Example sentences of "within a [adj] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even within a mobile industry the staff turnover of 95% in 4 years was high and as the office handled a steady influx of new faces , there were subtle changes in the chemistry of the staff . |
| 2 | Within a hundred years the town had grown westwards and in 1256 Henry III granted land outside the walls for , new planned extension to the borough . |
| 3 | In other words , within a non-Marxist framework the ability of a company which possesses a monopoly to exploit its monopoly is something which is determined by the evidence and not as in Marxism by the way in which value is de fined . |
| 4 | If any such lien is not satisfied within a reasonable time the Carrier may at his absolute discretion sell the goods , or part thereof , as agent for the owner and apply the proceeds towards the monies due and the expenses of the retention , insurance and sale of the goods and shall , upon accounting to the Trader for any balance remaining , be discharged from all liability whatever in respect of the goods . |
| 5 | If the buyer subsequently retains the goods without objection , it may be taken to have accepted the offer ; however , if within a reasonable time the buyer responds making clear that it does not accept the seller 's terms , it will make a counter offer and will not be bound by the seller 's terms . |
| 6 | It would , however , be proper for a circular letter to indicate that in the absence of any contrary indication within a specified period the client 's affairs would be acted upon in accordance with instructions previously given to the acquired firm . |
| 7 | And even within a single formation the relations between instances are forever changing . |
| 8 | Nor was its misfortune unique , for Norwich , the capital of East Anglia , returned a moderate 40 per cent under £2 , far less than the adjoining countryside , yet within a dozen years the worsted manufacture commenced a decline that was to contribute largely to the total of more than 500 unemployed males , and altogether upwards of 2,500 destitute persons by 1570 . |
| 9 | In some regions within a particular society the working class may be exceptionally well organised and trade unionised . |
| 10 | Hence the design of the Philadelphia research acknowledges the problem of reconciling within a unitary study the need for both depth and breadth . |
| 11 | But within a few hours the mood changed and what Docherty now describes as ‘ unforeseen forces ’ began to operate . |
| 12 | The embankments which he had vainly tried to have reinforced by the zemindars would now be brimming and beginning to overflow … within a few hours the country around the embankments would be flooded and ignorance , stupidity and superstition would have triumphed once more as they have triumphed again and again in human affairs since time began ! |
| 13 | Within a few hours the 126-member Slovene delegation walked out in protest over this defeat and over votes on amendments to the draft congress declaration , which had thereby rejected clear commitments to human rights and to closer ties with West European organizations . |
| 14 | Unless the heart starts beating again within a few minutes the person will die , and in fifty per cent of all fatal heart attacks the victim dies within thirty minutes . |
| 15 | Within a few minutes the basket was more than half full of food , and Mary was pouring the soup into the thermos . |
| 16 | Led by Lt Fusata Iida they flew in at a height of 50ft and within a few minutes the airfield was a smoking mess . |
| 17 | Within a few minutes the picture was effervescing as part of it had been painted on gesso . |
| 18 | Within a few minutes the atmosphere in the bay was normal , and Ace was jetting towards the shuttle 's cabin door . |
| 19 | But , as Action on Smoking and Health predicted that within a few years the majority of companies will have smoking policies , Roger Stubbs , deputy managing director of MORI , warned a confrontation is looming between ‘ green consumers ’ and ‘ smoking civil libertarians ’ who insist aggressively on their right to smoke in public places or at work . |
| 20 | Within a few years the movies had added a significant number of other social groups to its audience . |
| 21 | Within a few years the William Tyndale School returned to normal , and it is now a popular and flourishing institution . |
| 22 | No solution was found : within a few years the European powers were at war again , essentially over the question whether Spain and her colonies were going to pass into the hands of a relation of the King of France or a relation of the Holy Roman Emperor ; in the end they passed into the French line of descent , and in the eighteenth century policy towards France had always to be conducted in the light of the possibility that the French and Spanish government might ally for war . |
| 23 | But within a few years the Americans were using new machines , a fraction of the size , that an unskilled woman could operate for a fraction of the pay , and upon which she could spin as many stockings an hour as the Black Beauty — and without seams . |
| 24 | Within a few years the organisation was divided by decision of Annual Conference into seven districts , each covering between two and seven branches and each electing one representative to the Executive , except London , which was given two . |
| 25 | Within a few years the increased prosperity of the yard had so impressed John Shuttleworth that he turned the business over to him . |
| 26 | Within a few years the improved navigability of the river Don enabled them to compete even more successfully in distant markets . |
| 27 | This grant is subject to considerable change at present owing to alterations in the HEFCE funding arrangements for universities , but it is hoped that within a few years the total income will rise to new levels . |
| 28 | Sparrow Force landed at the island 's north-west port of Koebang to protect its airfield , but within a few days the Independent Company , with some Dutch troops , was sent east along the coast to occupy Dili in the Portuguese half of the island ( see map p. 77 ) where they landed on 17 December 1941 . |
| 29 | Within a few days the troubled Asylum Bill itself disappeared from the Lord 's timetable for the remainder of the current Parliament . |
| 30 | Within a few days the whispers had become a roar — South Africa for the 1995 World Cup . |