Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [adj] [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | GLASGOW University can not be accused of isolation in academic ivory towers after today 's announcement that it has generated nearly £16 million in income from commercial and industrial sources in the last academic year . |
| 2 | The number one remedy in third degree bums , that is , the full thickness of the skin has been lost . |
| 3 | He arrived for Monday night 's training session at the Hammersmith HQ of the Amateur Rowing Association in formal city clothes with black overcoat . |
| 4 | In late 1987 in the USA it was reported that because of increasing criticism about lateness in domestic airline flights , one action taken was to increase the scheduled flight times for journeys , an action judged by the media to be more honest . |
| 5 | When I was Chairman of the Crofters Commission we carried out a modest experiment in encouraging school children in crofting areas to improve the appearance of their villages . |
| 6 | In doing so it saves the dieter from the common curse of constipation , mainly caused by lack of bulk in normal slimming diets . |
| 7 | Tony O'Reilly , who has scored a try or two in his time around the world , is the motivating force as far as Heinz and the Independent are concerned , and Guinness , of course , are the ever-present force in Irish sporting events . |
| 8 | ‘ Even if he had been out shooting , he would n't slip into a lady 's bedroom in muddy hunting boots . ’ |
| 9 | Barbara Gaskin at Jarrolds had both Norwich in Old Picture Postcards and Norwich City Football in Old Picture Postcards in her top 10 paperbacks list . |
| 10 | The volume of a board determines its buoyancy and , to some extent , its speed in different wind conditions . |
| 11 | Its specific demands include a second River Severn crossing to facilitate road access between London and Wales ; improved rail connections with major interchanges such as Crewe , Birmingham and Reading ; extra investment in regional freight terminals in addition to that already announced for Cardiff or Swansea ; improvements in tourist facilities ; and a strengthening of the Section 8 grant system . |
| 12 | With world interest rates low , investment in Russian state securities and direct investment in Russian industry became highly attractive . |
| 13 | The problem is that short-term falls in the price of energy can decrease the pace of investment in long-term energy savings . |
| 14 | Morgan sees similarities between the North Sea and his new charge , and not just as providers of the bulk of the lifeblood for BP investment in new exploration opportunities worldwide . |
| 15 | Inventories and investment in new capital goods are treated by flexible accelerator processes from the demand side but play little role in supply ; |
| 16 | THIRTY-FIVE new jobs will be created as a result of a £1m investment in new factory premises by a Southport firm . |
| 17 | The board will usually have responsibility for long-term strategic planning , for example concerning investment in new production facilities and products , merging or making a bid for another company , closing down existing plants or pulling out of unprofitable markets . |
| 18 | In electricity , the shortages of the sixties led to a considerable investment in new power stations , so that at the moment we in fact have far more electricity power stations than we need . |
| 19 | The number of managers in the NHS increased nearly three-fold from 1989 – 91 , and the number of administrative staff increased by 10 per cent ( Guardian 1993 ) , while investment in new information systems will run into millions of pounds ( Hughes and Bayes 1991 ) . |
| 20 | Now claiming dole with her husband Max , she wants to see massive investment in major community projects , such as hospital and school building and road improvements throughout the country . |
| 21 | ‘ Granada 's continued investment in home-produced quality programmes , imaginative scheduling and a strong audience share demands that we expand peak to satisfy our available audience , ’ Mr Morrison added . |
| 22 | ‘ Granada 's continued investment in home-produced quality programmes , imaginative scheduling and a strong audience share demands that we expand peak to satisfy our available audience , ’ Mr Morrison added . |
| 23 | The results also included an extraordinary credit of £4m net of tax from Scottish Television 's disposal of its investment in Independent Television Publications . |
| 24 | Some have suffered from high inflation rates and political coups which have undermined the population 's confidence in domestic currencies and thereby encouraged investment in non-productive gold coins or jewellery . |
| 25 | ( 6 ) Where any part of the portfolio or account is to be available for investment in contingent liability transactions ( such as futures ) , the maximum amount or percentage so available . |
| 26 | The pedestrianisation of the city centres and the huge investment In public transport systems as alternatives to road building have meant that ‘ German cities have led and the rest of the world — including Britain — have followed at a distance . ’ |
| 27 | There are very few reported cases of new investment in Third World countries directly replacing UK closures ( as with Garrard Engineering , above ) . |
| 28 | Local investment , particularly in manufacturing projects , tended , however , to decline ; local investment proposals in new projects slipped to 3,500 million ringgits in 1989 , 675 million ringgits less than in 1988 , while new Malaysian equity investment in approved manufacturing projects dropped from 1,500 million ringgits in 1988 to 1,200 million ringgits in 1989 . |
| 29 | Yet the need to harness the ability of the computer to monitor a dynamic situation far faster than is possible with manual methods was as pressing for SGB , with a Group payroll at the time approaching £13 million , as for the very large organisation able to make substantial investment in computerised personnel records . |
| 30 | Second , the imposition of a wealth tax creates an incentive for wealth holders to seek money returns on their wealth ( otherwise the tax generates a tax liability and no money income to meet it ) and indeed to maximize them ; for example , investment in valuable picture collections looks relatively unattractive . |