Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] [adv] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One important political ingredient giving shape to the results in the districts was the failure of the Democrats to contest more than two-thirds of the vacancies , compared with the Alliance 's presence in over 85% of wards in 1986 . |
| 2 | Interferon alfa is the most promising treatment for chronic viral hepatitis , suppressing viral replication in about 30% of patients with chronic hepatitis B or C. In patients with cirrhosis interferon alfa may improve the outcome of the disease and obviate the need for liver transplantation . |
| 3 | Aphthoid ulcers and neoterminal ileitis develop in the early postoperative months in about 70% of patients . |
| 4 | Northgate Computer Corp , reporting losses up over 40% at $2.1m on sales off 47% at $18.3m , said James Goetz , president and chief executive , had resigned ; pending a decision by the board , Khaled Ibrahim , chief financial officer , will supervise the company 's operations . |
| 5 | Repeated daily injections of the somatostatin analogue , octreotide ( SMS201–995 , Sandostatin ) are an effective treatment for acromegaly , but lead to gall stone formation in about 50% of cases during long term treatment . |
| 6 | In conclusion , oesophageal manometry changed management in over 20% of patients with non-cardiac chest pain or gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and in over 60% of those with dysphagia . |
| 7 | In conclusion , oesophageal manometry changed management in over 20% of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and non-cardiac chest pain and in over 60% of patients with dysphagia . |
| 8 | In rats infused with caerulein , the interlobular oedema and moderate intralobular oedema were accompanied by perivascular infiltration of leucocytes and the presence of vacuolisation in over 50% of acinar cells . |
| 9 | Fundal varices originate from the short gastric and epiploic veins in about 12% of patients and occasionally follow an isolated splenic vein thrombosis . |
| 10 | Research , however , does indicate that driver error is a factor in about 60% of all injury accidents . |
| 11 | Taxable profits fell from £7.81m to £1.17m in the year to 30 June on group sales down about £20m to £91m . |
| 12 | Perforation complicates toxic megacolon in about 35% of cases . |
| 13 | ‘ Clients were not adequately informed about the permanent nature of the operation in over 40% of the centres ’ Joint World Bank , WHO , SIDA , Government review of sterilisation in Bangladesh , 1983 |
| 14 | The response to these lists , however , has been also quite variable ( fig 2 ) , ranging from some districts supplying information on over 80% of the infants listed to one with an 8% response . |
| 15 | Imaging is able to define a mass lesion in about 40% of cases on ultrasound and 70% by computed tomography scanning in patients with extrahepatic biliary obstruction . |
| 16 | Designed to ensure , in John Major 's words , that wealth will not ‘ cascade down the generations ’ , this tax system envisages that a wealthy family will hand over approximately 40% of its wealth each generation . |
| 17 | In published reports , biliary tract obstruction is the primary indication for surgery in about 10% of patients with CP . |
| 18 | A single waking interictal electroencephalogram will show epileptiform activity in about 50% of patients with epilepsy . |
| 19 | He points out that under John Akers , IBM has built its desktop computing business to $8,500m in worldwide sales in 1991 , giving it 19% market share ; remained the worldwide leader in information technology revenues , at $62,800m last year up nearly 30% from $48,500m in 1985 when Akers took over ; and avoided the worst crisis that could have befallen it — which would have been to sacrifice investments in research and development for the sake of a fast buck — it spent $6,600m last year . |
| 20 | Remained blissfully unaware till I was seated on this train to Lausanne that reservations and supplements were OBLIGATOIRE on all TGV trains , so I had to fork out about £12 as a result . |