Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [n mass] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its latest figures show that on £1.2bn of business it only made £18m profit . |
| 2 | For instance , if you use a plain cream background you can create a design entirely in black , perhaps using Clematis montana leaves . |
| 3 | By the end of the month , however even the remaining 2% will be public knowledge , so has Data Connection wasted its time ? |
| 4 | Its introduction will greatly assist staff recruitment and selection for , in the long-term , all members of staff will have a log book which shows the skills they have acquired . |
| 5 | FINANCIERS are pushing for Alan Bond 's highly geared media group to be taken over by Australia 's richest man , Mr Kerry Packer , and some leading institutions . |
| 6 | To analyze the statistics and look for meaningful trends obviously takes staff time . |
| 7 | For example , if the process selects the correct word one in four times this does not necessarily imply 25% accuracy — it depends on the number of candidates from which each choice is made . |
| 8 | For example , a manufacturer who advertised ‘ beef ’ sausages which in fact only contained 5% beef could be prosecuted . |
| 9 | Johnny 's double standards , and his entrenched belief in the superiority of the male , had led her into an angry tirade of defence designed only to prove that she was exactly the cheap little tart that he so obviously thought her.Their relationship seemed to be increasingly an exercise in one-upmanship : my time 's better than yours ; so there ! |
| 10 | People in my trade are supposed to be able to help , but I 've only been able to come up with the old platitude : ‘ Do n't buy a £500 car from a dealer because you 'll only get £100 worth of vehicle — the rest will be profit . ’ |
| 11 | This time , however , the bank could only afford 55% cover against its loans while the other banks were setting aside 70% or even 80% . |
| 12 | Not only had £250,000 worth of equipment fallen off the back of a submarine , but the torpedo firing system and the periscope were out of commission as well ! |
| 13 | The more than generous amount of RAM you have fitted with not influence graphics performance . |
| 14 | It already has data management centres in the UK and the Netherlands , and will add more . |
| 15 | His rare combination of mechanical and drawing skills enabled him to find work quickly , soon becoming works manager at Bramahs , and by 1815 he was chief draughtsman at Maudslay , Sons & Field . |
| 16 | This error is not fatal and will not prevent data transfer . |
| 17 | I just hope people sort of sit up and take notice of it . |
| 18 | He said the college had already secured £20,000 worth of grants from European Community funds with a further £20,000 in the pipeline . |
| 19 | Invoice Discounting offers many of the advantages of Factoring , the main difference being that Barclays does not provide sales ledger administration , credit management , or debt collection , which remain your responsibility . |
| 20 | CLARiiON will not use Data General 's own sales force to market the products , only indirect channels . |
| 21 | The addition of 0.5 to 50 µg/ml SASP to the three types of cytotoxicity assay did not alter % cytotoxicity . |
| 22 | Also be careful not to use series connection where parallel connection is required . |
| 23 | Gerhard Riege , a Party of Democratic Socialism ( PDS ) member of the Bundestag ( lower house of federal parliament ) , committed suicide on Feb. 15 , leaving a note in which he stated that he could not face media publicity concerning his alleged Stasi connections in the former GDR . |
| 24 | Normally judges 60% jumping , 40% ride and conformation . |
| 25 | Neglect of this obvious truth led to computer programs ( say , for language analysis ) being regarded as failures if they could not record 100% success . |
| 26 | Sale does not quell sheep quota doubt |
| 27 | learner records ( but do not forget data protection laws ) |
| 28 | The database packages themselves , available on 5.25 or 3.5 inch disks , are simple to use and do not require staff training . |
| 29 | The fact that costs are not sunk means production is timeless — nothing has been committed at any point . |
| 30 | The District 's Annual Report for 1959–60 said that , although the WEA 's national officers were still trying to achieve this increased grant , the Eastern had exceptionally-strong claims and accordingly ‘ we are now pressing for special consideration ’ : in other words , Jacques was arguing with the Ministry that , even if it could not afford 90% grant to the WEA as a whole , could this not be allowed to the Eastern District individually ? |