Example sentences of "rate [prep] [noun sg] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a recent international survey Northern Ireland had one of the worst crime rates for car theft in the whole of Europe . |
| 2 | In controls , we found similar rates of butyrate metabolism in the ascending and descending colon , but greater rates of glutamine metabolism in the proximal colon . |
| 3 | In controls , we found similar rates of butyrate metabolism in the ascending and descending colon , but greater rates of glutamine metabolism in the proximal colon . |
| 4 | Profit and loss accounts and assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiary undertakings are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling on the balance sheet date . |
| 5 | For the years 1984–6 , the statistical authorities have published ( Indeks , 1987 , nos. 3 and 9 ) the values of exports and imports both according to the traditional method and in terms of current dinars , i.e. at the rates of exchange ruling at the time of the export or import of the goods . |
| 6 | In addition the repeat profiles provide valuable information on the mechanisms and rates of water movement in the unsaturated zone . |
| 7 | Going on to a weight-reducing diet actually reduces the rates of hormone production by the thyroid , and in turn slows down the metabolic rate . |
| 8 | It is true that before 1979 the marginal rates of income tax on the very rich were high ( marginal tax rates are the percentage of the last pound earned taken in tax ) . |
| 9 | Equality has been a powerful theme in British politics since the turn of the century and can be seen in practice in the high marginal rates of income tax in the postwar years reaching until recently a marginal tax of 83 per cent on earned income and 98 per cent on unearned income ; the drive to abolish private education and private health ; the ‘ euthanasia of the rentier ’ through rent control ; and the provision of state welfare services financed by taxation but free of charge at the time they are used . |
| 10 | The aim of the research is to find out to what extent the cuts in the higher rates of income tax in the 1988 Finance Act may nave increased work effort , decreased avoidance and reduced emigration . |
| 11 | One reason for the interest in rates of home ownership among the older age groups is the potential of realizing the asset and using it to pay for care . |
| 12 | Given the large differences in the rates of excise duties in the member states , it is likely that reaching agreement to harmonise these rates will prove to be extremely difficult . |
| 13 | Despite these considerations , overall rates of sickness absence in the civil service are similar to , or lower than , those observed in other British organisations . |
| 14 | These initiatives were given extra impetus by reduced rates of revenue growth throughout the 1980s which forced changes in expectations and management behaviour . |
| 15 | All Britain 's major cities recorded some diminution in their rates of population decline between the 1970s and the 1980s , but the recovery in London 's change rate was particularly remarkable ( Champion , 1987a ) . |
| 16 | In contrast , small towns and rural areas were consistent gainers , with remoter rural areas increasing their rates of population growth between the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 17 | New and expanded towns experienced the highest rates of population growth in the 1950s and 1960s , but in absolute terms it was the medium-sized cities , like Bristol , Leicester , and Southampton , which made the biggest contribution to overall population increase . |
| 18 | El Salvador has suffered from one of the highest rates of population growth in the under-developed world . |
| 19 | How did the rate of profit fare during the boom itself ? |
| 20 | The most difficult aspect to explain concerning this capacitative mechanism is how the calcium content of the ER determines the rate of calcium entry across the plasma membrane . |
| 21 | The standard rate of income tax in the two-tier system stays at 15 p.c. and the top rate , which also applies to companies , remains at 20 p.c . |
| 22 | This results in a decrease in the rate of cation influx into the rod outer segment by two- to sixfold at low cGMP concentrations and has the effect of increasing the sensitivity of the channel to small changes in cGMP levels during phototransduction . |
| 23 | The first is that until 1983 all exports and imports were valued in so-called ‘ statistical ’ dollars , by converting the original valuations into dollars at the rate of exchange ruling at the beginning of the year . |
| 24 | To avoid commitments to currency trading risks against deals that are not concluded — when for example the buyer wants a local currency price but seeks a three month validity to the offer — the exporter may offer to fix in local currency at the Forward Rate of Exchange ruling at the date that the contract becomes effective and irrevocable . |
| 25 | Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the completion balance sheet date . |
| 26 | Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction or , where forward cover contracts have been arranged , at the contracted rates . |
| 27 | Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the completion balance sheet date . |
| 28 | Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction or , where forward cover contracts have been arranged , at the contracted rates . |
| 29 | In controls the rate of butyrate metabolism in the ileum was significantly higher than in the ascending colon ( p<0.05 ) , and although the mean rate of glutamine metabolism was also higher in the ileum this did not quite achieve statistical significance ( p=0.06 ) . |
| 30 | However , when the weathering mantle has developed to a depth of several metres the rate of water movement at the weathering front becomes very slow . |