Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Household waste accounts for perhaps 4% of the total waste produced in Britain . |
| 2 | Our findings reveal for the first time death rates of babies born before term who survive into late adult life , although duration of gestation was recorded for only half of the men . |
| 3 | Although anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide account for only half of the total global emission , they tend to be very concentrated . |
| 4 | At that stage , the tigers accounted for only 19% of the money flowing into these countries . |
| 5 | According to Dr Mobius , over 75% of the world 's population lives in such countries , which currently account for only 11% of the world 's GNP and less than 5% of the capitalisation of the world equity markets . |
| 6 | Much of the capital 's road space is used for only part of the day . |
| 7 | In most countries , groundwater flows from aquifers throughout the year but rainfall replenishes them for only part of the time . |
| 8 | Expenditure on education was affected by the same influence , although this accounts for only part of the large decline in its share from 1979 to 1983 . |
| 9 | Gresham chairman Sid Green professed himself ‘ modestly satisfied ’ with the company 's pre-tax profit of £767,000 on sales of £7.25m — last year 's sales were £6.29m but the two companies had been combined for only part of the accounting period . |
| 10 | To the question , ‘ Do you use headhunters regularly or on specific occasions only ? ’ , respondents admitting regular usage accounted for only 15% of the companies surveyed . |
| 11 | Is it not the pride of the industry that although sales in Britain account for only 8% of the world total , British recordings account for 22% ? |
| 12 | A random sample of herds might indicate that 40% of them are grazing on marginal land ; but if animals were the unit of study we might find only 20% of animals to be on marginal grazing , i.e. the 40% of herds are the smaller ones accounting for only 20% of the cattle . |
| 13 | This may account for the fact that thesis citations in systematic botany accounted for only 5% of the total citations in a recent study ( Delendick ) . |
| 14 | Simultaneous food and acid reflux occurred for only 0.95+5.2/-1.2% of the time . |
| 15 | Mature medical students ( defined as over 23 ) account for only 2% of the medical school population . |
| 16 | In Jersey City , where non-Hispanic whites account for only 35% of the population , a 34-year-old Wall Street anti-tax whizz-kid runs for mayor against the local machine . |
| 17 | All three patients after vagotomy and pyloroplasty had negative provocation tests and average gastric sodium concentrations were above 100 mmol/l for only 16% of the study . |
| 18 | The illustrative programme of additional expenditure from January 1993 , set out in Appendix 1 of The Future of Our Qualification , does include programmes ‘ to enhance firms ' profitability ’ and ‘ to help firms translate audit regulation into a profitable opportunity ’ , but these activities account for only £210,000 of the total additional expenditure of almost £2m . |
| 19 | The police had sealed off only part of the city centre while the bomb squad investigated . |
| 20 | The plants that are in flower are probably between 5-7 years old , and about only 1% of the population flowers in any one year . |
| 21 | Simple guidelines about only eating at the table at meal-times and not snacking may be required . |
| 22 | He will be buried tomorrow after 11am Mass at the Sacred Heart Church , Cargin . |
| 23 | However , after 5 April — when the value of the tax credit falls to 20 per cent — this £75 when grossed up inside the PEP will be worth just £93.75 to the basic rate taxpayer . |
| 24 | Sun accounted for approximately 25% of the Japanese market in terms of both units and value of shipments for 1991 . |
| 25 | Superior tone with no distortion can be had year long for just £25.50 in the UK , £30 for Europe and overseas by surface mail , £42 for Europe by air and £52 for overseas by air . |
| 26 | It took Robins 's total to 11 for the season since goal-shy United sold him for just £800,000 in the summer , and Robins said : ‘ I suppose I felt I had something to prove . |
| 27 | The proposals would cause disproportionate damage to the Legal Aid Scheme — cutting the number of legal aid certificates by 30% in order to make a saving of only 4% of the total costs of the Scheme . |
| 28 | However , it has also recently suggested a tag of only $1,000 for the server . |
| 29 | However , it has also recently suggested a tag of only $1,000 for the server . |
| 30 | This is reflected in half-time profits pegged back to £37.1m , a rise of only £3.7m over the last six months . |