Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In urban areas in Britain , over 37 per cent of all journeys are made door-to-door on foot , yet official data continue to stress that walking only accounts for three per cent of all mileage . |
| 2 | These data do lend some support to the prevailing public opinion . |
| 3 | So the first problem facing any study of land use is the paucity of good and compatible data , for as the upper section of Table 8.2 shows , there can be considerable variations between different estimates , although the data do provide broad answers to the main points of interest defined by Peters ( 1970 ) namely : How much land is there ? how is it distributed between the major land uses ? and how have the allocations changed over time ( and space ) ? |
| 4 | Nevertheless , quantitative data do provide some guide to changes in the subject balance of first degree courses over recent years . |
| 5 | Collection and analysis of the data have required fast electronics , high-speed data links and of course powerful computing facilities . |
| 6 | There is a straightforward relationship between the resolution of a particular type of screen and the amount of data need to support that resolution . |
| 7 | But the radars used by the Iraqi missile batteries and aircraft have threatened allied patrols . |
| 8 | A chapter on homebuilt organisations around the world is instructive , not least to learn that whilst amateur-built aircraft have had official blessing ( or at least the blind eye treatment ) in many Eastern Bloc countries for a decade or more , getting approval to fly a homebuilt in Italy and Germany has been a hard-won struggle against obstinate bureaucracy . |
| 9 | Crime , vandalism and delinquency are confined to a minority , handful they said , in a district where the majority of folk want to lead decent lives in peace and quiet . |
| 10 | This tendency to a kin-based preference in the distribution of associations naturally biases the distribution of ranks among group members so that close kin tend to acquire similar rank as their genetic elders . |
| 11 | Wind speeds of 9mph begin to produce worthwhile power , and turbines should be chosen to suit the average speed of the winds . |
| 12 | I 'm selling the fish tank to get some money |
| 13 | The Master and next of kin have expressed similar surprise so you 're not alone . ’ |
| 14 | Several thousand species of fish have developed bony connections of some kind to link their swim bladders to the inner ear capsules , so that the vibrations picked up and amplified by the sympathetic resonance of the swim bladder are transmitted to the semicircular canals . |
| 15 | Some deep-sea fish have developed another solution . |
| 16 | Fish have overcome this difficulty by having almost spherical lenses . |
| 17 | Once the two fish have accepted each other , a pseudospawning will take place where no eggs will be produced . |
| 18 | than than dogs and fish have got different flesh |
| 19 | MERCURY REV have scheduled six Eire and UK dates , and the reissue of their acclaimed debut LP . |
| 20 | Mobile sheep dip eases chemical disposal problems . |
| 21 | In fact the staff tend to work longer hours , midweek and weekends , serving breakfast , lunch and evening meals to delegates , as well as function buffets , often working from 7.00am until late at night . |
| 22 | and the final year I think there 's sort of less on the timetable but people tend to do more work for it and do a project as well but in the , in the first year erm you know it 's not that difficult to , to pass it erm er and there are always the , the , the referred papers in September so if you 're , if you 're keen |
| 23 | People tend to invest more time deciding on a house purchase or what car to buy than deciding what to do with their lives and how to develop themselves . |
| 24 | You might very well say that you were the greatest law lecturer in the world , because people tend to say these things about themselves . |
| 25 | Most people tend to remember two things about the cult 1960s television series The Prisoner . |
| 26 | People tend to remember those facts that |
| 27 | To a large extent , however , Wright thinks people tend to refresh each other . |
| 28 | People tend to admire common sense and strong business instincts rather than going for those who can out- think the competition . ’ |
| 29 | Obese people tend to have higher levels of insulin than those of normal weight , and the disadvantage of insulin is that it tends to further encourage the body to deposit rather than burn up fat . |
| 30 | Field dependence tends to arise in those who are more socialised and group-orientated in a society which emphasises order ; these people tend to have stronger perceptions and feelings for others . |