Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] a high [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Queen , there is a gale and a high tide coming together , and the general view is that the women and children might be better off up in the hill-houses . ’ |
| 2 | Yet nothing could alter the double personal difficulty — a difference of principles between a low churchman and a high churchman , and an indefinable difference of temperament . |
| 3 | Despite all the publicity through word of mouth and a high profile national tour last year with Gary Glitter , the show remains relatively unknown . |
| 4 | The Campaign for Resource is a campaign to ensure that industry and the nation as a whole continue to have access to leading edge research and a high calibre workforce , which this University can and should provide . |
| 5 | If you are touring down a remote gorge do you choose a technique which gives maximum force and a high risk of injury or would you prefer a slightly less powerful stroke and a reduced risk of shoulder dislocation ? |
| 6 | But even if a blade close to the boat and a high elbow allows greater application of force , is it still the best technique ? |
| 7 | He felt well enough some of the time , but whenever he came under mental or physical strain , he contracted a cough and a high temperature . |
| 8 | Among the grave goods were 140 pieces of gold jewellery , which had originally adorned the corpse of an important woman , who may have been a queen or a high priestess . |
| 9 | Arbitration not only led to centralised wage-fixing and a high degree of centralised decision-making by both employers and unions , as well as inhibiting the development of a strong shop steward movement , it also fostered a fragmented union movement ( Lansbury , 1978a ) . |
| 10 | The police were far better organized than ever before , with the National Reporting Centre to co-ordinate police movements and intelligence and a high degree of latitude given to police in the handling of pickets , however violent the methods used . |
| 11 | John Kennedy , despite a narrow popular vote margin , had large majorities in both houses of the legislature and a high level of public approval . |
| 12 | Secular attitudes go with a low proportion of population engaged in family farming and agriculture and a high proportion of women working ( Lesthaeghe 1983 ) . |
| 13 | It implies a process of hiring and firing by the day or by the hour and a high level of job insecurity . |
| 14 | The cyclotron used in particle physics to speed charged particles up to very high energy levels combines the action of a powerful magnetic field and a high frequency pulsating electric field . |
| 15 | The prime advantages are that a group develops a high level of cohesiveness and a high regard for its task functions . |
| 16 | He had already left Ur , a prosperous city with security and a high standard of living . |
| 17 | Endoscopic retrograde stone extraction was a possible alternative , although difficulties in cannulating the cystic duct and a high risk of sphincterotomy because of complicated Crohn 's disease were to be expected . |
| 18 | Ervin and Washburn ( 1981 ) have shown that even with very favourable combinations of a low discount rate , a long planning period and a high level of individual cost sharing , private incentives are very seldom sufficient for the individual farmer . |
| 19 | In the teaching of the brace there was a need to distinguish between a low brace and a high brace , especially when teaching beginners with flat blades . |
| 20 | When a glider recovers so easily , a rapid movement forward on the stick often results in a very steep recovery and a high speed dive . |
| 21 | These observations indicate that : ( 1 ) diarrhoea caused by chronic radiation enteritis is associated with more rapid intestinal transit and a high prevalence of bile acid and lactose malabsorption , and ( 2 ) loperamide-N-oxide slows small intestinal transit , increases bile acid absorption , and is effective in the treatment of diarrhoea associated with chronic radiation enteritis . |
| 22 | Both of these important studies describe childhood lack of care as the starting point for a life history of misfortune and a high risk of depression . |
| 23 | This tendency has been especially marked within large establishments in the engineering and chemical industries , although multi-employer bargaining by means of an employers ' organisation still remains the predominant pattern in highly competitive industries with low capitalisation and a high ease of entry such as clothing , construction and printing ( Sisson , 1984 ) . |
| 24 | There was no moon and a high wind . |
| 25 | The SHAMAN who is offering prayers to the gans wears a black mask and a high head-dress made of wooden slats . |
| 26 | Many of the CDU votes went instead to the ultra right-wing Republicans who polled over seven per cent in the bigger cities with problems of unemployment , the housing shortage and a high percentage of foreign immigrants . |
| 27 | It had a long colonial veranda and a high cupola , while the terminus of the railway , Tank Road Station at the docks , had a tower which made it an aid to ships navigating the harbour . |
| 28 | They have to do this because it is seen as impossible to have both low inflation and a high level of employment since the former requires a low level of demand whereas the latter requires a high level of demand to keep people in jobs making things for sale . |
| 29 | In our own most recent study , which included features corresponding to all three hypothesised intentions , significant positive correlations were found between accelerated development and a high frequency of expansions , extensions and references to joint activities , whilst features corresponding to a didactic intention showed either no correlation or a trend towards a negative association ( Barnes et al. , 1983 ; Wells , 1985 ) . |
| 30 | Plants are highly resistant to the great majority of potentially damaging species , and plant breeding programmes continue to manipulate genes that confer immunity or a high degree of resistance . |