Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] on a [adj] scale " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the history of British participation in world-class events there has never been any recognition or backing on a national scale . |
| 2 | This is not the case , interestingly , in Tyzack , who are now one or two generations removed from their founder and , although working on a small scale internationally , have managed to create a strong collegial style , with a low turnover of consultants . |
| 3 | It exposes on a minuscule scale a widely misunderstood but tiresome fact which Australia , Canada and other nations spawned by Britain have learned and taught on a larger scale . |
| 4 | Direct supply by publishers can ease margins , but can also be very costly if undertaken on a large scale . |
| 5 | In education , local government , and health the government has intervened and regulated on a large scale . |
| 6 | This is a labour- and time-consuming enterprise if done on a commercial scale . |
| 7 | It is not that they are not used : vitamins are prescribed and bought on a massive scale for people without the slightest hint of a deficiency , and ginseng is now sold in chemists and health-food shops in the UK to the tune of no less than £7 million a year . |
| 8 | The cancellation fee is usually expressed as a percentage of the contract price , and varies on a sliding scale . |
| 9 | Ecologist editor Nicholas Hildyard commented : " We have long known that World Bank projects bring environmental catastrophe and suffering on a grand scale . |
| 10 | ( OK , so I 'm guilty of psychic breaking and entering on a massive scale , and the occasional bit of arson , but I did deliver a few villains their come-uppances when nobody else could , and I once taught a woman how to fly … ) |
| 11 | Without warning the air was split by a high pitched banshee wail , rising and falling on a sliding scale of pain that would have made the slates fall off the roof if there had been any . |
| 12 | Whether borrowing on a large scale or a small scale , competent professional financial advice is absolutely essential . |
| 13 | We are probably wrong , however , to see this as happening on a large scale or as a particularly significant development in many areas . |