Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [unc] [no cls] " in BNC.

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1 We might be able to write off fifty per cent or something like of that order , er of of of er known terrorists , but one would not be able to solve the situation even using those methods and you would create martyrs , you would merely exacerbate the situation , quite apart from the legal er horror , I mean i it is it is inconceivable in in in Britain , that sort of action .
2 Institutional shareholders have agreed to subscribe for 35.8 per cent of the offer .
3 Er , costing for parallel , repeat jobs , that 's been dealt with by Simon erm , Client contact record I think that 's now been assimilated into new procedures yes we have just talked about that er sub- contracting you have probably dealt with that , although we have n't discussed it yes er , list of procedure owners I have prepared and reissued it , I do n't how wide they have circulated it , it was meant to go into the Quality Manual , and the Quality Manual is not being re-circulated until March time .
4 Not that we worried about that per se , but he could have been carrying our wages .
5 Measured on the carbon dioxide scale , it emitted 2.109 metric tons per capita in 1986 from fossil fuels and cement production ; Britain in the same year emitted 2.938 metric tons per capita from the same resources ; the United States 5.005 ; France ( which relies on nuclear power for 70 per cent of its electricity generation ) 1.794 , and India 0.187 .
6 By the 1980s , indeed , they commonly accounted for 70 per cent of the Lake Victoria catch .
7 Red dwarfs are faint , cool and small , and they account for 70 per cent of the Galaxy 's stars .
8 Malaysia , Thailand , Indonesia and Bolivia account for 70 per cent of world output .
9 Doctors will be able to use the kit for regular screening for lung and gastric cancers , which account for 70 per cent of cancers treated in the western world .
10 Telecoms operators account for 70 per cent of Ariane 's order books in 1989 , and French and European orders in early 1989 for 50 new Ariane 4 rockets strengthened Ariane 's position as the leading satellite launcher in the world .
11 The private health market is largely confined to a narrow range of relatively uncomplicated surgery for those who require speedier treatment or more attractive surroundings than an NHS hospital about ‘ two dozen procedures accounting for 70 per cent of expenditure ’ ( Propper and Maynard , 1990 ) .
12 In mid-1990 the three largest US companies selling canned tuna fish , accounting for 70 per cent of the US market , had announced that they would no longer buy tuna caught in nets which also caught dolphins .
13 Spending is easier to cap because it is centrally controlled , and because the allocations to health authorities for running hospital and community health services , accounting for 70 per cent of total spending , are cash limited .
14 Acknowledging that cars are responsible for 70 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles , the CBI has suggested that the taxation of road transport should be changed over a number of years to encourage the use of more fuel-efficient vehicles .
15 British farmers are not producing enough organic food to meet rapidly-rising consumer demand , with the result that imports account for 70 per cent of the annual market , according to the Organic Food and Farming Centre .
16 However , in some epithelia , such as the proximal renal tubule , the Na - -HCO 3 - co-transporter has a stochiometry of three HCO 3 - ions for each Na + ion .
17 Measure the liquid from the jar and for each 600ml/1 pint/2½ cups , add 400g/1lb of sugar .
18 Erm but er I hope you 're not going to way that er Westminster Council has gone , for each er er er , er er th their property into disrepair they bought it up , do it up and flog it on the open market when a few yards away there are people no a er now sleeping under bridges and canals !
19 Thus every time a nominated board is established to perform some administrative function , it is felt that some sort of democratic check is necessary and as elections can not be run for each ad hoc board , another nominated body is created called an ‘ advisory council ’ , the idea being that this acts in lieu of democratic control .
20 The mainland population accounted for 97 per cent of the total .
21 Iceland would retain control over its fisheries but allow an EC catch of 3,000 tonnes redfish equivalent , in exchange for some access to EC waters and customs-free market access for 97 per cent of its fisheries products by 1997 .
22 The coupons , originally introduced in January as a temporary solution to a severe shortage of rouble banknotes , accounted for 97 per cent of official cash transactions by the autumn .
23 Thus , of the clients who did not receive the residential , short stay , or day care , other services were either provided or arranged for 20.6 per cent of cases in the specialist team and for 6.9 per cent of cases in the generic team .
24 Spirits accounted for 74 per cent of profits at £209m , with brewing adding £39m .
25 Guinness is sold through all the major brewer 's outlets , and accounts for 4.5 per cent of total beer sales .
26 However , car buyers should be aware that all kinds of discounts are available on new cars and that an interest-free loan for 75 per cent for two years might still work out more expensive than borrowing elsewhere and getting a large cash discount on the purchase price .
27 These movements account for 75 per cent .
28 set throttle/rpm for 75 per cent power at that level
29 Within the company 's warehousing and distribution operation , which accounts for 75 per cent of the company 's employees , the majority opted to stay in London .
30 It is noticeable , however , that whereas the G-5 countries now account for 75 per cent of the world 's FDI flow , their position as the five major exporters is a much less concentrated 45 per cent .
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