Example sentences of "[art] [num ord] or a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , in support of the maternal depletion syndrome , perhaps contrary to popular belief , it appears from these data that a baby has better chances of being born alive to a woman in the 40–44 years age group if it is the first than the sixth or a higher order . |
| 2 | Most years it was washed up again on the next or a later tide , but this was of no consequence so long as the Scapegoat had gone . |
| 3 | In fact steel is exceptional in sometimes reaching strengths as high as a tenth of its calculated strength ; the great majority of common solids can show only a hundredth or a thousandth of what theory indicates . |
| 4 | And then you 'll be able to work out a twentieth or an eighteenth or a fiftieth or a quarter . |
| 5 | So we must be shared now this is the interesting thing which do you think is bigger , a a sixth or a third . |
| 6 | A fourth or a special name for it a quarter |
| 7 | A fourth okay which is bigger a fourth or a sixth ? |
| 8 | Mr Bishko says sales volumes need to rise by a fifth or a quarter for the US operation to break even , and more stores will be needed before it makes a satisfactory profit . |
| 9 | Major and minor 2nds are perhaps best avoided except when an open string can be used e.g. : ( transpose a fifth or a ninth higher for the other strings ) . |
| 10 | Moreover , trade union students , at around a fifth or a quarter of all short-course students , are a smaller proportion of the total than we hoped . |
| 11 | Errors made in the learning of a language , whether it is a first or a second one , are often indicative of the range and type of strategies used . |
| 12 | And then you 'll be able to work out a twentieth or an eighteenth or a fiftieth or a quarter . |
| 13 | It seems its very high speeds are only achieved occasionally , when pursuing food or escaping , and it normally cruises at about a third or a half of its rapid dashes . |
| 14 | Other surveys have estimated that as many as a third or a quarter of prisoners may have mental health problems ( Fennell , 1991 ) . |
| 15 | Privilege tickets at fares somewhere near a third or a quarter ordinary rate were issued at any booking office on presentation of an application form . |
| 16 | There is a mar if you got a two two for a piece of course work , ok , it would easily get an equivalent two two in an exam would be the eq would be about a third or a pass , yeah ? |
| 17 | And then you 'll be able to work out a twentieth or an eighteenth or a fiftieth or a quarter . |