Example sentences of "[noun] of [n mass] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reporting first quarter figures for the first time — nothing like good news to encourage such a move — SGS-Thomson Microelectronics NV said net profit for the first quarter of 1993 was $24.4m on sales up 28.1% at $439m ; in the year to December 31 it had net profit of $3m compared with a loss of $102.6m the year before ; first quarter orders soared by 91.2% to $726.8m . |
| 2 | A tin of salmon the first one |
| 3 | ( ii ) Whilst being a very agreeable proof of the universal existence of gcds the above proof is not very helpful in determining ( a , b ) for any particular pair of integers a and b . |
| 4 | The council says it will continue to assess Steven and Jason 's needs , and it has n't ruled out a change of school.Meanwhile the argument over what 's best for the youngsters goes on . |
| 5 | Despite hopes that some tasks inappropriate to junior doctors can be delegated to other groups of staff the new deal on juniors ' hours risks worsening the situation by increasing the intensity of work still further , notwithstanding the shorter working week . |
| 6 | A few qualified their reluctance by adding that much would depend on what kind of people the parents were , for example , disruptive or stable . |
| 7 | For the majority of people the response to an odour is instantaneous , disappearing immediately the odorant is removed . |
| 8 | Sir , — I believe to the majority of people the addition of VAT to domestic fuel bills will be as welcome as a large hole in a lifeboat would be . |
| 9 | With any type of aircraft the characteristics of a spin vary according to the loading , so that the spin becomes flatter as the c.g. is moved back . |
| 10 | Gunthorpe with the exception of the first ten pegs which are giving 10 to 15 lb of roach the rest appear devoid of fish , Shelford for fish around Stoke Ferry land end and pleasure anglers getting 30 lb plus nets on stick and maggot . |
| 11 | They were no less enthused when Mr Rice put up some film of seriously ordinary people , the sort of folk the average celebrity sees across a crash barrier . |
| 12 | They were local women and had joined for a job , but they were grandmotherly in a way , just the sort of people the younger girls needed . |
| 13 | It can tell us : What sort of people the characters are Why they behave as they do What they are thinking |
| 14 | But if I do that , well , I copy the C four , C six down have C five , C seven and then when I go in and insert the extra rows then er , well that formula 's not going to refer to those new rows that I insert it 's still cell the right of price and the right of sales the wrong sales certainly . |
| 15 | Thus , if in the year 1992/93 the income was £100 and the trustees paid the basic rate of tax because the income had a UK source of £25 and the additional rate of tax of £10 the amount of income available at the end of 1993 is £65 . |
| 16 | The Zombies take on the appearance of people the adventurers know ( and preferably care about or at least like ) and reach forward to them as if in greeting . |
| 17 | Buy both Apollo XI and Apollo XVII videos at a specially reduced price of £18 the pair , and you will receive a free Apollo slide set worth £8.50 . |
| 18 | Using the premiums quoted in Fig. 7.1 for BP options with an exercise price of 240p the effect of time can be seen as follows : |
| 19 | The stand-alone Caere OCR product costs nearly $600 , with WinFax PRO 3.0 shipping at a US introductory price of $129 the product certainly exudes value ! |
| 20 | b ) Now work out the area of 10m the small rectangle . |
| 21 | Tadpole Technology Plc saw net profits of £41,000 the six months to March 31 against losses of £1.45m last time , on turnover that rose 93.5% to £8.9m . |
| 22 | Computone lost $1.1m on sales of $22.7m the year ended April 3 , its second annual loss in a row . |
| 23 | Barratt sold 2,017 houses at an average price of £75,800 in the half year , down from 2,128 completions at an average of £81,200 the previous year . |
| 24 | With its careful experiments and its use of statistics the Society was , however , doing work not altogether remote from experimental psychology . |
| 25 | Athelstan recognised the voice of the eldest daughter of Pike the ditcher . |
| 26 | In the final stages of wing.development the epidermis secretes the wing.membrane and the thickened walls of the veins and the folded adult wings take shape within the cuticle of the last pre-imaginal instar . |
| 27 | A purpose-built training facility , the IBM Information Centre , is being established to give members of staff the opportunity to enhance their own skills in this direction . |
| 28 | The loss compares with a profit of £1.2m the previous year . |
| 29 | ‘ In consideration of £24,500 the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Michael Derek Steed of 2 , Arlow Road , Winchmore Hill , London N.21 by his attorney Mary Steed of 2 , Arlow Road , aforesaid as beneficial owner hereby transfer to David Hammond and Claire Madeleine Hammond his wife both of 2 , Arlow Road , Winchmore Hill , London N.21 the land comprised in the title above mentioned . |
| 30 | At 8 am yesterday , Woosnam resumed play on the 14th green , having refused to hole a putt of 4ft the previous night in case he missed it . |