Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adv] above " in BNC.

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1 Erm we are in the current process of reviewing our own or altering our own structure plan , the first alter alteration is going through consultation at the present moment and we 're estimating a need within that period of of actually fifteen thousand which is marginally above the regional planning guidance .
2 And your function is designed as , when I give you a number , you give me the nearest integer , which is just above it .
3 A lower limit on the mass of Cygnus X-1 can now be obtained by setting m G to 20 and τ : to 90° ; then which is already above the upper limit ( 3.5 ) for the mass of a neutron star .
4 At the centre of this system is a constant frequency clock set at a rate which is substantially above the starting/ stopping rate of the system .
5 Sounds as if it 's just above us
6 It 's immediately above the tonic .
7 Just above it is a block of plastic which combines a Euro-style power socket , a fuse carrier and the main power switch — which should be easy to find in the dark , as it 's directly above the mains lead .
8 Yeah , the average age three over three years ago , it 's now above thirty one .
9 Of course it grows colder as you move away from the equator , and it is rarely above 5°C at latitudes greater than 50 degrees , north or south .
10 Indeed , it is here above all that the contemporary ‘ law-and-order ’ enthusiasts who slap down ‘ permissiveness , as a postwar invention are badly in need of a history lesson .
11 Turnover has increased since Big Bang , although has tended to fall in 1988 and 1989 relative to 1987 ( but it is still above Big Bang levels ) , and dealing spreads and dealing costs have tended to fall .
12 He must act within the law : he is never above it .
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