Example sentences of "it stand at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nicholas Luard and the other members of the group were particularly concerned about the planting of conifers at Bara Ceirch farm as it stands at the headwaters of the Rivers Cothi and Towy , two of the finest salmon rivers in Wales . |
| 2 | In 2.3 five-cylinder form it stands at £19.247 ( Quattro £22,125 ) . |
| 3 | Investment in scientific research and development has fallen from 0.35% to 0.28% of GDP ( while in Germany it stands at 0.40% ) , not only affecting our higher education system but creating a knock-on effect throughout the British economy . |
| 4 | It stands at a point where firm ground lies close to the river Derwent , and from olden times has been the site of an important river crossing , first by ferry , later by bridge . |
| 5 | It stands at the meeting place of four Neolithic ditches which enter the village from the four points of the compass . |
| 6 | Now it stands at around 40% . |
| 7 | Today , devoid of sundry aid pegs , it stands at hard E2 ; and at that time it was another leap in climbing standards . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , as it stands at present it has many deficiencies , because : |
| 9 | Stukeley 's brief description ( p. 84 , Vol. i ) reads ‘ Brigcasterton … was fenced about with a deep mote on two sides , the river supplying its use on the other two ; for it stands at an angle , and the Romans made a little curve in the road here on purpose to take it in , as it offered itself so conveniently , then rectified the obliquity on the other side of the town ; it consists of one street running through its length upon the road ; the great ditch and banks are called the Dikes . |
| 10 | It stands at the culmination of a sequence of recent monographic exhibitions devoted to individual artists , Ansaldo , Castiglione , Fiasella , and it has benefited from the explosion of scholarly interest within the city , much of the fruit of which has been published by Sagep Editrice . |
| 11 | Family Allowance as it stands at present is for many women the only money we have which belongs to us by right . |
| 12 | It stands at the crest of the hill , which falls away to Queen Mary Boulevard , North Montreal and Saint-Hubert . |
| 13 | But the comparison with the position of the citizen , on the law as it stands at present , is most unattractive . |
| 14 | Whilst in manufacturing industry the proportion of the workforce which is temporary stands at only just over three per cent , in the service sector it stands at well over seven per cent . |
| 15 | ‘ But its situation , ’ continues Johnson , ‘ seems well chosen for pleasure , if not for strength ’ ; and then in half a sentence he gives us a glimpse of local life and activity : ‘ It stands at the head of the lake and , by a sloop of sixty tuns , is supplied from Inverness with great convenience ’ — which description immediately conjures the vessel plying up and down Loch Ness with provisions , armaments , soldiers ' wives . |
| 16 | ‘ So Ryan 's stuck with a piece of land he ca n't develop and can only sell as it stands at market value ? ’ she asked , beginning to enjoy the irony of it . |
| 17 | The mill has been I do n't ken how long there 's been a mill on the site there but the mill as it stands at present 's been there from eighteen sixty . |
| 18 | The objective is to ensure that all employees accept their individual responsibilities within the context of the law as it stands at the time . |
| 19 | Can I just put the point that it stands at the moment . |
| 20 | Can I just say , very , very quickly report system as it stands at the moment |
| 21 | The only issue that I think we have some er difficulty with in the policy as it stands at the moment , is the uncertainty that arises between the figure provided in policy I five of forty six hectares for the city , and actually our agreed calculation which I think the County Council accept , that site availability in the city is limited to something in the order of thirty three hectares if we exclude er one site which is subject to a dispute between parties er in relation to the greenbelt . |
| 22 | As it stands at the moment all we 've done is thrown numbers at the typing |
| 23 | It stands at 5.2 per cent , compared with 10 per cent for Scotland as a whole . |
| 24 | As it stands at present ( for technical reasons ) this leaves a hole in the legislation and has the effect of wrecking the bill . |
| 25 | as it stands at the moment . |
| 26 | So what do you think about the overall situation as it stands at the present time ? |
| 27 | By 1925 it was down to 7 per cent and in 1971 it stood at around 4.1 per cent . |
| 28 | For the regular force alone , this is a ratio of just over five policemen and women per thousand of population , a proportion which has grown steadily since the troubles began in 1968 , when it stood at just over two ( see Brewer et al . |
| 29 | It stood at an angle behind the Alexandra Hotel near the bottom of Great Horton Road , tucked away on the curve of Randall Well Street . |
| 30 | A year later damage had increased to 50 per cent and by 1985 it stood at 51 per cent . |