Example sentences of "[vb -s] [noun] [conj] [noun pl] above " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though short , he stands head and shoulders above most . |
| 2 | To Catholics , and indeed most Christians , there is one sin that stands head and shoulders above all the rest , and that is sex — thinking about it , and in this case , writing about it . |
| 3 | Lightning Linford , the British athletics team captain , stands head and shoulders above silver medallist Frankie Fredericks of Namibia ( right ) and American bronze medal winner Dennis Mitchell — the men he beat with amazing ease to capture the 100 metres gold medal . |
| 4 | This all adds up , not only to a valuable historical reference which nobody intending to perform this music could afford to ignore , but , in spite of its manifest shortcomings , to something which still stands head and shoulders above any of the other recordings in the current catalogue of this much missed composer . |
| 5 | But , as in 1990 , Japan stands head and shoulders above the rest in hardware investment intentions this year . |
| 6 | Douglas Adams ' Mostly Harmless ( Pan , £4.99 ) stands head and shoulders above the rest of the pack . |