Example sentences of "[being] above " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some countries , at certain times , the consensus has been anti-inflationary : this has generally been the case in Germany , although the ‘ independent ’ Bundesbank has not prevented inflation being above 5% in eight of the last 20 years , quite apart from the monetary difficulties of German Monetary Union . |
| 2 | Many saw themselves as being above the grubby world of traditional politics and the professions , but often felt they could be like Richard Branson , the one-time hippy and promoter of alternative music who had joined the system and made a fortune . |
| 3 | The north side is formed by the Five Sisters , four being above the qualifying 3000 feet ; on the south side , they are even more prolific , seven Munros in a line , with two more better approached from Shiel Bridge . |
| 4 | Spectacular scenes abound in this lovely glen , the most-photographed being above the new bridge where there is a classic alpine view of the Saddle , a splendid mountain I have always had a soft spot for because I can pronounce its name with confidence . |
| 5 | ‘ You would n't believe it , Aggie , but he talked as if Big Joe , being above that kind of thing , could be classed as a caring , honest man . |
| 6 | In this case , there is a tradeoff between distortions induced by a subsidy policy and distortions induced by some prices being above marginal cost . |
| 7 | The problem arises from the fact that the Civil Service sees itself as being above the party battle , with a political position of its own to defend ’ ( Benn , 1980 , p. 9 ) . |
| 8 | Unemployment shows a similar geographical pattern , being above the United Kingdom average ( of 8% in 1988 ) in Northern Ireland ( 16.4% ) , the North of England ( 11.9% ) , Scotland ( 11.2% ) , the North West of England ( 10.7% ) and Wales ( 10.5% ) , and below average in the South East ( 5.2% ) , South West ( 6.3% ) and East Midlands ( 7.2% ) of England ( CSO , 1989b , Table 10.17 ) . |
| 9 | In European countries the mains supply voltage may fluctuate considerably , often being above any rated working voltage of the CL power pack , so that actual beam voltages may be appreciably higher than those set on the instrument panel . |
| 10 | I remember a sensation of being above myself , certainly not in my body anyway . |
| 11 | This chromatographic procedure is accurate and sensitive , recovery being above 90% and the minimum level of detection below 0.1 mmol/l for L-rhamnose . |
| 12 | Nothing wrong with people being above standard , in fact it 's encouraged . |
| 13 | These take a variety of forms and are thus difficult to summarize ; basically statistical properties are measured whilst some condition is fulfilled , such as the velocity being above some level , the velocity varying particularly rapidly , or different velocity components being related so as to make a large contribution to the Reynolds stress . |