Example sentences of "the uk [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Facilities are available for ESR , atomic absorption , and NMR spectroscopy ( including the UK high-field service for Chemistry and Biology ) ; mass spectrometry ( high resolution magnetic sector , GCMS , and TOF instruments ) ; structural determination of single crystals and powders by X-ray diffraction ( 4 diffractometers ) , and of volatile compounds by gas-phase electron diffraction . |
| 2 | However , we noted in Table 16.4 that the UK composite tax rate is currently less than 40 ( 10 , and reductions below this level receive little support from econometric studies . |
| 3 | It lends itself quite suitably to the UK sporting scene which is populated by many black sportsmen growing up in broken homes , settling on the side of the mother and eventually seeing the father as an anathema , as did Repton heavyweight Ray Tabi : |
| 4 | In the UK , all newborn babies are screened for the inherited condition phenylketonuria which has an incidence of about 10 cases per 100,000 live births in the UK Afro-Caribbean population . |
| 5 | This classification has been simplified for use by the UK General Household Survey , which uses the following categories : 1 Professional 2 Employers and managers 3 Intermediate and junior non-manual 4 Skilled manual 5 Semi-skilled manual and personal service 6 Unskilled manual ; unemployed ; those who have not worked . |
| 6 | The UUUC fought the UK general election in February and held a conference at Portrush on 24/26 April to clarify its policy which included a demand for an immediate general election for the Northern Ireland Assembly . |
| 7 | Together they fought the general election of February , 1974 when UUUC candidates secured eleven seats out of twelve for 51% of the votes and also the UK general election of October 1974 when they secured ten seats for 58% of the votes . |
| 8 | The leaders of the four parties met again on Feb. 28 and reached agreement in principle to restart the political negotiations , if assurances were received from Major and the UK Labour Party leader , Neil Kinnock , that any talks would continue on the same basis after the UK general election . |
| 9 | The meeting was , however , adjourned at the end of March 9 and no further discussions were held since the parties agreed that talks would be suspended following the formal announcement of the UK general election , which was made on March 11 [ see p. 38821 ] . |
| 10 | SHARES and sterling were becalmed yesterday as dealers looked to company results to provide a clear lead on the UK economic outlook . |
| 11 | The Division has continued to make progress in the second half in spite of very serious deterioration in the UK economic situation . |
| 12 | In the UK such research is widespread though there are specialist environmental epidemiology research institutes at Southampton and Cardiff ( funded by the Medical Research Council ) , and others at the University of Surrey ( Robens Institute ) and at the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine . |
| 13 | Kverneland ( UK ) Limited reckons to have in excess of 50% of the UK semi-mounted market , but we certainly do not sell anywhere near 850 of these units each year . |
| 14 | Similarly Norway claims that less than a quarter of its acid rain is home produced , the main culprit being the UK though this is disputed by the UK Central Electricity Generating Board . |
| 15 | On March 19 , 1990 , a five-year study on surface water acidification in Sweden , Norway and the UK was published by 30 research groups funded by British Coal and the UK Central Electricity Generating Board . |
| 16 | The UK Central Council for Nurses , Midwives and Health Visitors has issued new guidance to nurses ( UKCC , 1988 ) about drug administration which is a follow-up circular to clarify its 1986 ‘ Advisory Paper ’ . |
| 17 | The UK Central Council for Nursing , Midwifery and Health Visiting has recently approved general SVQs and occupational SVQs at level III as fully satisfying the educational entry requirements for pre-registration nursing preparation . |
| 18 | He was within 18 months of retirement and has since been elected to the UK Central Council for Nursing , the profession 's regulatory body . |
| 19 | He claimed that his governing body , the UK Central Council for Nurses and Midwives , recommended that at least two nurses gave out the drugs to patients . |
| 20 | Archiving in the UK central state is something which happens once records are ‘ dead ’ , i.e. are long outside the business cycle . |
| 21 | The film — a propaganda film for the UK Central Office of Information to be shown abroad — was about our maritime traditions , the character of the British and the sea , or ‘ Sailing Brits ’ as it said on the clapper board . |
| 22 | But the hard fact remains : in the UK increasing concentration in terms of corporate size was not matched by increases in plant size [ Pratten , 1971 ; Cockerill and Silberston , 1974 ; Prais , 1981 ] . |
| 23 | Having conquered the UK personal computer market , Elonex Plc is the first European personal computer producer to strike an OEM deal with Univel Inc , the Novell Inc-Unix System Laboratories Inc venture . |
| 24 | VIGLEN THRIVES IN THE UK PERSONAL COMPUTER MARKET WITH SALES UP 43% |
| 25 | The UK personal computer industry 's first direct sales trade association was launched on May 21 both to try to protect customers from a business renowned for its cowboys and to guarantee customers a certain level of service quality . |
| 26 | The report states that the change in usage is a direct result of the advice given to farmers by the UK Agricultural Development and Advisory Service . |
| 27 | Various interest groups ( eg : The National Farmers ' Union , the UK Agricultural Supply Trade Association , and agricultural scientists ) have warned of the consequences of this policy . |
| 28 | Under the joint venture between the British Agrochemicals Association and the UK Agricultural Supply Trade Association , farmers will be able to dispose of chemicals at the rate of £20 for disposal of the first 5kg and £2.90 for each kilogram thereafter . |
| 29 | Recovery in the UK gathered momentum during the second quarter as the UK portfolio continued to respond positively to action on rates and operating costs . |
| 30 | ‘ This bid is a clear indication of our confidence in the potential still offered by the UK Continental Shelf and our continuing commitment to exploring it , ’ he said . |