Example sentences of "[prep] a 20 " in BNC.

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1 After a 20 hour day , this soon became a real struggle .
2 Excitement swept back into the chess world in September this year with the return after a 20 year self imposed exile by the American former world champion Bobby Fischer .
3 Italian teams took all three European titles in 1990 and in the UEFA Cup , Torino look semi-final candidates after a 20 win at BK Copenhagen .
4 After a 20 minute incubation at 22°C , MgCl 2 ( to 10mM ) , CaCl 2 ( to 2mM ) and 0.0625 units of DNase I were added , mixed and incubated for a further 60 seconds , after which time 20µg of proteinase K in 100µl of a buffer containing 1% SDS , 100µg/ml tRNA , 200mM NaCl , 20mM EDTA was added and the reaction incubated at 50°C for a further 20 mins .
5 Denied access to Europe and elsewhere by the Welsh Rugby Union , awaiting a lengthy ban on the international lock Gareth Llewellyn , they battled against Bridgend within the confines of a 20 square yard area .
6 The Electricity Council told the Energy Committee that it would be possible to meet the Toronto Conference target of a 20 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2005 .
7 So put on suitable clothing and a pair of comfortable sturdy shoes and set yourself a target of a 20 minute brisk invigorating walk .
8 The diagram below shows the effect of a 20 kt wind at 45° to the hold .
9 We are beneficiaries to the extent of a 20 per cent .
10 Thousands are still facing the burden of a 20 per cent .
11 The discovery on Nov. 1 of the body of a 20 year-old who had been abducted from his science class prompted the police to raid clandestine prisons which the fundamentalists had established in the vicinity of the campus .
12 Lamont described the move as " a decisive first step towards the government 's objective of a 20 pence [ in the pound ] basic rate " .
13 A major redevelopment of the area including the provision of a 20 ton Derrick Crane to handle the containers had already been carried out .
14 Figure 2A depicts alternative frames from the 13 to the 17 minute of a 20 minute fasted sequence after preloading with 1 l of tape water .
15 You are the proprietor of a 20 room country hotel , set in six acres of wooded grounds with spectacular views , eight miles from the nearest town .
16 This protectionism is based upon part of a 20 year old agreement called the Lomé Convention .
17 Tariff barriers on basic grains were to be eliminated across the region by the end of the year , and duties on all agricultural produce by June 1992 ; duties on most other products should be held below a 20 per cent ceiling from the beginning of 1993 .
18 The NorthEast Housing Consortium will receive £512,000 towards a 20 unit £840,000 development in Redcar Road , Thornaby and £414,000 towards various schemes costing £487,000 .
19 The union affirmed its opposition to 100 per cent coursework and support for a 20 to 70 per cent limit .
20 A survey by NCC has revealed clearly that all of the woodland could regenerate itself naturally if sheep grazing was prevented or substantially reduced ; the cost of fencing for this purpose can be as much as £3,500-£8,000 for a 20 hectare wood depending on its shape and the terrain encountered , making the costs often prohibitive .
21 Tivoli Systems Inc founder Robert Fabbio 's Atrium Technologies , Boston , Massachusetts , will ship Distributed Common System Services , a set of DCE-based services for generic notification , distributed access control and SQL functions in the third quarter : prices go from $5,100 for a 20 node kit to $160,000 for a site licence .
22 The most serious industrial disruption was a strike by 1,700 miners in Morocco 's largest coalfield at Jerada , 450 km east of Rabat , which began in mid-December 1988 with demands for a 20 per cent wage increase .
23 The call " for a 20 per cent reduction in emissions by 2005 , rather than stabilisation at 1990 levels in 2000 , to which the EC is committed " forms part of a list of 55 environmental measures which the group is calling for the community to implement .
24 Both handled conditions well , Andrew 's Minstrel pulling eight lengths clear of Thuhool and Stirrup Cup making all and jumping well for a 20 lengths win over market rival Kingfisher Bay .
25 He came into the Guyana team as a 20 year runs straight away , and remained a permanent fixture .
26 I knew all about them when they were called the Savage Sausages and they used to play the Powerhaus singing ‘ Louie Louie ’ through a 20 watt PA …
27 With hyper-inflation , BR started the year with a 20 per cent fares increase — despite furious cost-cutting .
28 They think they will stay on top with a 20 to 30-seat lead .
29 Sony is the hi-fi market leader , with a 20 per cent share , followed by Pioneer , JVC and Aiwa .
30 But again , some of the ladies whom my brother Sam bedded with … well , I would not have touched with a 20 foot pole .
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