Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 61 | Currently sport occupies a quarter of the BBC 's own production and 17 per cent of its total output , though the fees for broadcasting have risen by as much or more than a thousandfold for certain sports like tennis and golf . |
| 62 | Brontosaurus was 25 metres long and weighed 30 tons , while Brachiosaurus was a long-necked , lizard-hipped creature weighing 80 tons ( or more than the weight of sixteen elephants ) . |
| 63 | One can talk of an object presenting an appearance to an unoccupied point in space , and of the presentation appearance of an object itself being larger or smaller than the presentation appearance of another to that point . |
| 64 | In the example above , Smith would have a laterality coefficient of 0.20 while/ones would have a coefficient of only 0.14 It does not matter whether the score for the left side is larger or smaller than the score on the right since the sign of the coefficient , negative or positive , indicates the direction of any lateral advantage . |
| 65 | If one of a couple is disabled or older than the other , the couple will qualify for the higher amount . |
| 66 | Alternatively , it may appear too acrobatic or athletic because the choreographer has been so concerned with the turning of the pages of a picture book that there is no explanation why one picture follows another and leads to another and yet another until the curtain falls . |
| 67 | Yet as an observer we may be alarmed or jealous if the recipient is the object of our own affection . |
| 68 | Now in life there is nothing more defenceless or ridiculous than a man with his pantaloons about his ankles , his shirt tail raised and his mind on other matters . |
| 69 | The option is clearly to the advantage of the developer , in that : there is low initial capital commitment there is opportunity to resolve problems and obtain planning approval The faces less competition than would be found if the land was sold at auction or tender if the scheme is abandoned the option need not be exercised On the other hand problems can arise where there is a substantial downturn in the market and it is not viable to proceed at the price agreed in the option agreement . |
| 70 | We can not simply appeal to ‘ reality ’ and ‘ truth , as Miller and Swift do ; we can not root out prejudice by fiat nor make sexism disappear just by exposing it ; we have even less power to control what people say or mean than the prescriptivist defenders of sexist convention . |
| 71 | But , it 's possible that , the same amount of drink , two people drink , taking the same amount of drink one is affected more badly than the other , or worse than the other . |
| 72 | Following the subject breakdown into the seven categories suggested by the SERC IT Directorate , it is possible to see whether employment chances were better or worse than the average , depending on IT course content . |
| 73 | Thus the effect on the input impedance depends on whether the feedback is series or parallel-inserted while the effect on the output impedance depends on whether the feedback is series or parallel-derived . |
| 74 | When , on the other hand , a claim you are making looks overstated ( possibly unsustainable in its generalised form , or stronger than the evidence you have properly warrants ) , it is possible to tone down what you are saying by using indicators ( HEDGES ) that show you recognise the difficulty of certainty in the area . |
| 75 | This is paid out until the unit reaches a stop on the main line and the shutter is fired , either single shot or sequential if the camera is a motor wind type . |
| 76 | They have to believe that there will be an advantage commensurate with or greater than the sacrifice that they are going to make . |
| 77 | Three cases of the conchoid arise : with the fixed distance less than , equal to or greater than the distance of A from the fixed line . |
| 78 | You can force a premature end to the loop by setting the control variable to a value equal to or greater than the end value ( assuming a positive STEP ) . |
| 79 | ( a ) The value of BIOLM and DIOLM should be equal or greater than the value for the defined number of database buffers . |
| 80 | On average , social services provision accommodated three people per unit ( or four if the adult placement scheme is excluded ) , compared with seven per unit in the voluntary sector and the National Health Service ( excluding hospitals ) . |
| 81 | The words mean the same things whatever they may be , so why should one be nicer or nastier than the other ? |
| 82 | If a certificate is found not to be conclusive or final when the contract or terms of reference say it should be , that finding will provide good grounds for challenge . |
| 83 | Only a day or two after The Graduate opened , someone came up to him in the street and said , ‘ You know something ? |
| 84 | It was only a moment or two before a couple of cars came up the hill and screeched into the side of the road . |
| 85 | Richard M. Cooper , former archivist of the house of Longman , who published the book , makes the point , however , that a small ‘ privately printed ’ pamphlet published a month or two before The Pencil of Nature contains a single photographic frontispiece ‘ and therefore can perhaps take prior claim to be the first book in the world illustrated by photography , but it did not play the significantly influential part of The Pencil of Nature in establishing photographic illustration . |
| 86 | Two or three maggots on a small hook lying on clean sand may only require an indication of an inch or two before the strike can be made . |
| 87 | A day or two before the crime was to take place , the Apparition of Our Lady shone forth , changing bitterness to religious awe and causing the Ribbonmen publicly to repent . |
| 88 | The conclusion is that perhaps the Magharba , in the month or two before the report appeared , may have demanded bloodwealth from the government , or ( only slightly less plausible ) from the al-Qadhadhfa — the tribe to the east of Sirte , providing the command of the garrison there . |
| 89 | It is best to arrive an hour or two before the light grows dim . |
| 90 | Add the chopped spinach and mint and bubble for a minute or two until the spinach is soft . |