Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] above [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This all adds up , not only to a valuable historical reference which nobody intending to perform this music could afford to ignore , but , in spite of its manifest shortcomings , to something which still stands head and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 . |
| 3 | That is what will keep us head and shoulders above any of our competitors even if they do wave a BS5750 certificate around as though it guarantees them a divine right to business success . |
| 4 | Though short , he stands head and shoulders above most . |
| 5 | Being so tall he was head and shoulders above most of the mourners . |
| 6 | At temperatures and pressures above this point water vapour can not be converted into liquid water no matter how great the applied pressure ( see also section 3.1 ) . |