Example sentences of "according [prep] [art] [adj] survey " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three hundred and twenty-five works of art reported missing from Paris 's Musée Jacquemart-André in an inventory published in April 1991 by the Cour des Comptes the lofty body responsible for controlling public finance have not only been found , but never left the museum according to a second survey carried out by order of a Paris court . |
| 2 | According to a pre-Budget survey of Scotland 's top 300 companies , carried out by System 3 for the accountancy firm , Ernst & Young , 72 per cent of respondents think that a further cut in business rates would have a favourable effect on their company , though , surprisingly , 4 per cent believe it would have an adverse impact . |
| 3 | According to a private survey , at least 80 per cent are intending to leave the colony by the end of 1990 . |
| 4 | Women take an average of 45 seconds to decide if they fancy a bloke , according to a Danish survey . |
| 5 | INTEREST among fund managers in buying British shares is the highest for 16 months , according to a post-election survey published today . |
| 6 | In five years to last September , Japan 's 50 biggest increased their borrowing by 330% to ¥14 trillion ( $10 billion ) , according to a new survey by Tokyo Shoko Research . |
| 7 | SMOKING among 16–19 year olds in Britain has dropped by some 15 per cent over the past decade , according to a new survey of the habits of young people carried out by the Cancer Research Campaign . |
| 8 | AT least a quarter of drivers with diabetes are breaking the law by not informing the licensing authority or insurers , according to a new survey by Leeds University . |
| 9 | Chancellor Norman Lamont is about to announce a further cut in base rates , but most people fear they are just as likely to go up again in the New Year , according to a new survey . |
| 10 | And most people think things will get worse , according to a new survey . |
| 11 | EMPLOYERS are less pessimistic about job prospects in the coming months , according to a new survey today . |
| 12 | BORED kids are fed up with the long summer holiday and ca n't wait to go back to school , according to a new survey . |
| 13 | But mum still knows the best way to a man 's heart , according to a new survey . |
| 14 | And , according to a new survey by Friskies Petcare , we take our pet 's diet so seriously three-quarters of owners put as much effort into preparing and serving their animals meals as they do their own . |
| 15 | HIV patients in Glasgow face a bleak future , according to a new survey . |
| 16 | The UK 's reserves of lowland peat bogs are far less than previously thought , according to a new survey by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee ( JNCC ) — the scientific umbrella group for the government 's three national conservation agencies in England , Scotland and Wales . |
| 17 | Prospective car buyers are more influenced by a environmental impact than so-called " high performance " , according to a new survey by the Automobile Association . |
| 18 | The health of Britain 's trees is continuing to worsen , according to a new survey by the Forestry Authority ( part of the Forestry Commission ) . |
| 19 | A village in the region is one of the worst served in the country with no shop , school , pub or post office according to a new survey by the Rural Development Commission . |
| 20 | But , according to a new survey by BT , most want to follow the American example and shop till they drop from the sofa . |
| 21 | COFFEE can help you think more quickly , boost the memory and improve powers of reason , according to a new survey . |
| 22 | Poor survey : Chartered surveyors are being badly hit by the construction slowdown , according to a new survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors which says that small practices have suffered a 28% drop in workload in the past year . |
| 23 | MORE WOMEN than ever prefer the contraceptive pill as their means of birth control and many are reluctant to consider newer methods , according to a recent survey . |
| 24 | According to a recent survey , 35–45 per cent of British adults are overweight and 8–12 per cent are very overweight . |
| 25 | As company-car drivers tend to travel farther and more often on motorways , they consider themselves more experienced and skilful than private motorists , according to a recent survey by Gallup for General Accident , an insurance company . |
| 26 | According to a recent survey , industry in western Germany aims at least to triple its investment in the east to about DM10 billion ( $6.7 billion ) . |
| 27 | The rent of an office in central Budapest ( £42 , or $75 , per square foot per year , according to a recent survey * ) is higher than in Vienna . |
| 28 | According to a recent survey conducted by two lecturers in law at Liverpool University , 82% of the 160 doctors they questioned in the UK admit to subjecting their patients to entirely unnecessary drugs , blood tests or X-rays . |
| 29 | According to a recent survey , students buy an average of 11.33 books a year for their courses — three each of set texts and recommended books , and five further academic titles , When one considers that British academic books in 1982 cost an average of £21.76 for science and technology titles , it would seem that , contrary to popular belief , students are spending more than their grant allocation . |
| 30 | Small and medium-sized accountancy firms , squeezed by the recession , are considering employing full or part-time business managers , according to a recent survey . |