Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [art] top [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Money just scrapes into the Top Ten and is of particular importance to men under 24 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 A good three-quarters of Mr Singleton 's production falls into the top two grades but he believes he can improve on that .
5 The South does n't stand out in the resulting map ( figure 5.2 ) , although none of the States of the former Confederacy falls in the top 40 per cent on their ranking , except Florida whose population character and structure has changed very substantially in recent decades as a result of immigration , especially of the elderly .
6 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 .
7 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 . ’
8 For the most part , soil life thrives in the top six inches of the earth where moisture , air , nutrition , and temperature are most amenable .
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