Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] high [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 EURO DISNEYLAND 's most exciting theme park offers high seas jaunts , mystic Oriental sagas and the exotic bazaar and treasures of ‘ 1001 Nights ’ .
2 On the other hand , it has already been shown that the tawny owl produces higher levels of modification than other species ( Raczynski & Ruprecht , 1974 ; Lowe , 1980 ) , so that caution is needed before generalizing too far on what owls do or do not do .
3 VW has high hopes for the Polo in this country .
4 Because saliva contains high concentrations of bicarbonate , even small voumes of swallowed saliva may significantly contaminate the oesophageal segment .
5 A more accurate representation of the behaviour of the polymer solution can be obtained using equation ( 8.35 ) where Substitution in equation ( 9.9 ) yields and rearrangement eliminating higher terms gives
6 Before the epidemics of the mid fourteenth century a serious land shortage existed , and the landowners had the opportunity to secure high rents for lands which they leased out , and to pay low wages to men lacking other opportunities for livelihood .
7 After making five payments I received another card demanding higher payments and for them to be paid in four instalments .
8 Mr Stephen Woodley , from King 's School , Canterbury , said teachers could set easier assignments and see their candidates win higher grades .
9 It could n't matter less what the AMDEA happens to think about global warming ; the reality is that changes in the European Community will force all European manufacturers to meet higher standards .
10 Probably the best hotel in Mayrhofen , the Neuhaus has high standards ; it offers much in the way of facilities and the cooking has an excellent reputation .
11 Meanwhile , the American moonshine industry has high hopes for expansion as the " white lightning " produced in back country stills finds a new use in the mixture of 90 percent gasoline and 10 per cent ethanol known as " gasohol " .
12 Whereas the bulk of industry faced higher costs and a squeeze on profits , the oil majors had a profit bonanza .
13 While off medication , both subjects showed high levels of blood flow in anterior regions of the brain at the right side ; with stuttering controlled by haloperidol , the flow of blood was greater in the left hemisphere .
14 One of these is the methanation reaction which occurs over a nickel metal catalyst and which was originally discovered by Sabatier and Senderens 80 years ago , Although this is widely used to make synthetic natural gas for example , there is even more interest in the production of compounds containing higher numbers of carbon atoms .
15 With low ratio , four-wheel-drive selected in preference to the rear wheel drive high ratios recommended for road use , a combination of brute force and good tyres allows the vehicle to be forced over terrain where few would attempt to walk .
16 The Animal Care Trust — ACT — supports the College by raising urgently needed funds to ensure high standards of facilities are maintained , to extend , modernise and equip the RVC 's three hospitals and also to provide endowment for professional staff .
17 Giving this sort of information in an accessible way to non- English speakers demands high standards of linguistic skills and sensitivity , interdisciplinary co-operation and considerable management skills .
18 Professor Papert deserves high marks for missionary zeal .
19 There , Jack Williams and colleagues have been attempting to understand why most ( TMTSF ) 2 X compounds require high pressures to turn super conducting , while ( TMTSF ) 2 CO 4 does not ( Journal of the American Chemical Society , vol 105 , p 643 ) .
20 Water depths of tracts in which BPX had high bids ranged from 2,300 feet to 4,700 feet .
21 After his fine defensive effort in the opening game , Speelman 's supporters had high expectations for the second game , in which he had the white pieces , but it all went horribly wrong .
22 We leave it to the Opposition to advocate higher taxes .
23 People who harbour sulphate reducing bacteria in their large bowel have higher levels of sulphide in their faeces than methanogenic subjects .
24 They are more than a spark but less than a small fire and exporters have high hopes .
25 Pupils in independent schools achieve higher levels of success in public examinations than those at maintained schools .
26 Some European nations have higher standards for vision and have had to change them .
27 But in areas such as Oxfordshire dentists have high overheads .
28 Clouds and fresh snow have high values in all bands .
29 Otherwise there would be an incentive for workers to transfer their labour to the industry offering higher wages .
30 Private nursing homes have higher levels of frailty than residential homes but not usually as high as long-stay hospital care .
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