Example sentences of "three [noun pl] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Convictions for drink/ driving offences among women are three times the 1974 level . |
| 2 | Spending on environmental protection will be increased to 35 million francs in 1993 , three times the 1992 level . |
| 3 | Senator Dodd , who had attempted to bring more amphetamine use under control , argued that Hoffman-La Roche ‘ paid a Washington law firm three times the annual budget of the Senate subcommittee staff to assure that their drugs would remain uncontrolled ’ ( Graham 1972 : 22 ) . |
| 4 | The only severe check came in 1625 when plague killed one in twelve people and raised the death rate to three times the annual norm ; after that the population remained stable for almost 150 years . |
| 5 | The new service will have 1,900 communication lines and will be able to support data transmission speeds up to 64Kbps , which is three times the existing capacity . |
| 6 | Performance will be quoted at two to three times the existing Sparcstation 2 . |
| 7 | The usual rule is that the tax is imposed only on income exceeding about three times the average net personal income per worker in the social sector of the given republic or province . |
| 8 | This is around three times the average dose in the UK , and there is some evidence of an increase in cancer incidence . |
| 9 | Scotch Whisky is a major contributor to the UK trade balance , with a trade surplus three times the current trade surplus for oil ! |
| 10 | In 1991 , the trade surplus for Scotch was some three times the current trade surplus for oil ! |
| 11 | In 1977 Greece received the equivalent of 3.5% of its GNP in remittances from abroad ( 6 ) ; in the same year Portugal accepted transfers from abroad , mainly from migrants , totalling more than 1,000m dollars , nearly three times the total estimated income from tourism . |
| 12 | Levi ( 1987 ) found that commercial fraud recorded by the London fraud squads represented nearly three times the total cost of all property crimes in London , and that 40 per cent of companies in the survey reported at least one fraud costing over 50,000 . |
| 13 | It was estimated that annual defence spending by developing countries totalled around US$170,000 million , or 5 per cent of their combined gross domestic product ( GDP ) , and more than three times the total value of aid transfers from the industrialized world . |
| 14 | Ozone concentrations reach three times the federal health standard . |
| 15 | So that 'd be three times the four sine squared . |
| 16 | Many calculated their wages not in the national currency , the dinar , but in deutschemarks at the rate of between 400 and 600 marks a month , three times the present average . |
| 17 | Those aged 70 and over are often charged double or three times the standard premium , though providing you are fit and healthy , Barclays , Thomas Cook and Pickfords charge the standard rate . |
| 18 | An autopsy found that Seth had cocaine and Percodan in his blood and .3 per cent alcohol — three times the legal limit . |
| 19 | Her husband David was knocked from his bike and killed just ten days before Christmas last year by a man who 'd drunk three times the legal limit . |
| 20 | The net uncovered December position — the amount traders are committed to buy — is around 28,000 lots , roughly three times the normal monthly total . |
| 21 | His ceilings are a generous 8 feet high ( not 7 feet ) ; the walls are almost three times the normal thickness ( not 6 but 16 inches , if made of stone ) , and the building , far from being sunk in the ground , is raised 15–18 inches above it to avoid damp . |
| 22 | This was more than three times the normal fare , and the astonished Annamese stood between the shafts of his vehicle staring after Joseph in amazement until he and Chuck disappeared inside the palace . |
| 23 | Activities associated with exploration — sledging , ski-marching , hunting , tending dog teams , even walking on snow and carrying heavy clothing — all involve hard work , for which two to three times the normal caloric intake is required . |
| 24 | A total of 65 common dolphins have been beached on Cornish shores so far in 1992 , three times the normal annual figure . |
| 25 | A further complication arose in late November when a sharp rise in the Danube 's flow ( up to three times the normal rate ) caused severe flooding and extensive damage to the dam site . |
| 26 | Peter saw Kate the next evening , which was a Thursday , again on Saturday , three times the following week , and twice the week after that . |
| 27 | If using hangers , pad them to about three times the usual extent with acid-free tissue or with polyester wadding covered with white cotton ( which can also be used to pad out the shoulders and shapes of packed costumes ) . |
| 28 | The band 's legal bill alone was £10,000 , about three times the usual cost . |
| 29 | — three times the usual average — in the past two years ? |
| 30 | The small regular labour force that is employed by the company is relatively well paid , receiving three times the minimum wage . |