Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [art] top [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the sceptics who were still around in the 1980s , the science now ranks in the top ten technologies ( in terms of US patents issued 1992 ) alongside medical products , electronics and advanced materials . |
| 2 | S-Bit Plus applies to the top three players , headed by the CDX-1060 flagship ( £599.95 ) which has a ‘ twin-balanced ’ processing circuit using Class A amplifier stages , full remote control via a 30-key handset , 25-track programming , Program File ( stores approximately ten selections from up to 100 discs ) , motor-driven volume control , optical and digital outputs , separate mains transformers for the digital and analogue circuitry and a new two-way laser control servo system . |
| 3 | A good three-quarters of Mr Singleton 's production falls into the top two grades but he believes he can improve on that . |
| 4 | In contrast , Theory Y focuses upon the top three tiers of Maslow 's hierarchy and implies the integration of individual goals with those of the organisation . |
| 5 | Facing a field which contains Britain 's golden girl Liz McColgan , Ethiopia 's Olympic 10,000m champion Derartu Tulu and her brilliant South African compatriot Elana Meyer , she talks of a top 10 finish , but adds with a smile : ‘ There 's always that possibility of winning . ’ |
| 6 | For the most part , soil life thrives in the top six inches of the earth where moisture , air , nutrition , and temperature are most amenable . |