Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the high [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was very hard for me to take , ’ said the Amstrad boss , who was greeted by a small throng of angry fans at the High Court each day . |
| 2 | A short length of aerial wire ( not more than about three metres ) may be necessary in order to receive signals at the high frequency end of the medium waveband . |
| 3 | band A , B or C in four approved subjects at the Higher grade , or |
| 4 | band A , B or C in three subjects at the Higher grade , together with either band A , B or C in two subjects at the Standard grade&sup4 ; or grades 1 , 2 or 3 in two subjects at the Ordinary grade&sup4 ; . |
| 5 | It had at least seven governing bodies and watchdogs set over it : the Danzig Volkstag , the Danzig Senate , the Polish Commissioner General , the German Commissioner General , the Danzig Harbour Board , the League of Nations High Commissioner , the Council of the League of Nations at the High Court in the Hague and finally , the League itself sitting in Geneva . |
| 6 | Communications director Peter Phelps said : ‘ The media and political communications side of the company has shown particular growth and we are working with major clients at the highest levels , helping them to achieve their aims and ambitions . ’ |
| 7 | A man who was caught in possession of a stolen famous painting has been jailed for eighteen months at the High Court in Edinburgh . |
| 8 | Yesterday , Campbell Hynd , 21 , of Walker 's Wynd , Edinburgh , was jailed for 30 months at the High Court in Edinburgh after admitting two charges of wilful fire-raising . |
| 9 | A writ was issued against 15 defendants at the High Court in London last month . |
| 10 | The moves follow a separate case involving a 14-year-old girl who will today defend her right to ‘ divorce ’ her parents at the High Court . |
| 11 | Even where prices could be raised to offset the wage increases , aggregate profits would still fall eventually if credit was not extended fast enough to allow the sale of the same volume of commodities at the higher price level . |
| 12 | It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed . |
| 13 | Stephen Windsor was speaking after he 'd asked judges at the High Court in Edinburgh to use special powers to allow new evidence to be heard . |
| 14 | And since October last year there 've been a series of applications at the High Court in London for the company to be wound up . |
| 15 | Mrs Bauwens will seek a retrial of a case that cost £250,000 over seven dramatic days at the High Court . |
| 16 | Individuals can get tax relief on contributions at the highest rate of tax they pay . |
| 17 | The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals ( CVCP ) has made two attempts to define the purpose of the Ph D. The first , in 1975 , said that the Ph D is a ‘ training for independent scholars and research workers at the highest level . ’ |
| 18 | To provide training in research methods which makes them capable subsequently of assuming the role of independent scholars and research workers at the highest level . ’ |
| 19 | They would operate from roomy vicarages with ample grounds and were welcome guests at the highest tables in their parishes . |
| 20 | Conversely , in the UK the margins at the high end of the market could be substantial , especially if high utilisations and operating efficiencies can be achieved . |
| 21 | Taxing all health in-surance benefits provided by employers over a basic insurance package would reduce some inequities at the high end while producing revenues to help small employers and self employed workers to buy insurance . |
| 22 | James Beveridge , 36 , unemployed , of no settled address , was jailed for two years at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday after admitting making a hoax bomb call to Gatwick airport . |
| 23 | A MAN was jailed for six years at the High Court in Glasgow yesterday for his part in attempting to murder a man after luring him into a night of torture . |
| 24 | He was jailed for four years at the High Court , Edinburgh in July 1992 when a jury found him guilty of indecently assaulting an 18-year-old boy he met in St Andrews Bus Station , Edinburgh . |
| 25 | A DRUG dealer who recruited youngsters to sell ecstasy and cannabis in the Highlands was jailed for five years at the High Court in Inverness yesterday . |
| 26 | A FORMER tyre depot manager involved in drug dealing was jailed for three years at the High Court in Aberdeen yesterday . |
| 27 | A STORNOWAY man was jailed for four years at the High Court in Inverness after being convicted of hijacking a lorry with a £30,000 load of spirits , tobacco and groceries . |
| 28 | According to sources at the highest level , the Santa Cruz Operation Inc has ‘ bitten the ideological bullet , ’ and is prepared to step out on the Unix SVR4 road — if it can cut the deal it wants with Unix owner USL . |
| 29 | His prestige , like Aethelberht 's before him , could now find further expression in the diffusion of the new religion among the territories subject to him and through his personal participation in ecclesiastical affairs at the highest level . |
| 30 | In that case the court has a discretion ( in order to avoid injustice ) to award damages at the higher level of £750 ( i.e. by reference to the market price at July 15 instead of the later contract delivery date of December 1 ) , Johnson v. Agnew ( 1979 H.L. ) . |