Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [adv] [subord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Table 4 demonstrates that in the period covered there was some income redistribution , but mainly towards middle income groups rather than those on the lowest levels . |
| 2 | The name of each roundabout will be placed above advance direction signs only when these have to be taken down for maintenance work , so cutting down on costs . |
| 3 | Therefore , in order to minimise the risk of falsely rejecting an existing difference , p values less than 0.05 were considered as significant although multiple tests were carried out on the same data . |
| 4 | For statistical significance the variance analysis and the Student 's t test were used and p values less than 0.05 were considered as significant . |
| 5 | He promised to release the empty flats in his row of Chelsea houses tomorrow if guaranteed repossession within 48 hours by some sort of contract . |
| 6 | To date it has been the keepers of the government 's cheque books rather than those who conduct the nation 's health checks who have dictated policy over drinking water . |
| 7 | They attempted to demonstrate that equity value is dependent on the success or failure of the firm 's investment policies rather than any deliberate policy concerning dividends . |
| 8 | With its operations obliged to shut down on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays , the carrier losses more than 60 flying days a year . |
| 9 | Dictionary entries more than three letters long are divided into their 3-gram components . |
| 10 | It seems sensible to adopt a low-risk investment strategy for the PEP , perhaps investing in UK unit trusts or investment trusts rather than individual shares ; again , it requires investors to take a long-term view . |
| 11 | M. Grimsby ( 92 000 people ) was also started by a railway company but as the water is shallower it specialises in deep sea fishing trawlers rather than giant oil tankers . |
| 12 | It took ambulance crews more than half an hour to free them . |
| 13 | As the cast list expanded through royal marriages and the creation of a brood of ‘ nearly royals ’ — frivolous young men and women staking a claim to attention in the gossip columns simply because another member of the family had a genuine connection with the Windsors — the roles could be constantly juggled to satisfy an appetite which had been primed by the Palace itself . |
| 14 | Come blues , of course , find expression through raw urban rock juices rather than standard muso stodge . |
| 15 | Some companies have an automatic deletion of all e-mail messages more than three months old with the proviso that any important messages can be taken out and incorporated into a formal , structured system ( for example , a word processing system or individual accounts ) if that message needs to be retained or is a key part of another , more important story . |
| 16 | As we discovered in asking why clients would use search consultants rather than in-house recruiting , the salary attached to the job has to be above a certain ceiling to justify the fees involved . |
| 17 | But , if speed changes more than 5 knots then a power adjustment of 50 to 100 rpm must be made . |
| 18 | Successful therapy is measured by a loss of glycosuria , blood glucose levels less than 10.0 mmol/l postprandially and a glycosylated haemoglobin of 10.0 per cent or less . |
| 19 | The time series tests showed that apart from the period 1931 39 , the high beta portfolios tended to earn less than expected and the low beta portfolios more than expected . |
| 20 | Opinion polls suggest that , as in Britain as a whole , it is the economy , employment and living standards rather than strong nationalist feelings that are the key factors likely to decide the outcome of the Election . |
| 21 | Encourage use of car parks rather than on-street parking ( 12h ) |
| 22 | Abnormalities in several neuroregulatory systems have been identified in anorexia nervosa ; however , in most cases , these reflect incomplete weight restoration or persistent eating disturbances rather than primary dysfunction . |
| 23 | This project is based on three premises : that more young economists , bound for industry , particularly consultancy , the civil service and the city , should have at least been apprenticed in research--hence , in part , the use of occasional research assistants rather than experienced professionals ; that applied economists should pay more attention to the views of non economists , and , in particular of practitioners in the fields they study , hence the emphasis on the flexibility required if we are to look at problems differently , or use different types of evidence ; and that more of us should build our models self consciously , with an eye to analytical convenience and ease of interpretation , considerations which would be less important were economics less inexact , since it might then make sense to seek the correct model , however difficult to analyse and understand . |
| 24 | These were originally set up to provide savings facilities rather than current account and clearing facilities . |
| 25 | Clearly , the sale of council houses either as rented accommodation or into owner occupation increases private provision and finance and reduces the role of the public sector . |
| 26 | Very high levels of compression like this make it possible to transmit image data over ordinary dial-up , digital telephone lines rather than expensive , special broadband lines . |
| 27 | The planner is concerned with shopping centres rather than out-of-town retailing so that stand-alone stores or retail parks with few stores are not represented . |
| 28 | Ms Robinson , of Harmire Road , Barnard Castle , took over the campaign reins more than three years ago and regards her appointment as something of a coup for the north where she also hopes one day to stage a regional conference . |
| 29 | Both handicraft production — the great bulk of which was done by village peasants rather than urban artisans — and the major light industries , headed by textiles and sugar , expanded fast . |
| 30 | Asset portfolio adjustments by these various groups can nowadays have a dominant effect on foreign exchange markets even if this appears to run contrary to what might be suggested by purchasing power parity relationships . |