Example sentences of "[noun] and above " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dexter noticed that white hairs were even bristling from his ears and above the line on his cheeks where he shaved . |
| 2 | He added that people usually pale below the eyes and above the cheek bones , have many dreams including nightmares and hallucinations , suffer disturbed sleep especially at full moon , get up tired and listless , are prone to attacks of flu , and are driven to drink , drugs and heavy smoking . |
| 3 | Sandys ’ Reformation did exactly the opposite : his policies reinforced British military capabilities for nuclear war , while cutting the ships , aircraft and above all infantry needed for the type of fighting in which military forces have been constantly engaged in the latter half of the twentieth century . |
| 4 | And while it is easy enough for an experienced journalist to write that synopsis from memory ( checking for the elusive name of Software Arts and making sure that it really was PrairieTek that vanished last year ) , it would take a deal of research and above all deep thought to put together a dissertation on why things panned out the way they did , the fatal mistakes , the good decisions that each company made to achieve triumph or disaster , or both in quick succession . |
| 5 | Although general courses of various kinds are found in all kinds of institution , the prime examples are the Scottish general degree , the Open University with its foundation/modular structure , and the broader courses in the arts , social sciences and natural sciences in the polytechnics and above all the English and Welsh colleges . |
| 6 | The seats arranged round the three sides of the interior , were slatted benches like those on the cars and above them were picture frames carrying the Company 's advertisements and notices . |
| 7 | It was a culmination of measures going back to the middle of the nineteenth century , but more particularly government experience since the 1890s. and above all , a shift in attitudes towards State-provided housing . |
| 8 | But it believes it must take its message into all areas of life , to press causes , such an end to official silence on environmental problems , an investigation into glaring election fraud and above all an honest look at why so many are leaving . |
| 9 | Special interest rate for loans £1,500 and above which are paid by Direct Debit |
| 10 | It would impose unnecessary red tape and above all it would destroy jobs . ’ |
| 11 | The uncertainty of the fat child or the onset of puberty which can make swimming baths one of the first circles of hell for the adolescent , so vividly evoked by Kathryn Ensall 's ‘ Girls in Line at the Swimming Baths ’ ( 1988 ) , or the terrifying prospect of the first day at school captured by Shanti Panchal are all expressions of modern sensibility and above all , of childhood and adolescent anxiety , constructed out of an acute embarrassment with themselves and their situation . |
| 12 | Employers also make gains and losses ( the areas below the demand for labour and above the wage line ) . |
| 13 | The loose storyline of ‘ UF Orb ’ draws on Timothy Good 's books Alien Liaison and Above Top Secrets as prime inspiration . |
| 14 | His face was equally extraordinary , pale and soft , smooth like a young girl 's , with pursed , prim lips and above them a slightly crooked nose . |
| 15 | Munich , in other words , was expressly orchestrated to destabilise public opinion at home , to terrify whole populations with the threat of war and coerce them to accept reactionary government measures in exchange for peace ; ( c ) the British and French governments recoiled from inflicting the diplomatic humiliation on Hitler that would have resulted from resorting to the anti-fascist resistance offered by Washington and above all by Moscow . |
| 16 | This meant obvious limits on capacity and above all it meant no cars and no lorries which were the most lucrative traffic . |
| 17 | But contractors found the dust behind the Speaker 's Chair in the ministerial corridor and above the parliamentary library . |
| 18 | But we had in our midst … the capacity to fight , to resist injustice , to organise , the sentiment of unity , the pride of the proletariat and above all class consciousness . |
| 19 | Lightweight inexpensive fabrics like cheesecloth and muslin can be shirred and hung between rods , wires or traverse poles attached below the ceiling and above the skirting or baseboards , and either caught back at doors and windows or fixed around them ( with rods or wires attached to the top of the frames ) . |
| 20 | It is the bone ( reduced to a fine ash ) that gives china its whiteness , translucency and above all its considerable strength . |
| 21 | However , the argument for adopting a similar approach in the case of financial services is based on the complexity and sophistication of the regulatory scheme created by Parliament to achieve the legislative aims of facilitating efficiency , competitiveness , flexibility and above all investor protection . |
| 22 | It is no longer the case that the romantic style means dancing classically from the feet to the waist and above that allowing the body , arms and head to express themselves to describe the moods , emotions and actions of the characters . |
| 23 | As the election campaign threatens to engulf us , think through the trivia and above the bickering to the real values of the Conservatives compared to the phoney , intrusive dictums of the leaners to the Left . |
| 24 | All his talents were called on on such a day — his powers of calculation , of decision-making , of patience , of amiability , of firmness and above all of steering his excellently stocked , freshly painted and cleaned up vessel of an inn through the increasingly unpredictable currents of the day . |
| 25 | These will differ according to local circumstances and above all relationships . |
| 26 | By wishes I am referring to the internal directions and aspirations that people have for their own professional lives and development : their preferences , their ambitions , their chosen career path , their enthusiasms and above all their values . |
| 27 | At the back of the church behind the pulpit were choir room , vestry and toilets and above the vestry a committee room . |
| 28 | We are saving a way of life in which the features are kindliness , freedom and above all , wisdom . |
| 29 | The rising sun glared in the new , round , precious , shining , glass mirrors above Gabriel 's throne and above God 's , and filled the courtyard with a warm , flickering orange . |
| 30 | The headteacher 's report is an opportunity to celebrate heroes , to show passion for the school , to show persistence and above all consistency . |