Example sentences of "[prep] the middle third " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further questions which yielded a success rate of less than 50 per cent for the middle third of the pupils are now considered . |
| 2 | The proportion of the bottom two-thirds of pupils who get the following item correct is considerably reduced compared with the number who correctly answer " How many halves are there in 2½ ? " ( see p.33 ) Reading a scale with divisions which do not represent one unit again proves difficult as the next item illustrates : The next question which fewer than 50 per cent of the middle third could answer was the last in this group of three items . |
| 3 | The success rates were similar for both questions ; 45–50 per cent of the lower third band , 70–75 per cent of the middle third , and 80–85 per cent of the top third pupils giving both relevant months in each case . |
| 4 | This is Whitlow play getting congested into the middle third of the field at the moment . |
| 5 | The age standardised prevalence of microalbuminuria ( defined as albumin excretion rate 20–200 µg/min ) by thirds of height in the European men was 4.3% in the lowest third , 4.6% in the middle third , and 2.5% in the highest third ( NS ) . |
| 6 | In the south Asian men the age standardised prevalence of microalbuminuria was 4.6% in the lowest third of height , 4.9% in the middle third , and 4.6% in the highest third ( NS ) . |
| 7 | The final twenty minutes saw play confined to the middle third of the pitch as both linesmen became rather flag happy with a succession of offside decisions which infuriated players and crowd alike . |
| 8 | Roll out the creamy-yellow fondant to a large strip that will wrap around the middle third of the balloon . |