Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] remained the [det] " in BNC.
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1 | The currency deal expired in July ; if the exchange rate remained the same , Virgin would be obliged to pay £6m , to make up the difference . |
2 | He stated , however , that if conditions in Japan at the time of the Peace Treaty remained the same as at present , he thought that it would be necessary for a number of Allied troops |
3 | The top of the leader board remained the same after round two . |
4 | Why , then , has the body plan remained the same when the way of life has changed ? |
5 | In the presence of calmodulin , its K m increased to 33μM , but its Hill coefficient remained the same at 3.8 . |
6 | Other economic benefits of migrant labour include the recruitment of migrants to particular jobs at lower wages than indigenous workers , partly because job titles and grades could be invented to cover up the fact that job content remained the same , and also because of the threat of repatriation and other forms of intimidation ; the enhanced possibilities for the introduction of shiftwork and piece-work , deskilling , and the slower introduction of safety measures ; the avoidance of national insurance payments by the recruitment of illegal migrants ; and the ability to shed and recruit with relative ease , thus avoiding the costs of labour hoarding ( Paine , 1977 ; Fevre , 1983 ) . |
7 | Levels of pesticide and chemical residues in drinking water in England and Wales rose in 1992 for the second year in succession , according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate , although overall water quality remained the same , with 98.7 per cent of the 3.75 million tests complying with national and EC standards . |
8 | Finally , in continuity with some elements of the earlier anti-slave trade argument , Buxton , Stephen and Clarkson all saw British pride in the achievement of abolition and the moral stature this accorded the nation , at least in its own eyes , as requiring the step of liberating those who had been stolen from Africa before 1807 and their descendants since the principle of hostility to man stealing remained the same . |
9 | Even when environmental factors were controlled by studying identical twins reared apart , the concordance rate remained the same . |