Example sentences of "[noun sg] [n mass] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the paperwork had been removed and burnt , but the caravan had been the working place of the squadron — the squadron headquarters in other words — and so against the CO 's most urgent requests and orders the airman turned the tractor round and raced back , grabbing " Jane " and her pants off the caravan wall , thrusting them into the arms of the CO and then retraced his steps in the direction of El Alamein . |
| 2 | Of course , there is a particular problem with death certificate data in developing countries , but there is plenty of other evidence for the epidemic . |
| 3 | The availability of the 1991 census data on local populations by ethnic origin offers a timely opportunity for ethnicity — like occupational class — to be systematically recorded . |
| 4 | However , though the only currently practicable approach to identifying rural deprivation was an area based one and although it has been possible to make some sense of census data for rural areas , they still concluded , in line with Knox and Cottam , that it would be far better if the analysis could be performed at the individual level . |
| 5 | Comparing census data for different years |
| 6 | This threatens the reliability of both basic population data and attempts to use these new census data in social indicators to identify poverty . |
| 7 | Communication links have been established on the Administration and Library LANs for the exchange of computer data with financial institutions and bibliographic databases , and discussions are underway on the use of the JANET system for the exchange of scientific data between academic institutions . |
| 8 | On page 809 of this issue , Woodhead and colleagues report new isotope data on volcanic rocks from seamounts southeast of Pitcairn Island that seem dramatically to confirm this theory . |
| 9 | Developed in collaboration with British Aerospace , MIST provides UK TAFs and METARs ( half-hourly updates ) displayed in text form , with European versions to follow ; maps highlighting significant weather ; hourly-updated weather radar sequences ; analysis and forecast charts for the UK and Europe of mean sea level pressure , including fronts ; an interactive display of surface wind , surface temperature , significant cloud and weather information for user-selected areas ; and wind data for different altitudes for up to five locations along any route . |
| 10 | The research data from different countries will not always be directly comparable . |
| 11 | By the end of 1990 the total number of Vietnamese boat people in neighbouring countries had reached 110,000 , of whom 52,000 were in Hong Kong , 20,300 in Indonesia , 14,900 in Malaysia and 14,100 in Thailand . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a fact that in the first 12 months one in three firms will close and in the longer term 900pc of new companies will shut in their first five years . ’ |
| 13 | Auction sales of individual collections , perhaps brought about by the death of the owner , can be a marvellous way of acquiring mature fish of high quality at a bargain price . |
| 14 | We would like to hear from people who regularly attend Auction Sales in different areas or who would be prepared to attend and be good enough to send us regular fair and balanced reports of their observations ; conclusions and recommendations with regard to the numbers of and general condition of the animals ; their handling and treatment ; attendance by officials at the Sales ; facilities for the animals , e.g. hay , water , etc. , and more particularly what happens to the rubbish section ? |
| 15 | The weekend will have workshops on Trade and the Bible , Trade and the Individual , Trade and the Media , Worship , the video , ‘ Bitter Sweet ’ , Christian Aid staff in practical sketches and ‘ Climbing the Wall ’ — ideas for fundraising and local activity as well as Traidcraft and exhibitions . |
| 16 | Although not immediately apparent in studies of ‘ variable ’ plant species , it must be expected , in view of the non-uniform disperser fauna in tropical regions , that wide-ranging species will probably be shown to have such patterns . |
| 17 | In the present study 60% of incontinent subjects were concerned or worried about their incontinence and 34%-45% felt it affected their lifestyle considerably . |
| 18 | In the cat and mouse game beneath the Arctic ice , Sergei is the whiskers , monitoring radar and sonar data from hostile submarines . |
| 19 | The ANUFLOOD system requires locational and building type data on individual properties , stage-damage curves relating the average damage that would result from overfloor flooding to differing depths for each property type , and lastly , flood frequency in terms of flood height expressed as a probability . |
| 20 | diversion of internal audit staff to other duties , reducing effectiveness of the internal audit function ; |
| 21 | As Struhsaker ( 1969 ) pointed out , uncertainties and irregularities in attempts to allocate primate species to socio-ecological grades may be attributed to phylogenetic heritage . |
| 22 | Using chemiluminescence produced by cells and extracts , several investigators have showed the role of reactive oxygen species in different disorders . |
| 23 | Hickey and McCoy have already written episodes for hit series including Tiny Toons , Duck Tales , Rude Dog and the Dweebs , Widget and Beetlejuice . |
| 24 | AN elite corps of transatlantic guardians of the English language has thrown in the towel . |
| 25 | The Treasury reaped a record £454,000 in lost deposits from more than 900 candidates who failed to win five per cent of the vote . |
| 26 | It shows an improving trend and compares well with benchmark data from outside sources . |
| 27 | What we appear to have here is a system where the structure of intervention , as displayed in the file data in other areas , bears only an indirect relationship to what actually happened in Team D. ( The specialist worker in Team C may have been operating in ways that in some respects are not wholly dissimilar , but the approach of the specialist team would seem radically different ) . |
| 28 | At the entrance to the club we were searched with metal detectors by security staff in sharp suits . |
| 29 | The new plan , announced in January by Lord James , aims to rely entirely on non-specialist staff in primary schools to teach four European languages ; French , German , Spanish and Italian . |
| 30 | Record sales in foreign territories can take up to two years before they are paid . |