Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] to [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This fixes the temperature of the matrix to between 4K and 20K . |
| 2 | The new estimate of the distance to the LMC will enable them to measure the size of the Universe to within 10 to 15 per cent . |
| 3 | Shares in Eurotunnel fell a further 50p to close at 600p , making a 15 per cent drop in the Anglo-French venture 's stock market value in the two days since it disclosed a 50 per cent rise in the cost of the tunnel to at least £7bn . |
| 4 | Within seconds it had managed to work some of the food to within an arm 's length of the tube entrance . |
| 5 | Signals from orbiting satellites forming the Global Positioning System ( GPS ) can be used to pinpoint the location of objects on the surface of the Earth to within a few centimetres ; a computer mapping system carried within a car ( and receiving the car 's position from GPS ) could , given suitable software , be capable of displaying a map showing the car 's location and suggesting alternative routes , such as the shortest , fastest , most economical or most scenic route . |