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

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1 The boat was heavily laden with fish , and a freshening south-wester was sending the ketch surfing down the waves at high speed .
2 His all-around ability makes him undoubtedly the favourite for the overall world cup if he can once more conquer his inhibitions at high speed in downhill .
3 A MAN with a compulsion to drive cars at high speed was sent to young offenders institution for a year .
4 IBM Corp last week boosted the versatility of its Power Visualisation System , a parallel server for generating and manipulating complex images at high speed in applications such as medicine and geophysics , and cut prices on the thing by 25% to 40% , lowering the entry point to $320,000 from $528,000 .
5 Previous studies have shown that expansion of the proliferative compartment toward the surface of the colonic gland is a common feature in subjects at high risk for colorectal cancer .
6 This observed acidification was greatest in the lakes at high elevation and was of the same magnitude as the current precipitation acidity in the region , that is pH 4.2 ( or 63 u eq/l ) , although mountain-top locations are frequently enveloped in cloud and mist characterized by very low pH values ( e.g. pH 3.6 or 250 u eq/l ) .
7 In addition , four strong and two weak imino resonances ( data not shown ) disappear together with the broad set of aromatic resonances at high temperature ( 70°C ) .
8 I know all the directors at High Table because corporate catering is free of the elitism found in hotels . ’
9 To cover large areas at high speed the sprayer is best adjusted to provide a mist .
10 There were , in fact , many Irish Americans in United Motors at high management levels , all of whom had a nostalgic affection for the ‘ auld counthrie ’ , and indeed for anything Irish ; but that was because most of them had never actually been there .
11 Miss Bothway recorded her first win between the flags for two years at High Easter on Saturday .
12 This practice has been followed for over 300 years at High Bridge End , St. John 's in the Vale , and until recently at Adamthwaite in the Howgills , and it is referred to in Langdale also .
13 Two farm buildings at High House Farm , Houghton le Side , can be converted into three holiday flats , Darlington Borough Council has ruled .
14 Long-term strategies for the prevention of sudden cardiac death must therefore include efforts to reduce the overall incidence of coronary artery disease in the community as well as earlier recognition and protection of individuals at high risk .
15 The effective removal of heat from a developed fire is essential to limit that lateral spread of super-heated air and smoke , to localise the effects of high temperature so that expansion and collapse effects are localised and to maintain relatively smoke free conditions at high level .
16 JANE SMITH , who breeds Simmental cattle at High House Farm , Bryngwyn , Raglan , Gwent , has taken over as secretary of the National Sheep Association 's Wales and Border ram sales at Builth Wells .
17 Hotheads At High Table ’ , the headline said , and a faint bell began to ring .
18 Many valid front punches are not scored because they travel such short distances at high speed , and are snapped back before the panel can react .
19 So the company decided , after a few months of running in service , to adopt a 1 in 100 coning which was reputed to give almost as good riding qualities at high speed , and did not suffer from the disadvantage of excessive flange wear .
20 EPA Administrator William K. Reilly stressed that the findings were " by no means a crisis " because the agency survey only targeted households at high risk of elevated lead levels either because they are served by municipal water lines made of lead or have interior piping made of lead or copper with lead solder .
21 It says people in finacial trouble should not take out loans at high interest to pay off mortgage arrears .
22 He recited a list of biblical names at high speed into the machine , expecting it to stumble and clear its throat .
23 The idea is not new — a Hungarian engineer designed the first photocomposing machine in 1894 — but its widespread adoption depended on the computer to select characters at high speed from an optical storage disc .
24 Patients at high risk can thus be selected for colonoscopy .
25 The use of a biliary endoprosthesis has been proposed as an alternative approach for patients at high risk for surgery .
26 To assess the predictive value of these features we undertook prospective surveillance of patients at high risk of primary melanoma .
27 However , there are several groups of patients at high risk for sudden death who might potentially benefit from prophylactic ICD implantation .
28 Steel with tungsten included in the alloy to impart the ability to cut hard materials at high speed .
29 It is considered that this phenomenon explains the excessive corrosion around ships ' propellers , and the finding of nitric acid in trace amounts in pure water passing through small apertures at high pressure .
30 Each dock measured approximately 230 metres long by 90 metres wide and they were entered by a lock 46 metres long , 11 metres wide and with a depth on the sill of 5.20 metres at high water spring tide .
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