Example sentences of "[prep] the [det] [noun pl] between " in BNC.
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| 1 | A comparison of the figures in the table with similar figures for the same areas between 1955 and 1964 shows an overall decline of about 35–45 per cent . |
| 2 | A comparison of these figures with similar figures for the same areas between 1947 and 1964 indicates no overall change in status . |
| 3 | The winter populations in 12 major wildfowl localities in the county for the period 1964/65 to 1974/5 are summarised in the table on page 86 , and a comparison of these figures with similar figures for the same areas between 1947 and 1964 indicates an overall decline of about 30 per cent . |
| 4 | A comparison of the present figures with similar ones for the same areas between 1947 and 1964 suggests little overall change ; a slight increase is possible . |
| 5 | At a joint news conference yesterday with Tokyo 's governor , Shunichi Suzuki , he turned quickly to some of the many differences between the sister cities , and omitted a line from a prepared statement that had said ‘ Tokyo and New York are more alike than any two cities on the face of the earth . ’ |
| 6 | The resolution of the many conflicts between farmers and environmentalists remains a hit-and-miss affair . |
| 7 | One of the many rows between them at Equity meetings was over actor 's pay . |
| 8 | The publican had heard both sides of the many arguments between the two , and for far too long . |
| 9 | One of the few differences between beat policing and assembly-line work was that it contained a measure of unpredictability . |
| 10 | They had made sure of the few proprietors between there and Dunkeld ; the Duke of Atholl 's authority was weaker here ; tomorrow would be the hard day when they made a drive up to Moulin and Faskally : perhaps they should go and terrify them now while darkness made them lonely ? |
| 11 | As an illustration , he notes that despite the many differences between industrial relations under communist systems in certain countries such as the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia , and those under the capitalist system in Britain , the emergence of the shopfloor representative in the workplace as a crucial role-player is common to all , albeit making representations about different issues . |
| 12 | It dealt clearly with the many stages between the identification of plants which may have potential medicinal value and the eventual isolation of the active ingredient or ingredients for use by the pharmaceutical industry . |
| 13 | A comparison of these figures with similar figures from the same areas between 1947 and 1964 indicates little overall change in status ; a small increase is possible . |
| 14 | from my vantage point I saw nothing in the few seconds between the County Inspector 's announcement to have incited what appeared to be a concerted start by the police . |
| 15 | This jerk kept the pram moving over the few inches between the foot of the gentle slope and the beginning of the steep grassy bank that ended up at the road . |
| 16 | He smiled and she pulled her robe tightly round her ; the bathroom that had seemed quite large had shrunk to the few feet between them . |
| 17 | There was no difference in ear scores among the latter subjects between those who wrote with the hooked and upright postures . |