Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] enter the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March 1617 he was granted the profit on the extra import duty levied on the goods of foreign merchants entering the country ( a kind of revenue farm ) , in place of Lionel Cranfield ( later Earl of Middlesex , q.v. ) , who was moving on to higher things . |
| 2 | High acidity ( pH 6.5 ) slows the bacterial decay of organic particles entering the loch and hence the release of their nutrients . |
| 3 | Since the reorganization twelve years ago , the ethnic composition of the school has gradually changed until the proportion of black pupils entering the first year is well over half . |
| 4 | Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease affects over 10% of the population in the United Kingdom , and symptoms are caused by the presence of excess acid entering the lower oesophagus from the stomach and damaging the surface epithelium . |
| 5 | Work to install the pumps began in 1990 when heavy rains increased the amount of untreated sewage entering the river , killing many fish . |
| 6 | A network of Access Courses organised by EPD in association with thirteen colleges of further education located throughout Central Scotland is now in place , and , as a result , the number of mature students entering the University has increased substantially . |
| 7 | Chris Welch has written ‘ The sight of cropped heads and the sound of heavy boots entering the midnight Wimpy bar or dance hall is cause for sinking feelings in the pit of the stomach . ’ |
| 8 | The report quotes government figures which show that 40 per cent of toxic metals entering the north-east Atlantic comes from British rivers . |
| 9 | Shoemaker asserts that Tunguska-like explosions should be a common fate of small bolides entering the terrestrial atmosphere , provided only that they are less strong than iron objects . |
| 10 | Similarly , an increase in the number of brands on offer may be a consumer gain , even though it reduces the probability of new suppliers entering the market in the long run . |
| 11 | The number of new words entering the English language is rising faster now than at any time in history . |
| 12 | Of all the obstacles put in the way of young refugees entering the learned professions , none were higher and bulkier than those erected by the medical fraternity . |
| 13 | " What the Devil are you doing here ? " he roared , so that the crowd of young fishermen entering the alehouse would be in no doubt as to who ruled in the Pascoe household . |
| 14 | The fall in the number of young people entering the labour market because of the drop in the birth rate , combined with a rise in those going into further and higher education , will contract that source significantly . |
| 15 | Concern over the rising cost of public expenditure on pensions , and the shortage of young people entering the labour market , because of falling birth rates in the 1970's , may reverse the trend towards early retirement . |
| 16 | Changes percolate through gradually , much helped of course if there are major social and economic changes , such as the shortage of young people entering the labour market , which will inevitably open doors for women . |
| 17 | At the same time the downturn in the number of young people entering the employment market has emphasised the need for a greater proportion of young people with the skills which successful businesses will require . |
| 18 | Future projections show a marked fall in the numbers of young people entering the labour market . |
| 19 | In this respect the key variable in the 1980s is the large number of young people entering the rural labour market , following the baby boom of the 1960s . |
| 20 | Holding the infant 20 cm below the introitus for 30 seconds before clamping the cord probably enables an intermediate and beneficial volume of placental blood to enter the fetal circulation . |
| 21 | A group of Asian youths entered the park and each took a placard . |