Example sentences of "of [art] [noun sg] above " in BNC.

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1 When rifting leads to the rupture of a continent the original elevation of the landsurface above sea level prior to rifting inevitably creates some relief once a new base level is established .
2 There are no significant additional demands on the input-output sub-system arising from use of the Working-Set above those already identified .
3 The anti-regionalists have no real answer to this apart from arguing that governments must put the long-term economic interests of the country above short-term expedient considerations .
4 Almost as he spoke they heard a crashing in the bushes at the top of the ridge above them .
5 The number of storeys or height of buildings may be restricted , for example by defining the maximum height of the ridge above ground level .
6 The formula used to calculate the ‘ effective ’ area for each section of roof is : ( A + ½B ) × C where A is the horizontal span of the slope , B the height of the ridge above the eaves and C the gutter length .
7 It is designed to optimise weights in one layer of the perceptron at a time , and the procedure for optimising weights in one layer is controlled by properties of the layer above which is already partly optimised .
8 The height of the staging above the bottom of the cart was only eight spans , and Garvey was nine spans tall .
9 Much of the territory above Tilberthwaite Gill lies within the Royalty of Muncaster and was owned then by Sir William Pennington of Muncaster Castle , Baronet .
10 This type of generalization requires the comparison of maps showing the two spatial patterns of elevation of the terrain above sea-level and the distribution of pine trees over that same terrain .
11 Of the river above me upside down very clear
12 Sobbing with rage and fear at her utter helplessness compared to the superior weight and strength of the man above her , Isabel could only submit .
13 Our target route — the splendid Tudor Rose , which takes a stunning line up of the best section of the cliff above Guillemot Ledge — remained unfulfilled , as we found handling a clutch of fine HVS and VS routes fully occupied our energies , leaving us totally sated .
14 The purpose of the Act above all was that future developments would be on low-density garden suburb or garden city lines , primarily the former .
15 Heat generated by the fungus gardens and termites in the main part of the nest above the basal plate causes the air to rise through the passageways and chambers until it reaches the large spaces in the upper part of the nest and within the towers .
16 Leave the groove of Primevil as soon as possible and stay within 6 metres of it to reach a poor belay at the foot of a groove in the first tier of the wall above the slab ( about 50m ) .
17 On entering the courtyard of the Pátio , one may be reminded of New Orleans by the verandah , supported on wrought-iron columns and with ornate roof valences , which is on three sides of the courtyard above the open-air café .
18 Other features are more clearly revealed if the data are plotted as a cumulative frequency distribution indicating the proportion of the surface above any given height ( Fig. 2.3 ) .
19 The Theatres Trust has donated £1,500 to Saltburn Community Theatre to help pay for renewal of the ceiling above the stage .
20 XIXb ) ; mosaic 9 , of building XiI , 2 , Cirencester ( Neal 1981 , no. 30 ) ; and that of the panel above the Hare mosaic ( pi .
21 The man below could not have seen the movement , but he felt some shifting of the air above him , or heard , perhaps , if he had a wild beast 's hearing as he had its gait , the mere rustle of a sleeve against the stone .
22 In tennis he will ask his students to call out their estimate of the height of the ball above the net as it crosses from side to side , or he will ask them to shout ‘ Bounce ’ each time the ball bounces and ‘ Hit ’ each time it is hit , giving Self 2 a chance to show what a fluent player he really is .
23 The world closed quickly in on them and was limited to the gleam and crackle of the dying fire before them , to the firelight on each other 's faces , and the pale darkness of the sky above them scattered with stars .
24 And the colours of the sky above them in the evening were ever-changing blues , greys and pinks so that the flamingos seemed reflections of it sometimes .
25 A fourth was crouched on the silvery carapace of the wreck above them .
26 That part of the vein above the roof of a drainage level was known as the " backs " .
27 Pillars , walls , ceiling , all have been painted , and there are even paintings hung on the upper walls of the nave above the arches , which are a mixture of round and pointed .
28 She was hanging from her hands tied to the post of the bed above her head with her own belt .
29 She was in the shade of the pergola above the drinks table , where crimson bougainvillaea tumbled in chaotic profusion with vines and potted palms .
30 It should be said that many of the problems which make quality control of elements of the course above subject level a challenge for modular courses are not a challenge for conventional courses only because insufficient comparability exists to make quality control a serious possibility .
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