Example sentences of "[noun] showed that [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comparison with PACT data showed that in the two study practices , the 4% ( 5701 ) of prescriptions not recorded on the computer were in the category labelled in PACT level III as ‘ special groups — non-BNF . ’ |
| 2 | In summary , his research showed that on the whole , supervisors with the best performance were those who concentrated their main efforts on the human aspects of their staff 's problems and attempted to build work groups with high performance standards . |
| 3 | The study showed that at the Honours level the non-standard entrants did somewhat better than other students , and the difference was more marked in ordinary and general degree courses . |
| 4 | My computer models showed that at the beginning the swing ( about 230 ms before impact ) , the application of wrist torque bends the shaft backwards . |
| 5 | Half a century later the 1851 census provided clear evidence that an historic turning point had been reached ; the returns showed that for the first time more people lived in towns than in the countryside . |
| 6 | Bob Burnett , spokesman for Livingston-based TIG , said : ‘ Research at Edinburgh University showed that during the last decade careless handling of smokers ’ materials played a part in 44 per cent of household fires which resulted in death . ’ |
| 7 | Research by Michael Boulton and Peter Smith ( 1990 ) from Sheffield University showed that in the average middle school playground nearly half the children either pick on their classmates or are bullied themselves . |
| 8 | Census showed that in the wards which closely ( but not completely ) correspond to the jurisdiction of Easton 's police , there is a total population of just over 50,000 , a mere 2.5 per cent of which is Catholic , compared with 22.6 per cent as a whole in the two district council areas over which Easton straddles . |
| 9 | The 1906 Wages Census showed that in the cotton industry 27.2 per cent of male workers earned below 22/ per week and 41.6 per cent less than 25/ . |
| 10 | The resulting detailed palaeomagnetic record showed that during the past 4 Ma the average duration of ‘ normal ’ fields ( like the present one ) had been about 420 ka and that of ‘ reversed ’ fields a little longer ( about 480 ka ) . |
| 11 | Previous work funded by the ESRC at the Institute of Education showed that in the last five years screening techniques have been used increasingly to identify children for special educational provision . |
| 12 | A MAFF study in Staffordshire showed that over the 1978–81 period , 246 larger farmers ( 500 smds or above ) spent an average of £4,419 on capital works ( grant-aided ) while 202 smaller farmers ( 150–250 smds ) spent an average of only £328 . |
| 13 | The similarities between things called by the same name are indefinite and fluctuating ; one tries to pin terms down by definition , so that they can be used for strict inference , but Wittgenstein showed that in the vocabulary of natural languages the similarities are ‘ family resemblances ’ , by which A may be like B in one respect and B like C in another , but A like C in neither , so that it is useless to look for common characteristics by which to define the word which names them all . |
| 14 | Mr Milburn said latest figures showed that over the last three years the number of patients removed from waiting lists without having received treatment had increased 145pc . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Later figures showed that for the whole of 1922 over twice as much grain was transported by rail and waterways as in 1921 . |
| 17 | An analysis by economist Alex Henney showed that during the 1970s — the last period of intense activity — construction time and costs of US nuclear plants had repeatedly exceeded expectations . |
| 18 | These researches showed that with the pills then in use , mortality from circulatory diseases among pill users was five times that of non-users , and ten times higher among women who used the pill for 15 years or more . |
| 19 | An analysis by marital status and number of children showed that for the married the main difference was between those with no children , 17 per cent of whom had been in a residential home , and those with one or more , for whom the proportion was 5 per cent . |
| 20 | The logistic regression analysis showed that of the seven reflux variables only hiatal hernia predicted oesophageal mucosal status . |
| 21 | The result of one limited survey of penis lengths carried out by Dr Robert Charturn showed that of the five European groups measured the longest in each group ( as classified ) was : |
| 22 | This startling document showed that during the course of the meal Sixsmith had smoked , or at any rate bought , nearly a carton of cigarettes . |
| 23 | Our main survey showed that at the moment credit card users are in general relatively well informed about credit , and also relatively rich and well educated . |
| 24 | We are anxious that all industrial customers should have access to competitively priced electricity and I am pleased to say that an independent survey showed that in the first year after privatisation three quarters of those customers experienced at least a 10 per cent . |
| 25 | Figures from the labour force survey showed that in the banking , finance , insurance and business services in greater London , the number in employment since nineteen eighty nine has risen by seven thousand . |