Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] [art] top " in BNC.

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1 The coarsest sieve required is placed at the top of a nest of sieves in which the screen openings become progressively smaller downwards .
2 For example , when a ball is placed at the top of a hill , it will roll downwards .
3 A framework of iron bars is placed across the top and this supports fine mesh netting .
4 Today 's stage nine is 120 miles from Wrexham to Rotherham and the Milk Race comes to Liverpool city centre tomorrow , the first riders set to arrive at around 2.30pm. finishing line for the stage is situated at the top of the cobbled William Brown Street .
5 Of course , it may well be that there is a dominant culture within an organisation which is formed at the top and is transmitted downwards through formal and informal mechanisms .
6 Argument will only grow in a large organization if it is actually encouraged , and if the example is given from the top with courteous listening and praise for differences of view .
7 When a new item is to be added to the partition , it is added at the top .
8 The cerebellum is located at the top of the brainstem below the cerebrum , and works as a sort of administrative computer regulating the rate , sequence and force of motor movements .
9 Resembling a ship 's bridge , the company boardroom is located at the top of a 22 metre conning-tower , with the three floors below housing printing presses at the ‘ stern ’ and 4.500 sq metres of editorial and administrative space , a restaurant and fitness room around a central atrium located at the ‘ bow ’ .
10 If a stone is dropped from the top of a tower erected on the moving earth , it will execute its natural motion and fall towards the centre of the earth .
11 For an overall impression of the site a visit is recommended to the top of the observation tower .
12 So if it is happening at club level you can guarantee it is happening at the top .
13 No-one realises how f—in' hard it is to scream at the top of your lungs and concentrate on playing guitar solos .
14 A cart track leaves the Ingleton — Hawes road east of the inn and passes below the railway viaduct to Winterscales , whence a steep beeline is made to the top .
15 The traditional approach is from the right , where an awkward traverse is made from the top of a crack in the side wall of Lone Tree Groove , around the arête to gain small ledges in the base of the main groove .
16 At Holme-on-Spalding-Moor in East Yorkshire , the church is sited at the top of a prominent hill and the village nestles at the bottom .
17 When an attempt is made to add an item which is already in the cache , the item is moved to the top of the cache .
18 The pipe bringing the water from the boiler ( the flow ) is connected near the top of the cylinder ; the pipe taking water back to the boiler to be heated ( the return ) is connected near the bottom .
19 The water holds it in place within the pool while it is secured at the top by rocks , paving slabs or turves .
20 A clamping bar of aluminium or brass is needed across the top of the assembly to ensure that the clamping force is uniformly distributed over the cross-section of the outer limbs and another at the bottom , though this can be a simple flat strip of brass or aluminium .
21 Mail messages are accumulated for each user and the number of currently held messages is shown at the top of each display page .
22 A tally of your messages is shown at the top of every page .
23 The temperature is shown at the top of each set of lanes .
24 The segregation patterns of Oct-11a , Oct-11b and flanking genes in the backcross animals that were typed in common is shown at the top of parts a and b .
25 Now then , is going over the top and spending more money and producing an absolutely stupendous job , fabulous result , is that quality ?
26 The version and version number of the program that you have is displayed at the top of this screen , whilst at the bottom is your licence number and some guidance regarding which keys to press .
27 where Lou is riding to the top again …
28 As a ball is hit , spins and moves forward , the air that hits the front of the ball is dragged over the top of the ball , creating a slight vacuum on top of the ball .
29 Therefore , you should train to lift the level of aerobic endurance by selecting a training routine and working at it until your pulse rate is raised to the top of the aerobic band .
30 They usually moan when the engine is low on oil or if the oil relief valve plunger spring has gone weak This is mounted on the top of the oil cooler between the union and the pipe Removing the spring and replacing with a new one or sometimes stretching the spring cures the groaning noise Whilst the groan sounds awful it is not actually detrimental to the operation of the vehicle
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