Example sentences of "show [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Ozone depletion in the northern hemisphere has yet to reach the massive levels experienced over Antarctica , with holes in the ozone layer appearing for relatively short periods and over smaller areas , but this year 's figures show depletions in excess of last year 's record lows [ see ED 65/66 ] .
2 arabiensis in the Sudan , show resistance to malathion only in the adult stage and it seems evident that such resistance was not in fact selected by agricultural usage .
3 It is possible that risky situations may lead to enhanced memory for information centrally important to driving in the situation but show impairments in memory for information peripheral to the driving task .
4 Four recent clinical studies in America and Europe , show improvements in mood , performance and stamina produced by ginseng .
5 The short /α/; rules , however , are formally identical to those for /Ε/:; /α/; is realized as a short vowel near [ a ] when it occurs before a voiceless stop or sonorant + voiceless obstruent , for example in pot , font ; both /Ε/; and /α/,; therefore , show patterns of overlap with /a/ in these environments and , under certain conditions , in polysyllables , as we shall see below .
6 But others show signs of change , especially those where fourth-century cemeteries developed in formerly built-up areas outside the defences ; examples of this trend are well documented at Ancaster , Great Chesterford and Godmanchester .
7 They learn not to fear enclosed spaces , but still show signs of stress when stabled constantly .
8 A psychologist will keep tabs on teams of youngsters and will stop the operation if they show signs of stress .
9 The second , and the one usually chosen by the authors , is to grow up a mixture of different species in variable numbers until they show signs of pairing and wanting to breed .
10 Next , check that the pins are clean and bright ; clean any that show signs of discolouration or charring with wire wool ( an old Brillo pad is ideal ) .
11 When it returns to ‘ normal ’ ( probably because short rates rise , which they now show signs of doing ) , Mr Giordano reckons that the Treasury will be paying an overall rate just 75–100 basis points above bill rates .
12 Check carrots , potatoes , onions and any other vegetables in store and immediately use or discard any which show signs of rotting .
13 And , of course , there is a much shorter history of interruption in many European broadcasting systems than in the more fully commercial system of US broadcasting ( and those histories show signs of reversal in new systems such as satellite and cable ) .
14 It sometimes happens that yearling or two-year-old colts show signs of aggression , and treat people like an inferior horse .
15 Roofs should be repaired as soon as they show signs of trouble — check for slipped slates and tiles , failed flashings around chimney stacks and damage to the chimney stack itself .
16 Some people show signs of confusion because of the shock of bereavement .
17 Some widows , for instance , show signs of bitterness and anger , particularly during the first year of bereavement .
18 The bereaved often show signs of ill-health , which is not surprising since they usually feel quite ill in their minds and crushed by the burden of their sorrow .
19 This belief is echoed by most texts on physiological psychology that show pictures of rat , cat , monkey , and human brains with the implication that rats are simple versions of cats , and cats simple versions of monkeys , and so on .
20 Embryos from both induced and normal ovulations show asynchrony in development from an early stage of cleavage and preparatory techniques have to be devised to attempt to recover as many as possible with analysable chromosomes .
21 The Labour Party Conference : Executive votes show desire for unity
22 Cells collected from such lobes show evidence of T-cell maturation comparable to that seen in unmanipulated cultures ( Fig.3 ) .
23 This should promote the co-ordinated and ‘ consumer-led ’ development of a variety of provision in every area , especially since financial incentives favour projects which show evidence of user participation at the planning stage .
24 Some continental-margin orogens show evidence of deformation attributable to contraction in the back-arc region .
25 In thin section grainy sediments commonly show evidence of compaction , the result of progressive increase in overburden during burial .
26 Thus aphid parthenogenesis shows an unfertilized ovum producing a maturing organism with no prior interaction with a male element ; again , so-called graft hybrids and the effects of pollen on non-germinal tissue in a female plant both show impressionability without fertilization and maturation ; while sporting and reversion in asexual plant buds show variation without fertilization or maturation .
27 Show earnings per share on the face of the profit and loss account .
28 RIGHT AND BELOW These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation .
29 Where any part of the debt is payable after more than five years , show terms of repayment and rates of interest payable .
30 Where any part of the debt is payable after more than five years , show terms of repayment and rates of interest payable .
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