Example sentences of "high [noun sg] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The non-monetised sector is characterised by barter and is known to have high hoarding propensities with respect to both commodities and precious metals .
2 It should be noted that at low K coverages CO is known to bind preferentially to the promoted sites , so that the heat released at low CO coverages corresponds to adsorption at K-promoted sites , and at high CO coverages to adsorption onto Ni sites far removed from K. There is sufficient mobility to produce the most stable adlayer during the adsorption pulse .
3 Wagner was in effect suggesting that public sector services and products are ‘ normal ’ , with high income elasticities of demand .
4 Not only was metal shaped in this fire , but even the smelting of fine high carbon steel for sword blades was accomplished on the simple arrangement .
5 Each residence enjoys high insulation qualities in addition to PVC double glazing .
6 The final destruction of the road 's equilibrium took place when it was given over to high speed travel by car .
7 Coil involves continuous high speed painting of strip metal in a dedicated automated production unit .
8 In Germany the Federal Infrastructure Plan of 1985 makes provision for 4,500km of high speed line including 800km of new line ; in Italy and the Alta Velocita network will consist of 2,200km of new and upgraded line in a T shape linking Milan , Rome , Naples , Turin , and Venice ; in France the TGV ( Train a Grande Vitesse ) network will eventually total 7,000km including 2,300km of new lines such as the recently announced TGV Nord which will link with the Channel Tunnel : and in Spain the government has decided to adopt the standard European gauge for all new high speed lines with priority being given to the Madrid-Cordoba-Seville and the Madrid-Saragossa-Barcelona-French border lines .
9 fasten seatbelts for high speed pole to pole trip Tickets £2.99
10 Step 3 , involving high speed centrifugation in microtitre dishes will be more difficult to automate .
11 The small detachable hood is fixed onto a high neck collar with press studs and the drawcord pulls in tight .
12 Does it need to be a high neck sort of thing ?
13 We have shown that ulcerative colitis patients have a very high carriage rate of sulphate reducing bacteria and raised sulphide values in faeces .
14 I swung round the high fence pole after Vern with a lump of excitement in my throat : we 're going to make it , we 'll outwit all these boat-owners , property-owners , we 've had a free night and we 're going to get away with it !
15 These authors studied the effects of high insulin concentrations on prostacyclin production by rat aortic rings in vitro and demonstrated that prostacyclin production was significantly reduced in the presence of insulin at concentrations of 2500 , 500 and 250 μU/ml ( Lasche & Larson , 1982 ) .
16 This service is a high return investment for lump sums of over £10,000 .
17 It is a pearl of price combining in high degree amenity of position and charm of layout . ’
18 Powerlessness as a broad-based variable of disease risk is supported by research in poverty versus non-poverty areas ( Haan et al , 1987 ) ; by occupational setting studies where people have worse heart disease rates if they are lower in the hierarchy ( Rose and Marmot , 1981 ) , or have high work demands in combination with low levels of decision-making control ( Karasek and Theorell , 1990 ) ; and by the stress literature which indicates an association between chronic stress and various physical , behavioural , and psychological health problems ( Kasl and Cooper , 1987 ) .
19 Patients experience high anxiety levels at time of admission to hospital .
20 They can split on impact with the high twist yarns of ripstop nylon , and are really intended for sewing knitting fabrics where the ball forces the yarn apart , stretching and borrowing yarn from adjacent loops in the fabric without cutting through as with the normal pointed needle .
21 As a result they combine , to a degree , the high oxygen permeability of silicone rubber and the convenience of free radical polymerisation .
22 Plasma concentrations of loperamide after oral administration of loperamide-oxide are twofold lower than the equivalent oral doses of loperamide , resulting in a twofold increase in the already high safety margin of loperamide .
23 It can be argued that the finding of high grade dysplasia without cancer should be considered to be a success of surveillance .
24 Lowish oboe and high bassoon sound of course very reedy and rather exotic .
25 There were , however , many rural societies and branches of larger societies , whose members were agricultural labourers , who often had the advantage of regular if not of high wages ; and the high fall-out rate of membership of most societies testifies to the numbers who aspired to the security provided by membership but could not maintain regular payments .
26 In areas of high population responsibility for education has been given to some ‘ first tier ’ authorities ie district councils within metropolitan regions , such as Salford .
27 The Chubb 4L73 and 4L74 ( illustrated here ) cylinder rim locks incorporate a number of high security features including super-tough cylinder , rugged staple , automatic deadlocking ( to prevent the bolt being forced back with a thin card or screwdriver ) , a lockable handle and concealed fixing screws .
28 The first has a high impedance input and a 3-band graphic EQ with a parametric midrange control , and the second has low and high impedance inputs in conjunction with a 2-band graphic .
29 There is also a wonderful opportunity for groups to organize Amnesty events around the 28th , as The Big Three-O is already creating enormous media interest , and is bound to be a very high profile event for Amnesty .
30 In this light , the high failure rate of leave applications would not be as surprising as it first seems .
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