Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] at random " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the robot has accumulated several observations ( I , J ) in R , the joint motors are switched off and the software chooses new joint angles J' at random , or perhaps it chooses J' in a poorly explored region . |
| 2 | As twenty-three birthdays spread at random over 365 addresses can cause duplication , it is not surprising that no randomizing algorithm can avoid synonyms when packing thousands of records into a set of addresses that is only 10–20 per cent greater than the number of records ! |
| 3 | Letters and numbers set at random around its perimeter and an upended wine glass in the centre . |
| 4 | When an Indian fights , he only shoots to kill ; but soldiers shoot at random . |
| 5 | Draw up a life table for a cohort of 5000 students showing , for each year of study , the probability of leaving and the expected remaining stay calculated on the assumption that one-tenth of the leavers in any year depart at random times during the year and the remainder go at the end of that year . |
| 6 | There is a variant of the experiment : Bacteria drop at random over most of the screen , but in one small region ( the Garden of Eden ) they appear much more frequently . |