Example sentences of "[vb base] to [adv] [n mass] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain , closed shop arrangements currently extend to just 20% of all employees , under half of all union members . |
| 2 | It will do little to end the real problem , that of a heavily protected EC market in which surplus production is encouraged by vast subsidies , which amount to almost 60% of the EC budget . |
| 3 | They have been told that their claim may only amount to around £11,000 of their £15,000 as capital gains tax is likely to be deducted from the total . |
| 4 | With five main players dividing up the RISC market , RISC processors still amount to only 5% of the overall volumes shipped , with Intel taking the rest . |
| 5 | With five main players dividing up the RISC market , RISC processors still amount to only 5% of the overall volumes shipped , with Intel taking the rest . |
| 6 | Temperatures at the bottom , down to 15 m in the deepest , fall to about 1°C in winter . |
| 7 | A vast glacial trough whose steep sides rise to over 3000ft from near sea-level . |
| 8 | Wages start at £70 a week and rise to around £140 after two years ' experience . |
| 9 | AS A result of privatisation , the gas , electricity , telephone and water price rises come to over £3 per week . |