Example sentences of "high [subord] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Losses would be twice as high if energy producers imposed a carbon tax and kept the revenues for themselves , or if a tax were levied by a world agency which then shared out the revenue in proportion to each region 's population . |
2 | Feelings ran high as Fire Brigade Union general secretary Ken Cameron explained why he believed the firemen should down hoses for the first time since 1977 — the only strike in the union 's history . |
3 | And in the USA , where thermal protection products are distribution by Cooperheat Inc , confidence is high as health scares associated with other barrier materials are driving customers towards silica-based textiles . |
4 | The serum pepsinogen A and C levels on the day after stopping the combination therapy were significantly higher than placebo values ( p<0.02 and p<0.05 respectively ) . |
5 | Unless , of course , this is the whole point , and the God of the Eastern Mediterranean values his creation no higher than vegetable matter . |
6 | The current levels of service are perceived to be ‘ good ’ with response times rated a little higher than availability times . |
7 | Bank current account loan or ordinary loan Cash loan usually for specific purpose ( like buying expensive durables or cars ) for people with bank accounts , usually without security ( unless it 's a large sum or borrowed for a long time ) ; usually fixed , regular payments over two or three ( occasionally up to seven ) years ; interest on what is owed fluctuates in line with but rather higher than bank base rate . |
8 | Habitat usually higher than Willow Grouse , mountain tops , tundra , well above tree-line , and in British Isles usually well above 2000 ft. 14 in. ( 35–36 cm . ) . |
9 | Standard weepers are produced by budding and sometimes grafting , rambler types into stems a foot ( 30cm ) or more higher than bush types in order to enhance the weeping effect . |
10 | The agreement maintained a preferential price for Cuban sugar , lower than that of the previous five-year period , but higher than world prices . |
11 | In general , when they do use credit they are more likely than others to use types carrying a high rate of charge , though they are also relatively heavy users of mail order ( which carries no rate of charge for credit , though at the cost of prices which have tended to be higher than shop prices ) . |
12 | Third , the direction of state organizations is structured so that accumulation functions are ranked higher than legitimation functions . |
13 | According to a study Unix International commissioned from Dataquest comparing OS/2 and SVR4.2 , OS/2 Unix shipments will be higher than Unix shipments on the PC platform , if for no other reason than IBM is bundling it . |
14 | So lessees can generally expect the rental on operating leases to be higher than finance leases . |