Example sentences of "[coord] a high [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Seasiders set out for Cyprus today needing a win or a higher scoring draw than 1-1 in Wednesday 's return game to secure a lucrative first round tie with Paris St Germain . |
| 2 | The solution , claim racing 's blue-blooded interests , is to force the punter to pay more , either through a monopoly tote ( the Marquis 's wish ) or a higher levy ( the Jockey Club 's ) . |
| 3 | Chaired by a judge of the High Court or a higher court , it has 16 members , a majority of whom must be persons other than practising or academic lawyers . |
| 4 | A hierarchical court structure is essential to give to a particular case a level of authority ; this will determine whether or not the case can be overruled by a decision of the same or a higher court , and which courts , if any , are bound by its decision . |
| 5 | But , in support of the maternal depletion syndrome , perhaps contrary to popular belief , it appears from these data that a baby has better chances of being born alive to a woman in the 40–44 years age group if it is the first than the sixth or a higher order . |
| 6 | This Vassiliki wind is spectacular , but if you want more hours of strong wind each day , or a higher percentage of strong wind days , we 'd recommend Turkey or Sardinia . |
| 7 | And remember , what 's cash for the goose is cash for the gander — if you 've got a wife much richer than you are , or a higher earner , it 's you who might have Christmas on divorce . |
| 8 | Britain was actually given a lower standard check , on the basis that we would be using in many places our own coal , which has a quite a high sulphur content , or de-sulphurisation , we were given a lower standard , or a higher standard , or whatever it is , it was more relaxed for Britain , and that 's why I like the idea of taking this up with the M.E.D. , how it 'll happen , how it will square in his mind . |
| 9 | The idea is that if the seller can sell the goods elsewhere at the same or a higher price than the buyer had agreed to pay , the seller has lost nothing , in which case he will receive only nominal damages . |
| 10 | Do you believe in God or a higher power ? |
| 11 | D. ) although some people may develop a more personalised individual concept of God or a Higher Power . |
| 12 | If it 's impossible to placate them or reason with them , if they insist on making your life a misery , if you ca n't get help from friends or a higher authority , then you must turn the tables on them — and fast . |
| 13 | There were 20 rats in each diet group , fed either a low fibre diet ( Special Diet Services Ltd , Whitam ) containing 17 g/kg non-starch polysaccharide ( NSP 12 g/kg soluble NSP ) , 124 g/kg digestible protein , 801 g/ kg digestible carbohydrate , 20 g/kg lipid , and vitamin and mineral mixes at 55 g/kg providing 2990 cal/kg , or a higher fibre diet ( CRMX ; Labsure Ltd ) containing 133 g/kg NSP ( 31 g/kg soluble fibre ) , 205 g/kg digestible protein , 569 g/ kg digestible carbohydrate , 24 g -kg lipid , and 63 g/kg vitamin and mineral mixes providing 2885 cal/kg . |
| 14 | A tax on — smoke or water-polluting production processes , or a higher tax on leaded petrol or a congestion tax on vehicles in city centres , or a duty on heavy lorries that badly damage road foundations , could be justified in these terms . |
| 15 | In the cities , where competition is intense , to be seen to be involved with clients at the top of the commercial ( and to a lesser degree social ) tree , publicity will take very different forms , but whether it comprises the full page recruitment advertisement or a high ranking in some statistical table devised by the editors of a legal journal , a bigger than average spread in a legal directory or an article by one of its partners explaining some development unique to the firm , the message will be the same : we are professional people of the highest calibre who run their practice efficiently and with success ; we have earned the respect of our fellow professionals and the esteem of our clients who are themselves of comparable stature to ourselves . |
| 16 | Plants are highly resistant to the great majority of potentially damaging species , and plant breeding programmes continue to manipulate genes that confer immunity or a high degree of resistance . |
| 17 | These two faculties , randomly chosen , would then be used for the sample with perhaps all the students , or a high proportion of them , being the sample . |
| 18 | ‘ If they want something manufactured to their own spec , OK , but we insist on a thumping great order or a high price . ’ |
| 19 | Among the grave goods were 140 pieces of gold jewellery , which had originally adorned the corpse of an important woman , who may have been a queen or a high priestess . |
| 20 | She was afraid then , rather as a skier might feel when he looks down the steep whiteness of a dangerous slope , or a high diver who seems far above the water , but the sensation was so unusual to her that she could n't be sure that it was entirely unpleasant still strongly mixed , as it was , with curiosity . |
| 21 | Patients were classified into quartiles independently in respect of their energy intake and their physical activity and were then designated as having a low energy intake , a normal energy intake , or a high energy intake with respect to their physical activity . |
| 22 | So , on the tax area , first of all you 've got to consider whether you 're a non-taxpayer , a basic rate taxpayer , or a high rate taxpayer . |
| 23 | Several seal impressions and rings show a high wall with a double cornice surmounted by sacral horns , or a high fence surrounding a tree . |
| 24 | A low input results in positive feedback and a higher output frequency . |
| 25 | Within the Mass Market Apparel businesses , following on the previous year 's mild winter , sales volumes at J E Morgan Heavyweight remained constant , although sales dollars were higher as a result of new product introductions and a higher price mix . |
| 26 | With grave face and totally businesslike voice he began to talk about the beginnings of this place , of the way he had planned and discussed the enterprise , and how he had enabled the local people to be involved all the way through , so that they knew what he was planning , and they did n't feel threatened by him , but collaborated with him , knowing that it meant jobs , roads and plumbing and a higher standard of living for them all . |
| 27 | Compared with their less-successful rivals , the best-performing firms had fewer managers , shorter lines of communication and a higher proportion of skilled workers ; they also spent six times more per employee on education and training . |
| 28 | It differs from the rest of Newham in that it is less typically an inner-city area and rather more middle class with few tower blocks and a higher proportion of owner-occupied housing . |
| 29 | There is a concentration of specialised services and a higher proportion of admissions occur for elective treatments and through A&E than emergency GP referral . |
| 30 | Bury St Edmunds , hub of the ancient Liberty of St Edmund , with well in excess of 3,000 inhabitants , had fewer labourers and a higher proportion of middling and richer men than its immediate environs ; but this apart , there was little to chose between town and country , except at the top of the scale , despite a Hawstead knight 's £500 in the latter . |