Example sentences of "[prep] a maximum " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gourlay opened the second set with a double , but two ends later found himself two sets down after a maximum 4 and a 3 gave Corsie the set 7-2 . |
| 2 | Canvassers who normally get the forms back after a maximum of four visits to any household are now having to return seven or more times before the people hand back the completed form . |
| 3 | One command-line switch will make use of a maximum of 512K of expanded memory , either EMS 3.2 or 4.0 ; another will put overlays into extended memory ; a third disables the ‘ degree of freedom ’ facility for errors in curve fitting , and a fourth can be used to disable a mouse even if one if fitted and nominally active . |
| 4 | At 5ft 10½ inches and 13 stone he was big for a winger but he made 29 Southern League appearances for us that season out of a maximum of 38 , and scored two valuable goals at Cardiff ( where we won 2–1 ) and at Swindon ( where we won 2–0 ) . |
| 5 | Initially the satellite will carry two TV channels ( out of a maximum of five permitted by international allocation ) both provided by the BBC . |
| 6 | But it very soon became clear that any mention of a maximum was unnecessary and , with hindsight , it can be seen as a future source of embarrassment . |
| 7 | I need to be able to read outputs of a maximum of 100A ( this may seem high but in my work you come across this sort of output ) . |
| 8 | The crucial issue , union reps say , is not so much the imposition of a maximum 1.5 per cent increase in line with the rest of the public sector but the abandonment of the all-party agreement on the fire service pay formula . |
| 9 | With its proposal for the granting of a maximum of three days consecutive holiday , it actually worsened some workers ' conditions . |
| 10 | When you revise your drift allowance , do so in stages of a maximum of 5° . |
| 11 | The card also supports XGA 16bit colour which allows display of a maximum of 65,577 colours . |
| 12 | Both sides made concessions , and under the terms of the protocol it was agreed that President Juvénal Habyarimana would share executive power with a new transitional Cabinet made up of a maximum of two ministers from each political party , including the FPR , and headed by a prime minister . |
| 13 | Your County Chairman has received your personal letters rejecting this planning application o of a maximum two point six represents fifteen thousand residents object to it . |
| 14 | These control the amplitudes of potential difference applied to a bank of identical fixed standard capacitors and resistors in steps of one-tenth from zero to nine-tenths of a maximum , say . |
| 15 | The National Bank report for 1989 revealed a fall in industrial production by 3.1 per cent compared with 1988 ( against a maximum targeted fall of 1 per cent ) , a deterioration in the hard-currency account and a drop in the GDP in real terms of 1.8 per cent compared with the previous two years . |
| 16 | Vaughan cooks for a maximum of 16 people at any one meal . |
| 17 | However , building society merger rules , allow for a maximum 1 per cent of assets to be distributed among members in this case . |
| 18 | If the dog runs out of control , the fine can be unlimited and there is provision for a maximum two years ' imprisonment . |
| 19 | Birchbank caters for a maximum of ten guests at any one time , so individual attention is assured and just about every outdoor activity is provided , including cross-country skiing . |
| 20 | Such conservation work is , however , being hindered by the huge growth in tourism that has occurred since 1970 , and although there is in theory a master plan which in the mid-1970s allowed for a maximum of 12 000 visitors per year , de Groot states that since 1979 this number has been increasingly exceeded . |
| 21 | According to the magazine , Pulse , a provisional version of the guidelines says that ‘ spare ’ living embryos may only be observed outside the womb for a maximum of 14 days . |
| 22 | The Protocol also grant concessions to ‘ developing countries ’ , allowing the use of 0.3kg of CFCs per person , per year , for a maximum of ten years , but does not make it clear which developing countries are eligible . |
| 23 | If you need some creative inspiration — which direction to take in your career , which city to move to , how to tackle a relationship problem , where to go on holiday — then for a maximum of twenty minutes , scribble down every idea that comes into your head . |
| 24 | Private agencies deal with temporary work for a maximum six months . |
| 25 | A SECURITY guard who kidnapped and killed an oil chief was jailed for a maximum 95 years yesterday . |
| 26 | Tenancy agreements are for a maximum of seven years , though they are normally renegotiated . |
| 27 | A BANNED driver who mowed down and killed five youngsters in a high-speed chase was jailed for a maximum of five years yesterday . |
| 28 | Thorne , who twice came close to winning an £86,000 car for a maximum 147 , won 5-1 to reach the last eight . |
| 29 | Travel expenses were paid for a maximum of three months . |
| 30 | The Odjob is rolled for a maximum of 90 seconds to mix mortar . |