Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [vb pp] [prep] [art] low " in BNC.

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1 Analyzed within Becker 's framework , insider dealing and , indeed , other conflict abuse , yields sizeable profits , especially when set against the low risk of detection .
2 There were numerous doors leading from the hall , and the nun approached one , knocked , and when bidden to enter , she thrust open the door , stood aside and proclaimed in a low voice scarcely above a whisper , ‘ Mrs Winkowski , Reverend Mother . ’
3 Self-satisfied spokesmen for the bourgeoisie were inclined to overstress the improvement , though none would deny what Sir Robert Giffen ( 1837–1900 ) , looking back on the British half-century before 1883 , tactfully called ‘ a residuum still unimproved ’ , nor that the improvement ‘ even when measured by a low ideal , is far too small ’ , nor that ‘ no one can contemplate the condition of the masses of the people without desiring something like a revolution for the better ’ .
4 On testing , the 2x10 holds a well-defined , fairly upper-mid biased sound ( pretty much as you would expect ) performing with commendable consistency even when hammered with the low ‘ B ’ of a 5-string bass ( though some discretionary compression is no bad thing at such volumes ) .
5 The quantity of facilities provided for the exclusive use of pedestrians is significant , particularly when compared to the low level of provision available for the other green mode , cycling .
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