Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cost to the NHS , even before adding the bill for dispensing the drugs , was £105 million ( l2.6 per cent of the total drugs bill ) . |
| 2 | In a report in Retail Business , the Economist Intelligence Unit said that although Scotch remained by far the best-selling spirit , its share of the total spirits market had dropped from 50.5 per cent in 1981 to around 40.6 per cent in 1992 . |
| 3 | The number of core units you can afford will depend on the total points value of the army . |
| 4 | Mobs 25%+ At least a quarter of the total points value of the army must be spent on troops . |
| 5 | Regiments 25%+ At least a quarter of the total points value of the army must be spent on regiments . |
| 6 | Investment accounts have offered competitive rates in the late 1980 's and now account for over 22 per cent of the total assets portfolio . |
| 7 | You will have noted the additional appointment of at least one wine waiter : the fact that the total wages bill has n't increased by more than about 2.2 per cent suggests that there have been some compensating reductions , probably in the part-time staff , and almost certainly in view of the decline in trade . |
| 8 | Other statistics from the survey showed that the number of employees in the sector has grown by one per cent and the total wages bill of £628 million was a 4.5 per cent increase . |
| 9 | The total police strength on the day was : 36 police vans , 1,500 officers , 2 boats , 1 helicopter , and 47 horses . |
| 10 | The annual budget of DFl.65,641,000 ( £20,512,812 ; $35,897,421 ) ( 18% of the total arts budget ) for the visual arts would , under the present proposals , not diminish significantly . |
| 11 | Unfortunately the opening was dogged by controversy , because the track in which the route had been laid was of a type having a 1¼″ groove instead of the normal 1″ groove . |
| 12 | Work out the contributions according to the normal earnings period ( for example , weekly or monthly ) , even if the first payment covers less than that period . |
| 13 | At that time , strikes were regarded by most members of the middle class as conspiracies against the established order , as sometimes they may have been ; but this particular stoppage , concerning itself chiefly with man 's natural being and constitution , seemed to Eliot to be quite different from the normal down-tools affair . |
| 14 | They should be available through the normal parts network . |
| 15 | Payment of the mortgage allowance will be through the normal salaries system on a monthly/four-weekly basis and will be non-taxable , provided that the Inland Revenue is satisfied that the payments made are reasonable in amount . |
| 16 | She did not pass through the normal arrivals lounge and was driven away in a police van . |
| 17 | She did not pass through the normal arrivals lounge and was driven away in a police van . |
| 18 | ( b ) The differential outcomes effect |
| 19 | The Georgian Exteriors Course ( 11th-15th October ) combines practical advice on renovation with a historical guide to the practices of Georgian building . |
| 20 | They are also believed to have soared significantly in the maintained schools sector . |
| 21 | A new 6317 17″ PS/ValuePoint Colour Display is a daunting $1,165 ; and the 6318 14″ colour display costs $400 . |
| 22 | THE University hosted a free-for-all Jubilee Fun Day at the Gannochy Sports Centre on Saturday 1 May in recognition of the University 's support from the local community over the last 25 years . |
| 23 | ( ‘ Yes I borrowed the Fabulous Thighs book for research purposes . |
| 24 | an advertisement should be approved only if it complies , in all material respects , with the SIB rules ( see checklist of contents contained in the Interim Accounts Checklist ( Form 825 ) ) and when the working papers are complete ( including verification and recording of all facts ) |
| 25 | Er , obviously on a more serious note , er it was very disappointing that we had such a severe er downturn in profitability last year after several years of steadily rising profits , and so what I want to do this morning was tell you a little bit about what happened in the last part of the year , since we met at the time of the interim results presentation last September , tell you the actions that have been taken and give you a little bit of insight as to where we stand at the present time . |
| 26 | While the company was later to compromise on this method of operation , cyanide understandably enough having had its share of bad press , by suggesting gravity extraction ( which as well as being cleaner was also cheaper ) as a technical fix to the opposition to cyanide , the opposition had by then extended its attack to issues such as blasting , dust pollution and the contradiction between the short-term benefits mining would bring and the long-term development of the area threatened by mining . |
| 27 | The curriculum for the junior and senior honours years comprises three optional honours courses in each year , together with a compulsory course in the history of architectural theory in the junior honours year and a dissertation based on individual research in the senior year . |
| 28 | Social Anthropology 3 forms part of the BSc degree and shares courses with the Junior Honours year of the MA degree . |
| 29 | The project consists of several months ' fieldwork carried out during the summer term and long vacation of the Junior Honours year . |
| 30 | The Junior Citizens Project held at Harwell 's Ridgeway House was for 10 to 11 year-old children from Wantage and Didcot junior schools to take part in initiative tests on safety . |