Example sentences of "at [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was better , but not a lot , and McLeish who knew her to be in her late fifties decided any casual observer would put her at nearer seventy . |
| 2 | Although a 1988 nuclear industry advert said that oil supplies could ‘ dry up ’ in about sixty years , others set the figure for known reserves ( at current rates of consumption ) at nearer 200 years . |
| 3 | By achieving availability once again in the Mediterranean , Iraq hoped to be able to raise its output to 2 million b/d for 1986 , though this figure fell well short of its potential , widely estimated at nearer 4 million b/d . |
| 4 | At lower speeds , unless there is plenty of height , a landing must be made somewhere ahead . |
| 5 | The similar Class 421 4-CIGS , and unpopular Class 423 4-VEPS were also processed , but at lower cost . |
| 6 | At lower frequencies ( <10GHz ) , the flip-flop toggled reliably will less than — 15dBm on the input . |
| 7 | They agree that a regular comparison of notes with primary schools ( which they have always enjoyed , if at lower intensity than presently ) improves all their pupils ' chances of entering secondary school by the same starting gate . |
| 8 | BUCKINGHAM PALACE 5 October : The Princess Royal , President , Riding for the Disabled Association , this morning visited the Abingdon Group at Lower Lodge Riding Centre , Charley Bassett Road , Longworth , and was received on arrival by Colonel Robert Heywood-Lonsdale ( Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire ) . |
| 9 | A reading of the directives of the Smolensk guberniia committee to all executive committees at lower levels for 1922 reveals centrally isolated bureaucrats surrounded by a swamp of unreliable social elements . |
| 10 | How could the undiluted works of Kautsky and Engels appeal to this audience at a time when even party members at lower levels rarely understood the meaning of such concrete words as ‘ official ’ , ‘ categorical ’ , ‘ Plenum ’ , ‘ memorandum ’ , or ‘ territory ’ ? |
| 11 | This style also reflects the attempt by the political élite in Moscow to hand down to the provinces general directives which were as sophisticated as possible and based on Marxist tenets in so far as they could be understood at lower levels . |
| 12 | The suspension is quite firm but well-controlled and remains supple at lower speeds , too . |
| 13 | Pressure fryers are machines with a tight-sealing lid ( rather like an oversized pressure cooker ) designed to allow faster cooking at lower temperatures . |
| 14 | The plan notes ‘ some lines may be the subject of bus substitution proposals to provide local transport at lower cost ’ . |
| 15 | Egypt 's nuclear power industry is still in the design phase , but according to Mr. Kandil , nuclear power was the only clean energy alternative for Egypt : ‘ If developed countries want to enjoy a good climate , they should give us these plants at lower cost . |
| 16 | We sell a great many long haul holidays , often breaking apart the packages then putting them together again at lower cost . ’ |
| 17 | Higher quality at lower prices ’ is the reassuring promise made in their advertisements and a ten year guarantee — as opposed to the normal one year guarantee — is what Wilson & Glick are committed to . |
| 18 | By identifying these two fundamental factors and offering a realistic proposition ( higher quality at lower prices ) , rather than a ‘ free ’ this or a ‘ free ’ that , Wilson & Glick have already gained the confidence of hundreds of satisfied customers for whom value for money and quality at an affordable price are the main criteria . |
| 19 | Deliberately setting out to offer higher quality at lower prices , Wilson & Glick kitchens include many features normally found only in the most expensive European kitchens . |
| 20 | Features like these are characteristic of their commitment to higher quality , at lower prices . |
| 21 | By adhering to their policy of providing ‘ higher quality at lower prices ’ , coupled with a total design and installation service with delivery within a week to ten days , Wilson & Glick have maintained a continuous growth in sales since the company was formed in 1987 , despite the current down turn in the market generally . |
| 22 | In 1824 they removed to a more commodious place at Lower Hareston and let Hareston Manor to a succession of tenant farmers . |
| 23 | And the electorate 's view of the Conservative Party would depend upon its success in creating a Defence policy that was perceived to give reasonable security at lower cost . |
| 24 | Co-location of staffs would help to break down barriers between the Services , and the development of tri-Service staffs at lower levels would also build up the necessary expertise . |
| 25 | Sidney Bludman , of the University of Pennsylvania , argued in Brighton that the turncoat neutrinos suggest that GUTs come into the picture at lower energies than are normally expected . |
| 26 | With that sort of credibility , the task becomes feasible — and probably at lower interest rates than Britain now has . |
| 27 | This , in turn , reduces the ability of companies to supply any later upturn in demand , so inflationary bottlenecks are encountered at lower levels of economic activity . |
| 28 | On the following day , the coal owners locked out those miners who would not work at lower rates of pay — of up to 49 per cent in the badly affected export area of South Wales — and attempted to suspend national agreements . |
| 29 | Milk can be produced at lower cost from cows with the highest genetic potential in either low or high feed input systems . |
| 30 | Nuclear Electric said it will spend £800,000 on modifications to the plant and the case for its operation at lower power levels , which it hopes to submit by autumn for restart by the end of the year . |