Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [num] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In the example of Figure 15–5 a tax on meals leads to too few meals being produced .
2 In terms of Figure 15–1 a move from A to B or A to G is a Pareto gain .
3 By judicious choice of the design limits in relation to the curve of Figure 7.5 a compromise may be possible at say , 2 standard deviations either side of the mean at which 4·6 per cent of the items will be rejected as unusable .
4 By judicious choice of the design limits in relation to the curve of Figure 7.5 a compromise may be possible at say , 2 standard deviations either side of the mean at which 4.6 per cent of the items will be rejected as unusable .
5 As a consequence of rule 12 an order for costs can not now lead to a taxation other than on a standard basis or indemnity basis .
6 For if at the end of period 1 a rise in aggregate demand is predictable , the government could reduce its own spending and thereby maintain the position of the aggregate demand curve at AD and hence maintain aggregate real output at y n .
7 In Lockerbie yesterday the 270 victims of the bombing of flight 103 a year ago were remembered .
8 However , from the gravitational influence of Mercury on the orbit of Mariner 10 a mass was obtained with 5 times less observational uncertainty than radar had yielded , to give a mean density of 5430 kg/m 3 .
9 Among other personal touches , he introduces seafaring imagery on several occasions : Christ is helmsman in psalm 31 , and in psalm 89 he adds to the raging sea of verse 9 a reference to the navy which is very expressive of his Englishness .
10 The importance which the legislature attached to the observance of the regulatory system is demonstrated by section 4 , which makes a contravention of section 3 an offence , punishable on conviction on indictment by a term of two years ' imprisonment or a fine or both .
11 Under rule 17 a man may apply for entry clearance to the UK for marriage where he and his wife will leave the UK after the marriage .
12 Under Article 26 a State may , if required to do so because of constitutional limitations ( and on the basis of reciprocity ) , request reimbursement by the requesting State of fees and costs for the service of process on an unwilling witness and for his attendance , and for transcripts or evidence .
13 Under Article 6 a State which ‘ persistently violate(s) the Principles contained in the present Charter ’ can be expelled from the Organisation by the General Assembly acting upon the recommendation of the Security Council .
14 Ltd. v. The Irish Land Commission ( Case 182/83 ) [ 1984 ] E.C.R. 3677 , in which the court held to be compatible with article 52 a requirement to reside in Irish territory which was imposed on nationals of other member states , is not relevant .
15 Under section 8 a residence order can be made , or a contact order ( which does not apply ) , or a prohibited steps order , or a specific issue order .
16 Of course , unless the facts were absolutely clear , it would be foolish to prosecute under section 1 an offence of obtaining by deception , since something which at first looked like larceny by a trick might turn out to have involved a transfer of the ownership , in which case only section 15 would meet the prosecution 's needs , if I am right .
17 Under section 224 a company may at any time before the end of nine months from the date of its incorporation give notice to the Registrar specifying what its accounting reference date is to be .
18 In Part 2 a reward was defined as anything that a child will change behaviour to have .
19 In Appendix 1 a number of organisations ' relocation policies are reproduced and some cover eligibility and levels of relocation assistance given to recruits .
20 For the convenience of the reader , there is set out in Appendix 3 a checklist which will serve as a useful reminder of the principal matters to be considered .
21 In figure 6.5 an example of a data flow is the delivery notes passing from one supplier to the process ‘ check note against order ’ .
22 In spring 1991 a research project was used to further the debate in a broader context of views about the whole decision-making process within the school .
23 In chapter 4 an analysis of consumption-sharing arrangements was based on Buchanan 's ( 1965 ) theory of clubs .
24 As noted in Chapter 0 a definition of integer can be given in set-theoretic terms ( see , for example [ 49 ] ) .
25 I shall offer in chapter 7 a reason for rejecting all forms of foundationalism .
26 Finally , in chapter 5 a theory of meaning was used to discredit a certain programme in epistemology .
27 There follows in Chapter 5 an examination of the increasing role of the state and its agencies as a regulator within the industrial relations field .
28 Although in chapter 6 an attempt was made to investigate the nature of the artefact per se , even a cursory examination of artefacts as actually employed within different societies reveals the extreme diversity of uses and connotations among physically similar forms .
29 Although not necessarily used with a database , it proves suitable in that environment and in Chapter 15 a case study is described of an application developed with a database .
30 It is true that the hon. Lady said in column 687 a couple of years back on 15 March 1990 — that there was ’ no support among GPs ’ —
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