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

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31 Therefore V c falls until it reaches the lower logic 0 threshold ( V- ) , upon which the output once more goes high and the cycle repeats .
32 Only the roof of the Commandant 's hut was visible over the high wooden fence that was the boundary of the Factory compound , but the fire was high and the smoke higher .
33 It was not unsuccessful , but development costs were high and the market was not there .
34 She had turned the hob on too high and the bacon had begun to burn .
35 The fees were high and the atmosphere rarefied .
36 The participation rate has been high and the method of eliciting responses , which identifies individual reactions and then tests them out in two other contexts , has produced a reliable collective record of student experience .
37 Hardness is high and the pH is 8 .
38 High numbers tend to be recorded on days when the demand for travel is high and the weather conditions offer no deterrent but may be unseasonal .
39 If , as seems probable , most teachers will sort out their pupils into the high and the low fliers at a fairly early stage , and if there is a whole separate set of papers in some subjects for the high and the low , then the difference between the higher grades of GCSE and O levels will not turn out to be very great .
40 It is 157 feet high and the amphitheatre from wall to wall is 620 by 513 feet , the largest in existence .
41 It came to Kanchelskis waist high and the Ukranian , who struggled in the last month to retain his place , scored with a perfect volley .
42 Your personal belongings may be frugal and of little extrinsic value , but when they are lost or stolen , the cost of replacement can be surprisingly high and the distress caused may be considerable .
43 When you looked up too long without blinking on a day when the sun was high and the blue saturated the sky evenly and deeply from the horizon to the zenith , and closed your eyes , what you saw then was fire , crisscrossed with rivulets of blood .
44 In most other Boards , however , the off-peak rate was pitched high and the selling effort was minimal , off-peak supplies being offered in some Boards only from 1955 , under pressure from both the Central Authority and the Ministry .
45 The standard of proof for Permanent Total Disablement payment is high and the fact that weekly benefit has been paid for the full period should not be regarded as intent to make a Capital Benefit payment .
46 The disk is round , indented interradially , high and the area of the radial shields is raised up , in diameter up to 13.5 mm .
47 Three of the grey slabs stand more than fifteen feet high and the setting is superb .
48 The level of noise on the shop-floor was very high and the quality of hearing had to be carefully assessed and monitored and , if necessary , steps taken to prevent further deterioration .
49 ‘ The calibre of Highways ’ staff is high and the Department has quite rightly become known for its imaginative initiatives including CLARENCE and the many road and traffic improvement schemes throughout the Region ’ said Graham Bowie .
50 Nevertheless , despite the apparent well-being of the enterprise , expenses ran high and the failure of a creditor to pay promptly could cause the monthly sheet to indicate a loss if only temporarily .
51 Unemployment remained high and the economy recovered very slowly .
52 Conversely with a low gear ratio the effective load inertia is high and the motor accelerates slowly , but has to reach a relatively low stepping rate to move the load at a satisfactory speed .
53 The giant king crabs choose nights when the tide is highest and the moon full .
54 By contrast , median RNR levels were highest and the dispersion greatest where all adult members were of working age and there were no dependent children present .
55 But to begin with it will cover only 70 per cent of the country , excluding large chunks of the south coast where the cost of air time is highest and the pressure for competition greatest .
56 An inch higher and a thought quicker , and he could have climbed back down the rocks vindicated and free , with all his debts paid .
57 Therefore , the evidence supports a positive connection between volume and volatility for a particular commodity , although another commodity may have a general level of volatility that is higher and a volume that is lower .
58 Then the hand got higher and the grip tighter and suddenly Sally was not looking at me but at the old lady in the chair and saying sharply : ‘ Mrs Cody !
59 The waves get higher and higher and the water washes over and almost sinks Kevin .
60 ‘ All our drivers , of course , are trained to deal with an emergency situation too ’ , says Reg Jones , ‘ Standards are getting higher and higher and the majority of drivers who work for P&O Roadtanks not only have a City & Guilds qualification in dealing with hazardous chemicals , but will have attended further training courses to improve the service they can offer the customer . ’
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