Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] at the [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is especially the case where we have an instruction set defined for a compatible range of computers , since it will be difficult to implement economically at the lower ( and cheaper ) end of the range the complex facilities required at the upper end ( though microprogramming may be an answer ) . |
| 2 | I do not know whether the pattern which we see in this country — of significant differences between girls and boys appearing only at the higher levels of achievement — would also apply to the SIMS data . |
| 3 | Muldoon winced visibly at the younger man 's cruel analogy . |
| 4 | The role of the non-executive : Of course , not all of a non-executive 's time is spent looking outwards at the wider world . |
| 5 | Luke shrugged eloquently , his eyes like dark , dreamy pools of liquid as he favoured Fran with a lingering look before looking back at the older woman . |
| 6 | I was able to meet some of the leading Indian academic figures in English and Linguistics , and at the same time to find out what was going on at the lower levels of teaching in Universities and affiliated Colleges . |
| 7 | ‘ One advantage is that it can be used indoors at the bigger exhibition centres , thus saving the time and expense of setting up individual exhibitions . ’ |
| 8 | As the term increases rapidly at the higher interest rates , you need to insert extra values of the interest rate to produce a smooth curve . |
| 9 | He grinned fondly at the younger man . |
| 10 | I have opted for a selection of Amazon Swords , Giant Vallis , Fountain plants , Twisted Vallis and Cryptocorynes , The Crypts will fare better at the dimmer end of the tank . |
| 11 | To achieve this , the astronomers have , for a start , worked only at the shorter infrared wavelengths — 1.2 , 1.6 , 2.2 , 3.8 and 4–8 mm — to which the atmosphere is reasonably transparent . |
| 12 | In 1982 a further project entitled ‘ Study and information skills in schools ’ , was set up at the NFER to extend the above work , with the following aims : |
| 13 | Leaf assimilation should have increased substantially at the higher c i that accompanied increasing [ CO 2 ] , unless photosynthetic capacity ( the relationship of A to c i ) declined . |
| 14 | Simon looked around at the bigger house with an alert eye . |
| 15 | She put her shoulders back and smiled suddenly at the smaller girl . |
| 16 | After a brief interval a reply in a lower key by a similarly religious bird came from what appeared to be a hummock of ivy on a small promontory which jutted out at the further end of the mere . |
| 17 | It does well at the lower temperature , and will take some time to adapt to the temperatures above 70°F . |