Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [prep] [art] lower " in BNC.

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1 If the bench press is done on a decline , the emphasis is placed on the lower pectorals , giving men a strong outline to the lower chest , and women a muscular development which creates the impression of a larger bust .
2 The tips of the ‘ diamond ’ are again folded to the centre and the process is repeated until a hard conveniently sized pad is formed with the lower surface completely smooth .
3 If she has a break of , in this illustration , eight years out of employment to rear to children , and works part-time for most of the years when they are still at school , the lifetime earning profile is given by the lower line .
4 In the Severn Estuary , N. lapillus reaches Sand Point above western-super-Mare ( Boyden et al. , 1977 ) but is confined to the lower shore up channel from Minehead , a distribution pattern that may reduce its exposure to water of reduced salinity .
5 These results support our previous finding that the proliferative compartment of background crypts is confined to the lower two thirds and does not extend to the upper parts of the crypts .
6 This contrasts with the situation for a viscous magma such as rhyolite in which gas expansion is constrained in the lower levels of the magma column .
7 In the towns they drink wine and liqueurs , but we ca n't do that in the villages … the result is that the gents can drink , but it 's forbidden to the lower classes . ’
8 A graphic scene of an embassy from India arriving with elephant tusks and wild animals is depicted on the lower register of the Barberini Ivory ( c. 500 A.D. ) ( fig. 5 ) .
9 An incision is made in the lower right abdomen through which the appendix is located , clamped and removed — a purse string suture is inserted around the stump and is pulled closed .
10 The bass clef is used for the lower parts of the compass , the tenor for the higher .
11 The filename is displayed in the lower border of the window .
12 The advantage of such a charging structure is that the investor is rewarded with a lower initial charge .
13 The guarantee is based on the lower of the initial purchase price or a building society 's valuation .
14 However such tokenism misses our point since we are concerned with improving the whole system rather than management gestures , and unless the saving is redistributed to the lower paid staff it does not begin to address our concerns .
15 BERGÈRES-LES-VERTUS : The accumulation of loess and colluvial weathered deposits of calcareous , clayey-silt and iron-bearing flinty soils radiating out from Vertus is found on the lower slopes of Bergères-les-Vertus , but the bulk of this village 's vineyards are to be found on Belemnite chalk , with sand on some of the higher slopes .
16 As an employer , you need to pay NI contributions for those employees aged 16 or over , who earn at or above what is known as the lower earnings limit , which stands at £52 a week from 6th April 1991 .
17 This means that systems 5 and 6 exhibit an unusual decrease in solubility as the temperature rises , and the cloud-point curve is now inverted as in area B. The corresponding critical temperature is located at the minimum of the miscibility curve and is known as the lower critical solution temperature ( LCST ) .
18 The study shows that on the North Atlantic air route , the world 's busiest , 70-80 per cent of aviation fuel , a much higher proportion than previously thought , is burnt in the lower stratosphere , where pollution is known to affect the ozone layer .
19 The aisle is roofed at a lower level than the nave and the triforia have the function of masking the lean-to roofs which cover these vaults .
20 Notice that the new equilibrium is characterised by a lower rate of interest , Oi 2 , and a higher level of income , OY 2 .
21 Thirty-five years Stamp Duty is charged at a lower rate if the term does not exceed thirty-five years ( Stamp Act 1891 , Sched 1 as amended ) .
22 Fibre from cereals such as wheat bran or wholemeal bread may be good for constipation , but the fibre from fruit and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of appendicitis and coronary heart disease .
23 An increase in Β is associated with a lower disutility from unemployment in the unionized sector , and hence the union executive is able to put more emphasis on its goal of higher wages since the costs of unemployment are now lower .
24 A similar boundary is constructed in the lower right where paint is scraped away in a band to reveal the surface of the canvas itself .
25 Given that so much of the occupationalist initiative in education and outside ( YTS , etc. ) is aimed at the lower academic ability bands , it is useful to emphasize certain points :
26 Attendance Allowance is paid at a lower rate to people who require personal care or attention by day or night , and at a higher rate to those requiring care by day and night .
27 Moreover , unemployment benefit is paid at a lower rate , and , for a married couple , is valued at only 54 per cent of the level of the pension paid to a retired couple .
28 At a divergent boundary , such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge , new crust is formed and attached to the upper part of adjoining lithospheric plates while new upper mantle is accreted to the lower part .
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