Example sentences of "[n mass] [adj] [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McLaughlin 's ( 1991 ) study showed clearly that the personal incomes of ex-carers were around £40 lower than the 1988 Family Expenditure Survey ( FES ) per capita average , while the incomes of two-adult households containing an ex-carer were £144 a week lower than their FES counterparts . |
| 2 | Overall mortality was 23% lower than the national average for all causes of death and 18% lower for cancer . |
| 3 | The X100 will be as much as 610mm shorter than the 4724mm ( 15ft 6ins ) XJS , not least because the 1220mm rear overhang will be halved . |
| 4 | Sensation rang up the curtain on July when Sir Derek Rayner revealed that government-reared rats for research cost £28 each when the going price for a rat in civvy street was £2 . |
| 5 | The ‘ compact ’ skis of the 1970s that were such a wheeze ( as opposed to a sneeze ) in powder were up to 10% broader than the skis we use today — they had typical sidecuts at the waist of around 70mm , compared to the slimline ( 63mm to 66mm ) skis that are more common today . |
| 6 | The thin plastic flange in the centre of the connectors must be removed with a pair of pliers , to enable it to slide completely over the new , smaller piece of pipe , which should be cut 10 to 20mm shorter than the measured gap . |
| 7 | Share Index Plus is a five-year account which guarantees a 25% gross if the FT-SE disappoints . |
| 8 | We dug the pit a little more than 100mm larger all round , and 75mm deeper than the finished size . |
| 9 | Since a right visual field advantage was still found when the word in the right field was exposed 20 msecs. later than the word in the left field it was subsequently concluded that temporal factors were not importantly involved ( McKeever and Huling , 1971 b ) . |
| 10 | • A zinc layer of 350g/m 2 , 25% thicker than the commercial standard gives extra corrosion resistance . |
| 11 | The input to the board from the bridge rectifier , Rec. 1 , needs to be 28V to 30V d.c. if the output range of 5V to 15V is to be achieved . |
| 12 | Moreover , for purchases and bills in general , cards tend to work out cheaper than the cash alternative , as the card issuers tot up all the day 's transactions and exchange the total at a favourable exchange rate , usually around 2% to 3% better than the one available to the public . |
| 13 | The partridge cost £9 — just £1 cheaper than the pear tree . |
| 14 | Strong attractive colours always appeal , and a bright red hatchback will probably sell for £200-£300 more than a dull beige one . |
| 15 | This is the electro-acoustic version of the SW213 and retails for £20 more than the standard model . |
| 16 | Kevin Drinkell , 29 , became Coventry City 's record signing yesterday when his transfer from Rangers cost £800,000 — £20,000 more than the fee paid in 1987 to Chelsea for David Speedie . |
| 17 | Jesper Koll , a Tokyo-based economist at S.G. Warburg , estimates that Japan 's trade surplus could reach $100 billion if the yen stays at current levels . |
| 18 | Alan Milburn , said official department of employment figures showed that over the last two years youth unemployment has increased over 40pc faster than the general rise . |
| 19 | The total value of the property taken was put at £925 , £54 less than the cost of the damage caused . |
| 20 | A suggested admissions policy for the next four years is that new first year students should be admitted each October to bring the total student numbers to 10% more than the previous October . |
| 21 | For £25 , £1 more than the new charge for MoT test for cars , a qualified driving instructor will give the driver an hour-long skills appraisal which will include at least 45 minutes of driving . |
| 22 | Having said that , the £1.6 billion reduces to £0.7 billion once the time-value of money is taken into consideration , and this will be reduced yet again once the Government accepts proposals for Deferred Safestore which we submitted to them more than a year ago . |
| 23 | The rate of conception in the 11–15 age group was almost 40pc higher than the national average and in the 16–19 age bracket , it was around 34pc higher . |
| 24 | No special equipment is needed in the aircraft other than the normal transmitter/receiver . |
| 25 | Zip , about 3cm shorter than the length of one side ( excluding seam allowance ) . |
| 26 | Colours can be defined in a relative way , e.g. 20% redder than the containing colour . |
| 27 | Thus similar cars from WG would be £1,200 cheaper than the UK-made car , and UK cars would be selling for DM39,600 in WG , i.e. DM3,600 dearer than the equivalent car made in WG ( year 2a ) . |
| 28 | The cost of these changes are prices roughly £400 less than the five-door versions and highly competitive with the opposition . |
| 29 | Pitched at £400 less than the IBM RS/6000 model 220 , the colour 705 can be upgraded to use the 50MHz 710 PA-RISC board , upgradability , which HP claims , is offered neither by Sun nor IBM . |
| 30 | It costs £400 less than the CIC Sigma and £146 less than the slightly lower specified Greenfield machine . |