Example sentences of "average of [num] [noun] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether the life sentence is regarded as a sufficient denunciation in society depends on the public 's perception of what life imprisonment means : if it is widely believed that it results in an average of nine years ' imprisonment , the effect will be somewhat blunted . |
| 2 | With an average of nine months ' notice , the timber trade — buying on its own responsibility — could procure , at a lower average price per standard than is being paid at present , enough timber for all the houses that the building industry can build . |
| 3 | Tests of medical house doctors after a night spent on emergency admissions ( when they got an average of 1.5 hours ' sleep ) showed them to be significantly worse at a memory task designed to tap these skills than after a night off duty . |
| 4 | Charges are higher than for the society 's standard dealing system because the stockbroker can not itself be paid on the deal until the end of the stock exchange account , an average of 10 days ' delay . |
| 5 | According to the research , over half — 55 percent — have an average of five years ' managing director experience in at least two positions and eight out of ten claim experience of turning around a company . |
| 6 | All have now done an average of ten days ' sailing aboard British Steel Challenge and are being given what is termed ‘ continuation training ’ . |