Example sentences of "of [v-ing] the [noun sg] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are , however , some disadvantages of allowing the exchange rate to depreciate to offset domestic inflation . |
| 2 | Meanwhile international loan finance was secured , but the inflow of funds to London had the effect of holding the exchange rate at a level which , given the British inflation rate , made British enterprises increasingly uncompetitive and hence worsened the corporate liquidity position . |
| 3 | It is reckoned to be capable of cutting the death rate from fractures in older women by 60 per cent and may also protect against heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis . |
| 4 | In a robust assessment of the relative merits of joining the exchange rate mechanism , it argues the ERM will not provide a ‘ soft option ’ compared with other methods of slowing down the economy . |
| 5 | In a robust assessment of the relative merits of joining the exchange rate mechanism , it argues the ERM will not provide a ‘ soft option ’ compared with other methods of slowing down the economy . |
| 6 | Professor Walters has reinforced Mrs Thatcher 's opposition to British entry to the European Monetary System ( favoured by Sir Geoffrey Howe and Nigel Lawson ) and to her Chancellor 's policy in 1988 of managing the exchange rate to maintain downward pressure on inflation . |
| 7 | Nor do the crisis protection measures of putting the bank rate to 3½ per cent on 23 July and 4½ per cent on 30 July sound very desperate today . |
| 8 | is extremely good news for business , for householders and for those on a fixed income , and will he continue the policy of reducing the inflation rate ? |
| 9 | Investigation on how the situation could be improved provided the same answer — the only long term effective means of reducing the accident rate was to constantly reinforce WGEC 's safety culture . |
| 10 | It uses the monetary and fiscal instruments at its disposal to expand the economy with the aim of reducing the employment rate to , say , . |
| 11 | Since this also has the effect of reducing the equilibrium rate of national income below Y o , increases in S , T or M may also be regarded as potential causes of DD unemployment . |