Example sentences of "[prep] [num] times the rate [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Akers said the industry would keep expanding at two to three times the rate of world economic growth and that IBM would participate fully . |
| 2 | Over the next few years we are projecting very high rates of growth , not less than double and up to three times the rate of inflation . |
| 3 | At this age , heavy smokers have 10 to 15 times the rate of fatal heart attacks of nonsmokers . |
| 4 | While other ventures such as property lending faltered , American consumers piled up credit-card debt and tolerated interest rates three to four times the rate of inflation . |
| 5 | We 're dismayed that Network Southeast is seeking to put up season ticket fares by up to four times the rate of inflation on some lines . |
| 6 | When polluted rain was substituted by clean rain , the ‘ bleeding ’ of sulphate from the soil reduced 50 per cent but after 36 months it still continued at up to seven times the rate of input . |
| 7 | How can the Minister or the companies justify increases of five to seven times the rate of inflation ? |
| 8 | Overall , the annual sales of the top performers grew at 4.5 times the rate of the underperformers ; their returns on those sales were 2.5 times higher . |
| 9 | For example , VCR products are growing at three times the rate of other audiovisual products ( Ohmae 1985 ) . |
| 10 | In the past year , prices have risen by three times the rate of inflation , says National Utility Services , which advises industry on costs . |