Example sentences of "an area [Wh adv] the " in BNC.

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1 It becomes a rite of separation into an area where the detective 's need to ‘ juggle with statistics and detection rates ’ is diametrically opposed to the constantly voiced uniform preference for action which is simply programmed to ‘ nail the prig down ’ .
2 Here is an area where the balance of advantage has changed since 1979 , from union leaders to employers and managers and from the consultative role granted to the unions to one in which they are virtually ignored by the government .
3 There is an area where the micro-ecology changes rapidly , so that almost with every pace there is new vegetation clinging precariously to the spare soil .
4 • They are ( as their name indicates ) immediately above the optic chiasm , an area where the two nerves which carry visual information from the eyes cross over each other on their way to that part of the brain that analyses vision .
5 This is an area where the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , through its committees of member state experts , needs to give generously .
6 This is an area where the concepts of sampling theory , mentioned at the start of this chapter , can again prove useful : sampling schemes can balance these two objectives by determining the minimum labour that must be invested to be satisfied that the correct conclusions have been reached .
7 Speyside was an area where the units were large and almost exclusively family farms .
8 Speyside was an area where the lack of adequate housing had provided particular problems in keeping family farms going .
9 There was a kiln to dry the corn in an area where the damp climate gave a short season for harvesting and a mill , where the grain was processed .
10 They may be too young to know their own minds and the teachers may be taking advantage ; but is it really an area where the authorities should intervene ?
11 A great deal of spending went on social and community projects , an area where the voluntary sector flourished .
12 This is also an area where the LEA could assist a school in offering its services as a ‘ critical friend ’ , able to stand back and perhaps judge more objectively than those working in the school itself .
13 The council and others had objected to the proposed development and the council had refused planning permission on the ground that the proposals would result in an intensification of air pollution in an area where the level of existing pollution was high and would create additional health hazards to residents of the area .
14 THERE IS a notice hung at the side of the stage which reads : ‘ You are in an area where the sound level may exceed 95dba .
15 On the east , an open stream ran down the Steine to the sea , an area where the fishermen dried their nets and the inhabitants dumped their refuse ; it was near the outlet that Russell built his house , now the site of the Albion Hotel .
16 The scanning expert said : ‘ The easiest way to do that would be to enhance the quality of the original recording then just play it down an ordinary phone to a mobile phone in an area where the signal was strong .
17 It is essential that very little disturbance is caused in the tank , and therefore it should be planted in an area where the water agitation is minimal .
18 In two important maize-growing areas , fewer than half of those interviewed had heard of the increased price , and in an area where the Government was keen to encourage a substantial increase in local production , less than one in ten had heard of the new prices .
19 The fact that Crosby fought tooth and nail to get the job in an area where the success rate is so limited and expectation so high , speaks volumes for his bottle .
20 The geochemical evidence supports the interpretation that there are rocks of the Argyll Group around the Auchlee intrusion ( immediately south of Aberdeen ) in an area where the geological evidence is equivocal .
21 If you are fortunate enough to live in an area where the local district health authority ( DHA ) has a positive and dynamic recruitment policy , then bridging the gap between jobs will be high on its list of priorities .
22 If your plan is to move ahead quickly and gain promotion in as short a time as possible , you would probably fare best in an area where the shortage of suitably qualified staff is most acute .
23 Similarly , if you are on the beach , you should discourage your dog from drinking the water , or plunging straight into an area where the swell may be dangerous .
24 Yet this is an area where the emotional strength of junior adventures , so often timid and inadequate , could be deepened if the concept of honour in its universal sense were to be recognised .
25 However , the fact that Gloucester was able to forge a real link with Fitzwilliam , in an area where the duke 's territorial influence was minimal , is testimony less to the strength of the Conyers bond than to Gloucester 's own growing dominance in the north as a whole .
26 Specialist nurses have particular expertise in one field of nursing , usually in an area where the patient and family need teaching and support at home as well as in hospital .
27 In most cases their advice will either be right in law or be in an area where the courts will wish to leave alone the exercise of the visitor 's discretion .
28 It may well pay to consider moving house , to an area where the local state schools are good — at least up to age thirteen — and to embark upon fee-paying education at a later stage .
29 There may well be an area where the interest at stake in an application for a licence is considerably more important than that involved in a forfeiture or failure to renew in a different context .
30 Be that as it may , this is an area where the dividing line between Community activity and Union activity could change , irrespective of whether another diplomatic conference is held .
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