Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [prep] [noun] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | An optimum path can be selected and other activities adjusted to phase in with those on this ‘ critical path ’ . |
2 | Hundreds of thousands of personal pledges received from countries all over the world will be attached to the Tree of Life as a powerful visual expression of the concern of individuals for the state of the Earth and their commitment to protect it . |
3 | But it was no better outside : midges boiled in clouds out of the sodden peat around the saw-bed and the timber stacks . |
4 | Most of these seabirds appear on land only during spring and summer , breeding when surface waters are richest in plankton ; for the rest of the year they disperse widely . |
5 | Of 941 HIV seropositive cases reported in Edinburgh up to September 1992 , 515 ( 55% ) were associated with injecting drug misuse . |
6 | Crystals and gems grow in cavities far beneath the earth 's surface , when magma — molten rock from the earth 's hot core — forces its way into cracks in solid rock , such as granite . |
7 | Dotronix Inc has reported second quarter net losses of $181,331 against profits of $212,710 last time , on turnover down 21.6% at $4.3m ; mid-term net losses amounted to $138,101 down from losses of $333,250 last time , on turnover down 5.4% at $10m . |
8 | Meca Software Inc has turned in second quarter net profits up 289.6% at $187,000 , on turnover that rose by 78.4% to $9m ; mid-term net losses amounted to $773,000 up from losses of $685,000 last time , on turnover that rose 110.3% at $14.8m . |
9 | Identix Inc has turned in second quarter net losses of $727,000 down from losses of $990,000 last time , on turnover that rose by 314.8% at $2.6m ; mid-term net losses amounted to $1.2m down from losses of $1.9m last time , on turnover that rose by 161% to $3.7m . |
10 | Groupe Videotron LTEE has reported second quarter net profits up 250.2% at $2.9m , after $5.7m losses from discontinued operations this time and $426,471 losses last time , on turnover up 11.6% at $112.6m ; mid-term net losses amounted to $6.4m up from losses of $2m last time , after $6.4m losses from discontinued operations this time and $2m losses last time , on turnover up 12% at $226.9m . |
11 | TexScan Corp has reported second quarter net losses of $4.2m , after $2.7m restructuring charges , against profits of $109,000 last time , on turnover that fell 4.2% at $9.8m ; mid-term net losses amounted to $5.8m up from losses of $370,000 last time , on turnover that fell by 7.4% at $17.7m . |
12 | Energy Conversion Devices Inc saw second quarter net profits up 178.3% at $1.2m , after $192,000 losses from discontinued operations last time , on turnover down 1.5% at $5.4m ; mid-term net losses amounted to $1.5m up from losses of $1.1m last time , after $1.8m losses from discontinued operations this time , including $1.7m charges from their disposal , and $56,000 losses last time , on turnover up 2.6% at $8.6m . |
13 | Centennial Cellular Inc has reported second quarter net losses of $6.1m down from losses of $8.1m last time , on turnover up 37.4% at $10.4m ; mid-term net losses amounted to $13.4m down from losses of $15.6m last time , on turnover up 41.1% at $19.9m . |
14 | A pattern of parishes , as we know it , took centuries to come into existence anywhere in Europe . |
15 | Cellular infiltration was significantly reduced but the extent of vacuolisation was not significantly different from that observed in animals infused with caerulein alone without pretreatment with TCV-309 . |
16 | So it 's going to take a very long time , because it has been male orientated , but until we get the attitude of the work place , which is encouraging their piers to apply for jobs instead of , oh , of course , I do n't think I will apply for that job . |
17 | Few of these fall into the category of rich kids turning to crime just for kicks , but some believe they are equally blameless . |
18 | This is easiest at places which allow schools access at times exclusively for educational visits , or where some special space can be set aside where a group can work undisturbed . |
19 | Thus it is not possible to say that drivers attend to information differently for different road types . |
20 | COMPETITORS in one of Britain 's greatest sporting spectacles arrive in Liverpool today as the 1993 Milk Race enters its closing stages . |
21 | The sessions run from September through to June . |
22 | New roles created for publishers clockwise from top left Jonathan Burnham , Carmen Callil , Kate Parkin and Frances Coady |
23 | Moreover , given the fact that classes have always been much larger in primary schools than elsewhere , and that primary teachers have persistently urged the need to improve pupil-teacher ratios , it is not surprising that many heads saw the opportunities afforded by PNP only in terms of smaller classes . |
24 | Figure 8.11 shows that , apart from London , the different types of authority spend at a very similar level on books and equipment in special schools , but that in both primary and secondary schools , metropolitan districts spend on average less on books and equipment per child than the shire counties . |
25 | Information International Inc saw third quarter net losses of $2.6m up from losses of $459,487 last time , on turnover down 16.5% at $5.2m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $3.7m up from losses of $2.6m last time , on turnover up 25.7% to $20.1m . |
26 | US Cellular Corp saw third quarter net losses of $6m up from losses of $4.4m last time , on turnover up 66.5% at $42.2m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $1.7m down from losses of $26.2m last time , after $14.9m gains from the sale of cellular interests this time and $10.3m tax charges last time , on turnover that rose by 72.2% to $109.7m . |
27 | Star Technologies Inc saw third quarter net losses of $222,000 down from losses of $960,000 last time , on turnover down 30.2% at $5.1m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $713,000 up from losses of $389,000 last time , on turnover down 36% to $16.7m . |
28 | Dynascan Corp has turned in third quarter net profits up 119.7% at $312,000 , on turnover down 13.6% at $33.1m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $3.1m up from losses of $2.3m last time , on turnover that fell by 17.5% to $82.9m . |
29 | Centennial Cellular Inc saw third quarter net losses of $5.7m down from losses of $7.4m last time , on turnover up 34.3% at $11.1m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $19.1m down from losses of $23m last time , on turnover up 38.6% to $31.1m . |
30 | T/SF Communications Inc has turned in third quarter net profits of $13.9m against losses of $70,000 last time , after $24.4m non-recurring pre-tax gains , on turnover up 11.4% at $26.2m ; net losses for the nine months stood at $15m up from losses of $1.4m last time , on turnover that rose 10.5% to $75.6m . |