Example sentences of "rate [prep] [noun sg] [noun] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keynes 's lowest estimate for the minimum unemployment rate for interwar Britain was of the order of 5% ( see R. F. Kahn , 1975 ) . |
| 2 | The basic rate of income tax was to be reduced from 29p to 27p in the punt , and the upper 52 per cent tax rate was to be abolished , leaving a single higher rate of 48 per cent . |
| 3 | Taking into account productivity growth , Phillips estimated that the unemployment rate which was required to produce a zero rate of price increase was around 2.5% . |
| 4 | Estimating the future rate of energy growth is of critical importance for predicting future concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide . |
| 5 | For instance , the Scottish death rate from lung cancer is at least twice that in countries like Eire and Iceland with a similar genetic background but lower tobacco consumption . |
| 6 | The increase in male cancer rates in South-West Cumbria are in line with the national trends over the same period . |
| 7 | In the 1960s Victoria 's road death rate was 30–40% above Smeed 's prediction and rates per unit population were among the highest in the world . |