Example sentences of "in [n mass] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zimbabwe , which favours the legalization of trade in rhino and elephant products , is to store the horns in the hope of being able to sell them legally in due course . |
| 2 | China and Taiwan claimed to have ended the trade in rhino and tiger products earlier this year , but stockpiles have since been found in both countries . |
| 3 | When in barracks and field dress , generals often choose to wear the general officers ' cap badge not in the dark blue GS beret , but in the ‘ tribal headgear ’ of their former unit . |
| 4 | Depending on the host this is as described for bovine ostertagiasis , parasitic gastroenteritis in sheep and strongylosis in the horse . |
| 5 | As we have seen in Chapter 3 marginal farmers engaged in sheep and beef cattle rearing dominate the upland areas , and many of them are on a ‘ deferred death sentence ’ . |
| 6 | Led by Professor Yu Yongten , chancellor of the university , they were shown the dairy-research unit , the recently-installed animal-metabolism unit , work on muscle conformation in sheep and research on flax-retting . |
| 7 | The sexes are separate in Nucella and fertilisation is internal ( Fretter , 1953 ) . |
| 8 | Progress was greater , for example , with developing management systems than with defining objectives , decentralization was developed more readily in field offices than in headquarters and policy divisions , and performance measurement applied more easily to inputs than outputs , and to administrative rather than programme expenditure . |
| 9 | The most explicit form of control is exerted through the field officer 's immediate superior , the area supervisor , who occupies the key position of intermediary between senior officials based in offices in headquarters and district officers in the field . |
| 10 | A sweetshop with crackers and sweets done in reindeer and holly Christmas packs and a crepe paper Santa Claus in the window , already , jostling the Roman candles , fairy fountains and whizz-bangs for November 5 . |
| 11 | Among proposals to combat noise pollution are alterations to road surfaces , reductions in aircraft and vehicle noise , controls over burgular and car alarms , better sound insulation in buildings and a " quiet neighbourhood " scheme are proposals to be examined to combat noise pollution . |
| 12 | Casein became a recognized adhesive in aircraft and yacht work some time around 1930 . |
| 13 | Today the large populations are in varzea rich in fish and turtle protein , much smaller ones on the terra firme , but they have now been in decline for some 500 years since the European invasion . |
| 14 | But now Alex , who is single and lives in London , is lapping up Buddymania from signing sessions outside provincial theatres to being recognised in fish and chip shops despite the fact he leaves his plain glass black spectacles in the dressing room as well as the replica Holly suits . |
| 15 | Some projects succeeded the minitel — others proved costly and apparently failed ( TDF satellites ) : but at a time of convergence and synergies , they made France a world leader in telecoms and space . |
| 16 | A body does n't look like the product of a loose and temporary federation of warring genetic agents who hardly have time to get acquainted before embarking in sperm or egg for the next leg of the great genetic diaspora . |
| 17 | Nonetheless , such is the business world 's trust in statistics that analysis of the ratings is done in massive detail , and the results treated like holy writ . |
| 18 | I feel strongly that there should be support/workshops in statistics and data-handling for researchers in order to turn available research into quantitative research |
| 19 | However , a recent interesting development has been the introduction of multi-disciplinary courses such as that offered by the London College of Printing in Media and Production Design and by North Staffordshire Polytechnic in the history of design and visual arts with a chief study in ceramics . |
| 20 | As indices of postprandial gall bladder contraction , maximum decrement of gall bladder volume in ml and percentage ( ) and integrated gall bladder contraction ( expressed as ml/120 min ) were calculated . |
| 21 | A 10% fall in profits to £5m in the six months to end September is pretty bad news , but a 10% jump in sales since sterling left the ERM underpins Parker 's promise that the second half will be better . |
| 22 | The computer game , which features two crazy New York plumbers called The Mario Brothers , has already generated £330 million in sales and merchandising . |
| 23 | With very little investment in sales and service organisations , Fujitsu and Hitachi , especially , have become powerful forces in world markets . |
| 24 | Max Henry , who 's kicked around NeXT Inc for the last four-and-a-half years in sales and software recruitment roles , mostly recently holding the post of VP and general manager , Asia Pacific , has jumped shipped to head up the American arm of windowing house JSB as president . |
| 25 | How could you quantify , in sales and revenue graphs , the work in Australia of the Community Aid Abroad volunteers in Carlton ? |
| 26 | And , to top the argument , market research indicated greater reader-loyalty amongst NoS 's target audience for a northern-based paper — indicating an extra £1 million a year in sales and advertising revenue . |
| 27 | Computerisation , although established for some time in sales and administration , has been introduced to Production Control . |
| 28 | Other issues in sales and market forecasting are dealt with in Chapters Eight and Nine . |
| 29 | Where OR models are used in sales and market forecasting , it is likely that there will be more relevant uncontrollable variables Y than in , say , a production line scheduling problem comprising controllable variables X. |
| 30 | He has been with BMK for 12 years and has previously worked in sales and production . |