Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] above " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm we are in the current process of reviewing our own or altering our own structure plan , the first alter alteration is going through consultation at the present moment and we 're estimating a need within that period of of actually fifteen thousand which is marginally above the regional planning guidance . |
| 2 | And your function is designed as , when I give you a number , you give me the nearest integer , which is just above it . |
| 3 | A lower limit on the mass of Cygnus X-1 can now be obtained by setting m G to 20 and τ : to 90° ; then which is already above the upper limit ( 3.5 ) for the mass of a neutron star . |
| 4 | At the centre of this system is a constant frequency clock set at a rate which is substantially above the starting/ stopping rate of the system . |
| 5 | Best literary gossips include A. N. Wilson ( who is n't above some royal chat as well ) , Henry Porter , Taki ( international division ) and Frances Coady . |
| 6 | Of course it grows colder as you move away from the equator , and it is rarely above 5°C at latitudes greater than 50 degrees , north or south . |
| 7 | Indeed , it is here above all that the contemporary ‘ law-and-order ’ enthusiasts who slap down ‘ permissiveness , as a postwar invention are badly in need of a history lesson . |
| 8 | Turnover has increased since Big Bang , although has tended to fall in 1988 and 1989 relative to 1987 ( but it is still above Big Bang levels ) , and dealing spreads and dealing costs have tended to fall . |
| 9 | AFTER READING Jon Wilde 's espousal of marital bliss ( ‘ Modern Times ’ ) in your June issue , I was surprised to discover that he is not above indulging in a masturbatory fantasy over our beloved future queen in the self same issue ! |
| 10 | He must act within the law : he is never above it . |