progress in science is a much more subtle undertaking , and contains a great deal which is either subjective or unmeasurable . |
| 10 | If the image being decompressed contains a great deal of data , as will be the case if there is much varying information frame to frame , decompression will take longer and less time will be available for processing . |
| 11 | It contains a great amount of statistical evidence and pictures and models . |