Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [art] high [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 for some the high cost of machinery could not be justified when only relatively small areas were being cropped and contractors were not readily available .
2 Finally , as prices range from £15,190 to £26,910 it represents superb value for such a high specification .
3 The effects of ( b ) arise when barriers are of such a high level as to prevent any entry into the market .
4 The script is of such a high standard .
5 Children 's books today are of such a high standard , they are too luscious to ignore .
6 The level of safety provided by the system is of such a high standard that operational restrictions have been lifted on the station 's two AGRs .
7 In the event of a fire , a maroon would be set off and their turn out was of such a high standard that they arrived at fires out of the district before the local brigades in whose area the fire was .
8 Grado Cathedral , built on an island in the lagoon a few miles further south , is similar in design but the workmanship is not of such a high standard .
9 What about twinning , do you think that that 's of such a high priority that when council houses need repairs that those repairs should be put down on the ladder and said ‘ I 'm sorry , we ca n't deal with that because part of the money that we could allocate to council house repairs is being used for twinning and things like that ’ ?
10 Marriage in Judaism is of such a high status that when a Jewish couple are married , it is considered that the home is like a small version of the Temple and spirituality is brought to everyday life by keeping the biblical laws .
11 An alternative to more co-ordination of production is centralized production of guides of such a high quality that local production would be deemed redundant .
12 ‘ The acquisition of such a high quality contemporary sculpture can only enhance the city 's reputation as a centre for modern , as well as historic , artistic and cultural works .
13 The indications are , however , that in both types of court a higher proportion of Blacks pleaded ‘ not guilty ’ and of these a higher proportion of Blacks were acquitted .
14 Additionally , a slightly higher proportion of blacks were sentenced in adult rather than juvenile magistrates courts and of these a higher proportion of blacks were tried in the crown courts .
15 The support from one 's functional colleagues requires first of all a high degree of mutuality of respect for each other 's expertise and a shared acceptance of the objective that you are trying to achieve .
16 A few months earlier Lord Wheatley spoke on behalf of all the High Court judges in Scotland .
17 A government with such a high proportion of its members having first-hand and intimate knowledge of prison life is rare , and explains , in part , the equally rare views of the Nicaraguan government on the nature of imprisonment .
18 It appears that previous senior management were not suitable for an establishment with such a high turn-over .
19 And of course what very often happens these days , with such a high level of unemployment , is if it 's a fine that 's decided upon — and I think something like in three-quarters of the cases dealt with by Magistrates do end up with a fine — that it has to be scaled down because of the erm poor circumstance , poor financial circumstance in which the defendant is .
20 And with such a high class field picking an overall winner is a task in itself .
21 And with such a high class field picking an overall winner is a task in itself .
22 And with such a high profile , he should set a better example .
23 There 's no better inspiration for shrugging off slothfulness than Glen Shiel , which rewards with such a high score of tops and something worthwhile to brag about to those who spent Saturday and Sunday vacuuming the car with a cordless hoover .
24 erm I 'm very sad to be leaving Oxford , I 've very much enjoyed working here , and it 's been good to work for a council with such a high commitment to H I V , and to fighting Aids , and erm I very much the support I 've had from the committee and I hope it will continue erm in this way .
25 Signs in use for many referents reflect one or two of these properties , and thus we should not be surprised that comparisons of sign lists result in such a high degree of similarity , as the appearance , movement , and use of an object can be expected to be similar across different cultures .
26 The siting of the development in such a high profile position in the centre of the bay means it would be an unsightly visual intrusion into an otherwise unspoilt area .
27 He may well , though , have had a magnetic side to his personality , to be able to rise to such a high position in opposition circles .
28 Thanks also to Lynn Inglis and her team for the many newsletters they produced to such a high standard .
29 Colin Squire , perhaps best known to the yachting world as crew on many a high class yacht , pops up in a new guise as the representative of marine artist Harry Clow .
30 The initial allocation of system design responsibility was negotiated between the four aircraft companies , Deutsch Aerospace , British Aerospace , Carsa and Allenia and against the background of an M O U which said we must share the technology on this project between the four nations and in a particular way which ensures that each of the nations has got access to all the high technology aspects of the project er therefore the individual companies identified those areas of the project , were they felt they either could lead best or wish to lead and for the United Kingdom British Aerospace erm identified the avionics system integration as the major complex task that they would take responsibility for .
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