Example sentences of "of [n mass] [adj] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Traditionally thought of as a bleak month , plants like Hamamelis ‘ Jelena ’ , heathers and the ghostly stems of Rubus biflorus will brighten the winter garden |
| 2 | And the grant of £40 million would need doubling to provide the same level of service . |
| 3 | They say that Direct Line 's 1992 profits of £15 million could grow to as much as £100 million by 1996 when the company becomes one of the biggest players in insurance industry . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman will know that any project in excess of £1 million must come to me for a decision . |
| 5 | The intended budget of £5 million could reap benefits in a city where tourist revenue is becoming a principal source of wealth . |
| 6 | Press Construction wins £2.3m order PRESS Construction of Darlington has won two contracts worth a total of £2.3m that will consolidate work at the Haughton Road business for its 500-strong workforce . |
| 7 | Capital spending of £43 million should reach a total of £87 million for the full year . |
| 8 | A total of ¥1 trillion may seem puny in a property market which is valued , in theory , at ¥2,000 trillion . |
| 9 | In the spirit of affability , may I congratulate the Government on one of the changes that they made some time ago , in which they followed fairly accurately the views expressed in early-day motion 488 , which noted that when ’ the Social Fund cold weather payments scheme trigger mechanism was put to a serious test it collapsed three times under the weight of its own absurdity the scheme is inadequate , inefficiently targeted and wasteful as the cost of advertising and administration are unjustifiably high ; and urges a new saving limit of £3,000 that would create a fully automatic scheme ’ . |
| 10 | Notice that an increase in government spending of £2 million would increase national income by £5 million ( via the ordinary multiplier ) , whereas an increase in lump-sum taxation of £2 million ( to finance the government spending , say ) would reduce national income by only £3 million . |
| 11 | The analysts say the fall in net assets from their December 1991 total of £82.0 million will have precipitated clauses in the company 's loan agreement requiring them to seek renegotiation of terms . |
| 12 | So for example where the odour effects a number of people this may fall within that category . |
| 13 | However , 15-Mton iron objects with speeds much in excess of the median value of 15kms -1 will airburst before impact . |
| 14 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that defence cuts of £6 billion would lead to a massive loss of jobs in defence industries throughout the country ? |
| 15 | To fund the East stand the RFU will reissue 1,000 business debentures to raise £6m. 10,000 individual debentures at a cost of £2,000 each will generate £20m . |
| 16 | Yet the Government 's spending assessment requires savings of £4m that will cost 140 teachers ' jobs . |
| 17 | so , although the advance of £ 100,000 may appear a vast sum of money , it can result in a lack of spending power in the rockets of individual band members . |
| 18 | The paper would need a minimum circulation of 300,000 to make money , and with an annual expenditure of £13.3 million would make an annual profit of £6.4 million if it reached a circulation of 500,000 But the idea never got off the ground . |
| 19 | An NPV result of £100 000 may look attractive . |
| 20 | An NPV result of £100 000 may look attractive . |
| 21 | The sum of £30 000 will go to the Country Council 's highways department for signposting and other capital costs , while £22 500 will be spent on footpath maintenance and improvement . |