Example sentences of "be [verb] a lower " in BNC.
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| 1 | Problems with a terminal or page printer would be considered a lower level problem than a problem with the disk units or processor for which we have no spares . |
| 2 | The fee , in all the circumstances , was one of the BBC 's greatest bargains , but Lord Rothschild was very concerned lest he might be offered a lower fee . |
| 3 | Using 1016 mb as the datum , it is clear that if the atmospheric pressure is higher than the datum of 1016 mb , the practical effect will be to give a lower water level than the predicted value . |
| 4 | Britain was actually given a lower standard check , on the basis that we would be using in many places our own coal , which has a quite a high sulphur content , or de-sulphurisation , we were given a lower standard , or a higher standard , or whatever it is , it was more relaxed for Britain , and that 's why I like the idea of taking this up with the M.E.D. , how it 'll happen , how it will square in his mind . |
| 5 | The Law Lords were upholding a lower court 's decision that the Southern Water Authority had not breached the terms of the 1981 Act by damaging a site of special scientific interest ( SSSI ) . |
| 6 | The Factory Inspectorate , part of the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities , responsible for the enforcement of the present health and safety at work laws , would be mainly concerned with the latter , being a source of danger to the health of employees ; the control of odour nuisance , whilst not ignored being accorded a lower priority , as the legal requirements concerning occupational hygiene are mainly orientated towards the degree of risk i.e. the harmful effects on the body , arising out of exposure to toxic materials in the form of fumes , gases and dust . |
| 7 | The West Yorkshire Low Pay Unit found recently that , while part-time work was increasing in their area , women were actually being paid a lower percentage of local full-time wages than they had received a decade ago . |
| 8 | So far as the economic cost is concerned , unemployment represents a waste of resources and means that the economy is producing a lower rate of output . |
| 9 | Lamont was given a lower profile for the second week — prompting a Neil Kinnock joke that he was only allowed out at night . |
| 10 | The DIY was given a lower priority from then on but , even when they were working on the house , the mood changed enormously . |