Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] according to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These schemes and the benefits they provide , in general , are organised hierarchically according to employment status and occupational class ( James , 1984 ) . |
| 2 | The Stone of Destiny was in alien hands , but in other respects the coronation ceremony on 25 March 1306 was carried out according to tradition . |
| 3 | Nearly everyone came down according to plan , but Sgt Paul Flood surprised everyone by missing the drop zone and coming down behind the crowd . |
| 4 | The facts — that Chrissie has been caught taking food home , the higher than average food costs , etc. — show that things have n't been going entirely according to plan , but what are the causes ? |
| 5 | erm in general we must remember that Iran was erm stating very clearly that it was exporting it 's revolution and there were statements which came out from the Iraqui from the Irani revolutionary committee that they were against the Arab states at the time and that they were very committed towards liberating Israel through Baghdad and such statements was coming , so obviously erm the Arabs had to stick together according to charter of the league of Arab states , which everybody was a member of , and Iraq being subjected to war it was natural for the Arabs to give Iraq support . |
| 6 | So everything 's going really according to plan . |
| 7 | Undoubtedly there are differences in people 's experiences of support between grandparents and grandchildren , but we have so little up-to-date evidence on this issue that it is difficult to say how far such experiences vary systematically according to gender , ethnicity or social class . |
| 8 | Attitudes to family and children vary considerably according to class , however . |
| 9 | Alternatively , where such territories were too small and scattered , as in many colonised archipelagos , they were combined or broken up according to convenience or local politics . |
| 10 | Holiday entitlement differs slightly according to job level , age and length of service . |
| 11 | The range of benefits given to new employees relocating as a result of accepting a job offer varies widely according to company policy and individuals ' circumstances . |
| 12 | Therefore , by the mid-1970s , Cramlington was proceeding much according to plan , with a number of firms being attracted to the area and the consequent job creation being associated with extensive housing developments by both the private and , public sectors . |
| 13 | Standard English varies stylistically according to audience , purpose and situation . |
| 14 | However , the pattern varies considerably according to region and social class . |
| 15 | Our pulses were quickened soon enough by a seductive menu and a wine list laid out according to grape and price by someone who has sipped well from major world producers and made some rare finds on the way . |
| 16 | Bream shoal together according to size . |
| 17 | The ethnic and religious composition of the force varied greatly according to rank . |
| 18 | Even this type of housing , however , is not always allocated solely according to need and council tenants are expected to pay economic rents , i.e. rents that would be charged in the private market . |
| 19 | Now Bright wo n't go there according to Radio 5 . |
| 20 | Things not gone quite according to plan ? ’ |
| 21 | Give me the liberty to know , to utter and to argue freely according to conscience , above all liberties . " |
| 22 | THE number of patients waiting for hospital treatment has been cut considerably according to health officials . |
| 23 | The densities of water application may vary considerably according to category of goods and storage height and it is therefore important to predict both the highest category of commodity and storage height likely to be used during the reasonable life of the building . |
| 24 | ‘ Some work , ’ Piers said , ‘ on a certain house , which was n't finished quite according to schedule because of a certain lady who turned my world upside-down . ’ |
| 25 | A Latin motto completed the package , though the family could never decide which sounded better — ‘ Cui debeo fidus ’ or ‘ Suscipere et finire ’ — and ended up using either according to taste . |
| 26 | An alternative method of maintaining business confidence in cross-border transactions is to provide for the establishment of EC companies , which would be formed and wound up according to Community rules rather than the rules of any particular member state . |
| 27 | In this case the crystals in the chamber settle out according to size and density . |
| 28 | Even today excavation reports treat artefacts as separate entities neatly divided up according to material from which they were made , i.e. gold , silver , lead , bronze , tin , iron , ivory , bone , jet , shale , stone , then followed by coins , samian decorated , samian plain , samian stamps , amphora stamps , mortaria stamps and coarse wares . |