Example sentences of "[be] at a greater " in BNC.
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| 1 | A co-operative may have more difficulty in raising a large initial sum of venture capital and hence be at a greater risk of starting with too big a burden of interest on loan capital ; but , having got started on a sound financial footing , it would be under no special difficulty in doing as well as ordinary firms . |
| 2 | He pointed out that the ores raised from greater depth would be at a greater expense though the Royalties would in fact increase . |
| 3 | What is important is that ( a ) large numbers of people are involved ; ( b ) some of them are at a greater risk than the general population due to pre-existing cardiac or respiratory conditions and/or prolonged exposure in homes or at the workplace ; and ( c ) there is no ‘ safe ’ level of exposure to carcinogens . |
| 4 | Since then , speculation that families living close to high-voltage cables are at a greater than normal risk from childhood leukaemia and other cancers , has made them wonder about the safety of their sons Daryl , aged 2 and Jack , just 8 weeks old . |
| 5 | The provision of health care and the subjective experience of seeking that care are all partly determined by the socio-economic structure of society on an area basis , so that a working class person is at a greater disadvantage if he lives in a predominantly working class area than if he lives in a socially mixed area . |
| 6 | The minimum in the potential function is at a greater internuclear distance , and the vibration frequency is lower . |