Example sentences of "[prep] [det] a high [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , as prices range from £15,190 to £26,910 it represents superb value for such a high specification . |
| 2 | The effects of ( b ) arise when barriers are of such a high level as to prevent any entry into the market . |
| 3 | The script is of such a high standard . |
| 4 | Children 's books today are of such a high standard , they are too luscious to ignore . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ’ ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It appears that previous senior management were not suitable for an establishment with such a high turn-over . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | And with such a high class field picking an overall winner is a task in itself . |
| 19 | And with such a high class field picking an overall winner is a task in itself . |
| 20 | And with such a high profile , he should set a better example . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Thanks also to Lynn Inglis and her team for the many newsletters they produced to such a high standard . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Obviously we have no trouble in performing all our normal visual functions , even playing squash or ping-pong , in a visual world " pulsed " at such a high frequency . |
| 29 | This remains the standard today — and I know of no other country in the world , including the USA , that keeps its accident investigators at such a high standard of training and efficiency . |
| 30 | But most was not at such a high level , was concentrated within the last six or seven generations which ( as Peters notably argues ) was the limit of what a contemporary grandfather could tell as ‘ what my grandfather told me ’ , or ‘ what my father told me about his grandfather ’ ( Peters , 1970 ) . |