Example sentences of "[n mass] [noun sg] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scharli et al noted a 23% rise in the use of barium meal examinations over the 55 years of their study , while Breaux et al reported a 34% increase in the use of imaging techniques between 1980 and 1984 , largely attributable to the use of ultrasound . |
| 2 | A DUNFERMLINE reader , James Wilkie , has won a £1,000 computer in The Scotsman Budget competition with a highly accurate prediction of Mr Lamont 's plans . |
| 3 | The news was greeted with a 1p rise in the share price to 85p . |
| 4 | Merseyside 's leading housing advice group also says that over the last year there has been a 100pc rise in the number of young homeless being referred to it . |
| 5 | The Halifax estate agency revealed a £14.5m loss in the six months to the end of July . |
| 6 | Accounts recently published show the club made a £3m loss in the last financial year . |
| 7 | The car division of America 's Ford made a $176m net profit in the first quarter of 1993 , compared with a $16m loss in the same quarter last year . |
| 8 | I was working as a data clerk in the basement of a Wall Street bank . |
| 9 | This was attributed to a 14% reduction in the cost of its operations to $1,620m following a 9% contraction in 1991 . |
| 10 | Improvement was defined as showing three or less stools a day , absence or mild abdominal pain , no fever , pulse rate ≤90 beats/min , and a 10% reduction in the VHAI in each weekly evaluation of the patient . |
| 11 | In Britain , Tesco , the grocery supermarket chain , estimated a 20% increase in speed enabling a 10% reduction in the number of checkouts ( Davison 1993 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ One possible advantage of a Directive , ’ the Committee writes , ‘ would be the greater harmonisation and coordination of the detailed requirements for the administration of data protection in the various countries affected . |
| 13 | Bill Beeby , of Boeing Aircraft Co in the United States , in his description of their search for an integrated manufacturing system , claims that they were nearest that goal when the firm was first set up to make sports planes for their wealthy owner . |
| 14 | Carter 's plan included a 10% rise in the price of petrol and the development of alternative fuels like gas , coal and solar energy . |
| 15 | Again , between the first quarter of 1990 and the middle of 1992 , GDFCF fell by over 11 % despite a 3% reduction in the cost of long term corporate borrowing . |
| 16 | Two of our team won their section of one of the competitions which involved data research in the Science Museum . |
| 17 | On the traditional visit to American aircraft carrier in the harbour , reported Paris-Match : ‘ With a toss of her head that sent her ponytail flying , the Midway was engulfed in a streak of lightning from thousands of flashbulbs and cries of admiration . ’ |
| 18 | After the withdrawal of the ground forces of the " Provide Comfort " operation [ see pp. 38357 ; 38450-51 ] the remaining forces , described in some reports as a 48-warplane deterrent force ( backed up by a United States aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean ) were deployed at joint Turkish-United States air bases at Incirlik and Pirinclick . |
| 19 | Bentwaters is , or was , an RAF base which had long been occupied by the American Air Force , probably since the war , proving the theory that East Anglia is the biggest non-floating US aircraft carrier in the world . |
| 20 | Rentokil has expanded its tropical plants business with a £6.5m deal in the US . |
| 21 | The transitions mentioned above are envisaged to become ‘ standard development ’ for expert systems in aircraft maintenance in the next few years . |
| 22 | I have , therefore , an in-depth background of aircraft maintenance in the RAF . |
| 23 | It seems that that recent $1m+ investment in Chorus Systemes SA by Altus Finance , a subsidiary of Credit Lyonnais , one of Europe 's largest banks ( UX No 382 ) , has spurred Unix System Laboratories to increase its $1m investment in the firm just to maintain its share : however , the companies do n't want to reveal how much USL added to the kitty or what percentage it controls for fear of giving away the valuation . |
| 24 | Barnett ( 1979 ) showed N. lapillus to select 5. balanoides in preference to Elminius modestus in the laboratory . |
| 25 | According to MTI , the Hungarian press agency , Sysland will hold a majority 55% stake in the firm , but the agreement has not yet been signed . |
| 26 | British Airways is bidding for a 25% stake in the Australian airline , but will have to fight off challenges from Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand , and a degree of ‘ anti-Pommie ’ feeling Down Under . |
| 27 | General Motors Corp may need to sell a stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp in order to overcome a $14,000m worldwide pension obligation , industry analysts told Reuter : chief financial officer Richard Wagoner said the automaker plans to make a ‘ significant contribution ’ into its pension fund this year and next year , and over the next six or seven years , hopes to eliminate its pension fund liability completely ; analysts say it could raise almost $5,000m by selling a 25% stake in the computer services giant , and Lehman Brothers automotive analyst Joseph Phillippi said he expects it either to sell a stake or return to the equity markets ; officials from both the General and British Telecommunications Plc say that any deal for the UK phone giant to buy a stake in EDS is far from certain . |
| 28 | St Louis-based Southwestern Bell Corp and the Cox Cable Communications arm of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises Inc , said yesterday that they have now finalised their UK joint venture : the agreement creates a partnership between the two in both cable television and local telephone service , and Cox will hold an initial 25% stake in the cable television and telephone operations of Southwestern Bell , with the option of increasing its stake . |
| 29 | The Irish state telephone monopoly Telecom Eireann has denied a report in the Irish Times that it is up for sale , but shares in Cable & Wireless Plc were up sevenpence at 721p yesterday morning on news it is in talks about possibly buying a 25% stake in the Irish phone company . |
| 30 | Under the licensing agreement , Sun will take a 10% stake in the company , disconcertingly called Elvis+ — for Electronic Computer & Information Systems . |