Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The inside curve was worked as a true radius , with the outside following the shape on the template .
2 Then the total separation is given by the quadratic equation
3 The total sample was divided into six groups , and each group was asked to choose out of five repayment arrangements for a particular loan ; then , given more information about the terms of the loan , they were given the opportunity of changing their choice .
4 The total budget was set at 45,400 million ringgits ( about US$16,600 million ) ; over 18 per cent was allocated to debt-service charges , 28.7 per cent to emoluments , 19.5 per cent to social and economic services , and 4.4 per cent to security .
5 The total cost was estimated at nearly £70,000 ( well over £2,000,000 today ) .
6 The total cost was estimated at $600,000 , although only around $60,000 was reimbursed to the government either by Sununu or by the Republican Party .
7 The total divi is hiked from 13p to 14p with a second interim of 5.5p ( 4.5p ) .
8 The public-sector borrowing requirement ( PSBR ) remained high , at 9.5 per cent of GNP in 1990 ; 4.5 per cent of the total PSBR was said to be accounted for by the deficits of inefficient public enterprises .
9 There is no indication how they decided what had to be paid for by the Stent but the total liability was divided amongst 132 quarter lands .
10 There is no indication how they decided what had to be paid for by the Stent but the total liability was divided amongst 132 quarter lands .
11 The total turnout was estimated at about 52 per cent of the electorate .
12 When the total procedure was done under local anaesthesia , staged dilatation of the track over five to seven days was undertaken .
13 If the height of the cylinder dh is approaching zero then the total flux is going through the top and bottom surfaces , i.e.
14 In the same report ( UNEP 1982 : 265 ) , it is claimed that the total area being reclaimed by irrigation is probably about the same as is being abandoned through salinisation , alkalinisation and water-logging , and that these problems account for the loss of about 2–3 million ha of the world 's best agricultural land each year .
15 The total perimeter was then taken to be the sum of the outer shape with the inner shape perimeter , whilst the total area was taken to be the difference between the outer and inner areas .
16 Here just about half the total area was dealt with by parliamentary act and award .
17 Enormous archways provided the entrances and the total bulk was increased by a hotel .
18 Although the stripes change in depth , you are still using the colours in equal amounts , therefore approximately half of the total amount is required for each colour , plus extra for borders .
19 In the simplest experiment the total emission is monitored as a function of excitation frequency , giving an excitation spectrum .
20 The total bequest is divided among the heirs to give the inheritance of the next generation ( we assume that all wealth passes linearly one generation at a time ) .
21 The metropolitan area possessed 50% of all hospital beds and 70% of all qualified doctors in 1979 , although only 16% of the total population were living in the capital.2 There is an acute shortage of medical personnel — only one doctor per 3,700 inhabitants and one trained nurse per 4,000 inhabitants in 1977 .
22 The total dividend is maintained at 25p per share .
23 The total dividend is increased to 4.8p per share from 4p previously .
24 The total dividend is raised from 6.4p in 1991 to 7p after a final of 4.8p , though earnings per share dipped from 13.9p to 11.7p .
25 Earnings per share climbed from 15.6p to 17.1p and the total dividend is raised from 8.1p to 8.7p after a final of 6p .
26 The normal slowdown is represented by The parameters of this normal pre-glitch behaviour were obtained from a best fit for rotation rate and its first derivative , made over the preceding 400 days ; the value of the second derivative was obtained from the full data set from 1969 to 1992 .
27 In a sense the normal child was turned into a problem by the process of evacuation .
28 Similarly , she explains , for the Bororos of Brazil the normal pattern is to refer to a participant by using a noun several times in succession before eventually shifting into a pronominal form .
29 In this figure the normal profile is represented by the curve CD , which is not adapted to glacial conditions as these require aggradation upstream to the level B and erosion downstream to the level A. An excellent example of crossing profiles of this type is provided by the river Durance in southern France ( Baulig , 1950 ) .
30 The normal gene is preserved in tissue culture at the laboratory , tests are due to take place on humans in the Oxford area in the next few months .
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