Example sentences of "[vb pp] at a higher " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the money had been spent on social and industrial problems then the American economy might well have grown at a higher rate than it has , and technological innovation might have been more rapid in areas which directly contribute to trade . |
| 2 | Earnings have consistently risen at a higher rate than prices , widening the gulf between the incomes of working people with average wages , and those dependent on state benefits . |
| 3 | One group on low income who will lose out consists of those people living in areas where the poll tax is levied at a higher rate than the Government calculates , and who in consequence will have to meet a 20 per cent poll tax bill that is larger than that calculated by the 20 per cent met by the Government . |
| 4 | Therefore they need only be made at a higher level of aggregation and should highlight potential peaks and troughs . |
| 5 | A few seconds later a second flock was seen at a higher level and directly in the aircraft 's flight path . |
| 6 | It was expected that these would be first seen at a higher value of the exposure and that in every case a roughly linear graph segment would follow the point at which the subject was fully seen . |
| 7 | Where an offer is made to shareholders and shares are sold at a higher price than the original offer , the compulsory bid is deemed to be revised , again ensuring that shareholders are treated equally . |
| 8 | Valuable coins would naturally be searched for with more energy and so tend to be recovered at a higher rate in ancient times . |
| 9 | On this occasion , Anthony d'Offay made one bid of $100,000 but the reserve had been set at a higher level . |
| 10 | The choice does not have to lie between unanimity and a simple majority of the partners : frequently the required majority will be set at a higher level than 50 per cent plus one to reflect the importance of the matter under discussion . |
| 11 | Red wines are fermented at a higher temperature than whites to extract colour and tannin from the skins . |
| 12 | It 's important to remember the classification tells you about the minimum facilities available : it could well be that a Listed establishment , for example , will also provide some of the services and facilities found at a higher Crown level . |
| 13 | This interest is charged at a higher rate than a standard loan . |
| 14 | In any of these cases the set-up is adjudged to be bad and appropriate action will be taken at a higher level . |
| 15 | Once goods had been brought to a European port , they could be re-exported at a higher price to other European countries that had no direct trade across the sea , so a good many of the calculations about trade were concerned with re-exporting goods which had not been processed into an improved form but were simply being sent to a place where they commanded some additional scarcity value . |
| 16 | in severe cases the affected fish may be treated at a higher dose 10mg per litre in a separate hospital tank , for five days . |
| 17 | The tentacle scales may be distinct from the oral papillae being either separated by a gap or placed at a higher level as viewed from the ventral side as in the genera Ophiotoma and Ophioblenn . |
| 18 | The Hardy Hall case was both longer than Dubbingtons and couched at a higher level . |
| 19 | Strains with improved insecticidal activity have been produced in our laboratory by partial plasmid curing — so that the remaining genes are expressed at a higher level — and by transconjugation to produce new combinations of plasmids , giving a desirable activity spectrum . |
| 20 | All teams work on individual specifications , with the interaction and integration being handled at a higher level . |
| 21 | SIX YEARS ago San Diego 's police were being killed at a higher rate than the police in any other big American city . |
| 22 | The category of ‘ further academic study ’ is a relatively broad one , comprising all full-time further education or training aimed at a higher or other degree at home or overseas . |