Example sentences of "[vb base] on a [adj] scale " in BNC.
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| 1 | They build on a grand scale . |
| 2 | This may be no more than a judgement of which line on a graduated scale a movable needle is nearest to . |
| 3 | Only with the Conservative ministry of Sir Robert Peel from 1841 to 1846 did the great switch to a laissez-faire policy begin on a broader scale . |
| 4 | Every undergraduate astronomy student can tell you why the Sun shines : a series of nuclear fusion reactions , whose end result is the conversion of hydrogen to helium , happen on a vast scale , and release prodigious amounts of energy in the form of heat , light , X-rays and so on . |
| 5 | The salt we sprinkle on our food today is produced by the same methods our ancestors used , but we operate on a bigger scale . |
| 6 | The Commission have more recently proposed a Directive on establishing European works councils that provides for informing and consulting employees within certain sized undertakings which operate on a Community-wide scale [ see pp. 45–6 ] . |
| 7 | Currently , each of the MDOs has a similar subscription structure : dentists pay less than doctors , some non-clinical staff pay much less than clinicians , and junior doctors pay on a sliding scale reaching the full rate after 7 years . |
| 8 | Using Fresno as our base , the next two days continue on a grand scale with a visit on Wednesday to Ruanne Dairies , where more than 3000 cows are milked in one herd , and to the Harris Beef Lot where over 100,000 head of beef cattle are finished every year on just 16ha ( 40 acres ) . |
| 9 | There is strong evidence that fraud and irregularity against the Community budget continue on a large scale and that controls within the system are not sufficiently effective throughout the Community . |
| 10 | These , if they proceed on a large scale , can have the damaging effect of taking custom away from the town centre on a substantial scale . |
| 11 | Private companies trade on a smaller scale than public companies , although many private companies operate a considerable business organization , e.g. major hotels . |
| 12 | Gifts in kind on a larger scale by local shops or firms also exist on a large scale . |
| 13 | Stephen had suggested a lily pond and miniature fountain in the centre of the courtyard , and they had copied the one from Crystal Springs House on a grander scale . |
| 14 | Both these artists work on a small scale but there the similarity ends . |
| 15 | Embryos are organized so that interactions between cells occur on a small scale . |
| 16 | Metasedimentary rocks are common in south Harris where they occur on a large scale in well-defined belts extending for considerable distances ; up to 15 km in places . |
| 17 | The former usually coincide on a broad scale with mountain ranges and with areas where ocean currents of contrasting characteristics converge , e.g. the northern Pacific coast of South America . |