Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a high [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Depending on the particular dimension being measured , the degree of agreement may be given a higher weighting and that of disagreement a lower one .
2 A further complicating factor is that English interference in BSL occurs at times under the guise of improving the English skills of deaf people , so that the interlanguage ( a variable form of signed English ) may be given a higher status than the original language .
3 European and international coverage is to be given a high profile in the magazine , reflecting the Institute 's global membership .
4 Bar-coding of Garden labels should be given a high priority , allied to systems for on-site data collection .
5 A title " Rodent control:rats and mice " must not be assigned a higher weight than " Rats in the European Economic Community " , although the first contains two additional terms linked to the sought term in a see also relationship .
6 The third segment might look very like a and be assigned a high score on the basis of its acoustic-phonetic features .
7 In contrast , trade unions in France had too little organisational strength in the workplace to be able to inflict major economic losses on the firm and they were considered to be too ideologically radical to be permitted a higher degree of participation .
8 Under the terms of your mortgage , you will probably have to tell the lender that you have taken a tenant , and may then be charged a higher rate of interest .
9 With both types , the lenders have your new home as security , but since they 're taking a bigger risk than normal , you can expect to be charged a higher rate of interest .
10 Please remember , however , that if you exceed the agreed amount or overdraw your account without prior arrangement , you will automatically be charged a higher rate of interest on the excess or on unauthorised amounts .
11 Always find out whether you will be charged a higher interest rate for the privilege .
12 Welfare benefit work should not be excluded from the scheme ; on the contrary , it should be accorded a high priority .
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