Example sentences of "[vb -s] at [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the transmission of precious substances in the form of jewellery or other objects of display has at all times and most notably during the last five millennia served the same purpose the world over , that of signalling and enhancing status . |
| 2 | Membership at Hampton Court , the head branch of the Horse Rangers , currently stands at 450 seniors and 80 juniors . |
| 3 | During the reproductive life of a woman , one egg — rarely two or more — matures at monthly intervals and is discharged at ovulation , which brings the total number of eggs that are ovulated to barely 500 . |
| 4 | Graham Rice looks at new introductions and some revived favourites |
| 5 | It occurs at 273.16 K and 6.03 X 10-- atmospheres . |
| 6 | In other words , when a spontaneous reaction occurs at constant temperature and pressure , the free energy of the system decreases . |
| 7 | When he has shot and eaten his final prisoner , he begins to worry what he will do for food ; but fortunately a seaplane arrives at this point and rescues him . |
| 8 | At the beginning of the 19th century this design was replaced by a convex sauce-boat with a ring handle on the lid , scroll handles at each end and standing in four feet . |
| 9 | Prince tilts at new Bible and service in attack on ‘ dismal ’ use of English . |
| 10 | precisely Mr Chairman if I could answer that the , the , the once the inspector comes back to the Fire Service and reports again and he is due back in June , we will then look at the matters he raises at that time and he will look at the progress report er what , what has happened since his last inspection and then we will have the opportunity to look at what the Inspector has , has to say after his visits , not very far away er , their Chief Officer will go on with this programme |
| 11 | The resulting apparent wind blows at 45 degrees and the sail has to be sheeted in tightly |
| 12 | The standard rate of income tax in the two-tier system stays at 15 p.c. and the top rate , which also applies to companies , remains at 20 p.c . |
| 13 | It opens at both ends and fastens with drawcords . |
| 14 | There is a second loss ( β-relaxation ) which appears at lower temperatures and suggests that there is a relaxation process active in the glassy state . |
| 15 | Vagueness or lack of information may indicate that the primary failure rests at supervisory level and negative answers may reflect inadequacies in methods or lack of supervision . |
| 16 | The new HP 9000 Model 897S running in a client-server environment performs at 184.55 TPS-A and $10,737 per TPS-A — the industry 's fastest uniprocessor transaction-processing performance , the company claims . |
| 17 | Motorola says the 601 , a symmetrical superscalar device that supports enhanced multiprocessor features , should give hardware vendors the option of producing a $2,000-$2,5000 box fired by a chip that performs at 60 SPECint and 80 SPECfp based on initial SPECmark 92 measurements . |
| 18 | Motorola says the 601 , a symmetrical superscalar device that supports enhanced multiprocessor features , should give hardware vendors the option of producing a $2,000 to $2,500 box powered by a chip that performs at 60 SPECint and 80 SPECfp based on initial SPECmark 92 measurements . |
| 19 | But the play moves at perfect pace and — most importantly — is not too long . |
| 20 | An Teallach reappears at close range and dominates the scene , refusing to be ignored . |
| 21 | There were to be listening posts with recorded messages , sturdy steps set into inclines , handrails at strategic points and gates adapted for guide dogs . |
| 22 | Texas Instruments said the decision to sign the non-exclusive agreement was based on several factors : first , the technology is available now ; second , the ARM core operates at low voltages and offers ‘ the best MIPS per Watt in the industry ’ — approximately 200 MIPS per Watt , compared with the AT&T Co Hobbit at 37 MIPS per Watt ; third , it integrates easily into larger chip designs ; fourth , it provides good price-performance — to buy chips in volume from Advanced RISC would cost less than $30 per unit ; fourth , the chip is tiny — an ARM6L has a die size of 5.9mm square — and there is a strong need in the automotive industry to reduce the size and weight of components . |
| 23 | At the shorter wavelength , the rings are lit up by the Sun 's radiation and shine brilliantly ; but methane in Saturn 's atmosphere absorbs at this wavelength and so the planet itself is virtually invisible . |
| 24 | It is positioned against HP 9000 Model 755 workstation , which runs at 147 SPECmarks and costs £48,000 . |
| 25 | Geared towards computer-aided design and technical markets , the colour desktop uses the company 's HP-UX Unix operating system , runs at 35 MIPS and is rated at 34 SPECmarks . |
| 26 | The EC directive requires us to build treatment works at coastal resorts and we have estimated that will produce another 800,000 tons . |
| 27 | Further work on the carbon-electrolyte system is needed to ascertain whether the effect is connected with a carbon-water interaction or possibly the formation of carbon-sodium intercalation compounds at high temperature and pressure . |