Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] [adv] [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of massive investment and attention , in the 1980s 50 per cent of potatoes and 60 per cent of citrus fruits grown on state or collective farms spoil before reaching market ; private plots , accounting for four per cent of arable land , supply 25 per cent of total output ( 30 per cent of meat and dairy products and 40 per cent of fruit ) ; and the bill for overseas imports consumes as much as 45 per cent of hard currency earnings . |
| 2 | ‘ Real ale sales are growing , and there is increased interest in Britain 's brewing heritage , but the threat to traditional pubs remains as severe as ever . |
| 3 | This series of texts comes as close as Roman law ever did to suggesting a principle of tracing . |
| 4 | It makes unarguable sense to concentrate materials purchases as much as is commercially desirable and to obtain supplies from as few sources as possible . |
| 5 | Unemployment among graduates runs as high as 85% in many cities . |
| 6 | The classification of today 's ballets becomes more difficult as their stories , themes and music get more complicated . |
| 7 | Despite this , the imperative need to export our manufactures remains as strong as ever . |
| 8 | Arlott 's punctuation of those events remains as evocative as the half-remembered smell of linseed oil on willow . |