Example sentences of "very [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are sensitive to the high pitched squeaks used by bats to find their prey , and they have the advantage of the bat , in that the bat emits very loud blasts in order to detect a faint echo . |
| 2 | The foundations of personal care in families The picture which emerges from evidence about personal care given to relatives is one of very extensive amounts of support , especially at particular points in the life course . |
| 3 | As trends move away from very hierarchical forms of management the challenge is to find , not so much the furthest point away from you to which to delegate , but the most appropriate . |
| 4 | The third pressure comes from the push by Meekatharra Minerals to exploit the very rich deposits of lignite in Ballymoney and develop a private sector power station . |
| 5 | In such an economy , and also in the earlier phases of primitive agricultural communities , the coast and the larger river valleys provided very rich sources of food for small bands of people ; many Mesolithic sites have been recognised in such areas . |
| 6 | • Foundation Cream moisturises and protects dry and very dry skins against dehydration with a soft , velvety finish . |
| 7 | Particular worries have been expressed about the increasing numbers of very frail individuals in need of constant attention and of those suffering from Alzheimer 's disease and other forms of senile dementia for which there are as yet no known cures . |
| 8 | In general they give very weak bands in IR or Raman spectra unless special factors apply . |
| 9 | Very low frequencies of antibody labelling were also demonstrated by the pooled control fascia cells ( less than 1.5% in each case ) . |
| 10 | The very low values of NO 2 observed at the end of autumn and the beginning of spring imply that the NO x reservoir is almost empty , with the remaining fraction lying at altitudes above the ozone depletion region . |
| 11 | Secondly , publishing has very low barriers to entry . |
| 12 | Mr Portillo claimed that people on low incomes were very low users of road fuel yet would be compensated through the RPI for the extra expense that other people would pay . |
| 13 | So for example in a region of high productivity you may find very low concentrations of carbonate because it 's been stripped out and converted to skeletal material being used in photosynthesis . |
| 14 | If initiatives of this kind are sustained , and matched by measures which increase the informals ' security once they are in business , the sector can certainly gather greater strength and has the potential to generate jobs almost as fast as the urban population grows , but at very low levels of income , and in the form of enterprises where investment and technology is minimal . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , this sector has the potential to generate employment at a rate close to the rate of growth of the urban population , but at very low levels of income . |
| 16 | The hypothesis has this characteristic because the consumption line cuts the vertical axis at some positive point ( that is to say , consumption spending actually exceeds income at very low levels of income ) . |
| 17 | Since previous to the revolution the majority of women had very low levels of education and , therefore , few opportunities open to them , the FMC embarked on an educational program and a rehabilitation scheme for the many women who found themselves in degrading and unrewarding situations . |
| 18 | For instance , there are examples of children with very low levels of vision in terms of measured acuity who use what vision they have remarkably effectively for learning , whilst there are others , less motivated , who use a higher recorded level of acuity apparently to very little effect in day-to-day tasks . |
| 19 | If the class contains pupils with very low levels of vision , it is also very helpful for the teacher to read out what is being written . |
| 20 | The International Federation of Chemical , Energy and General Workers Unions about a year ago revealed that a study conducted for the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ( NIOSH ) among workers in a New Jersey Plant working with the proteolytic bacterial enzyme Esperase in producing a bleach showed they had become immunologically sensitised to the enzyme , despite very low levels of exposure . |
| 21 | Politically they tend to be unstable , with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy . |
| 22 | They are very low levels of reduction . |
| 23 | These effects occurred at what were previously considered very low levels of lead in blood . |
| 24 | Results have shown very low levels of infection amongst the general population , as was to be expected . |
| 25 | The striking aspect of Tables 9.6(a) and ( b ) is the very low levels of loan capital issued in the UK by British corporations between 1973 and 1980 ( inclusive ) . |
| 26 | Using anti-friction materials developed for space , excavators can be made to work at very low temperatures without lubrication , while materials developed for Buran are ideal for artificial limbs and , in particular , hip joints . |
| 27 | Unexpectedly , the infusion of very low doses of acetaldehyde induced hyperresponsiveness of bronchial smooth muscle to substance P. Acetaldehyde is clearly able to interfere with complex neural and humoral mechanisms regulating the bronchomotor and cardiovascular functions . |
| 28 | The Cockcroft Committee pointed out that , for pupils with very low scores in GCE and CSE examinations , much could be said about what they do n't know , but little about what they do know . |
| 29 | Well known examples include the rare use of the 80–100 per cent range in arts and social studies and the full use of very high and very low marks in science and mathematics . |
| 30 | This process , which is of some antiquity , depends on the very low solubilities of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide . |