Example sentences of "offered a [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 By comparison , the second market will be offered a cheaper price for a less comprehensive service .
2 In most cases Members are offered a cheaper rate to attend events and are given preferential admittance over non members .
3 In these circumstances , they tend to be in desperate need and thus have little power , so are frequently offered the worst properties with little possibility of being offered a better property on refusal .
4 In fact , she was offered a better deal ( let us not go into too many historic technicalities ) in Oxford , but she chose Cambridge because of Flora Piercy 's eye-shadow , and because of Dr Leavis .
5 Saints ' chairman Eric Latham said today : ‘ Nobody at St Helens has been offered a better contract than Gary Connolly and we hope he will sign it , but that is up to Gary .
6 With a check , the pianist has more control over the action of the piano and is offered a greater dynamic range .
7 Fortunately , the Historic Buildings Councils , from their inception in 1953 , recognized the special problems and significance of garden buildings and have often offered a higher than normal proportion of grant aid to secure their restoration .
8 There is also evidence that privately insured patients are being offered a higher quality of clinical service in public hospitals in terms of shorter waiting times for elective surgery and in gaining the attention of more experienced doctors .
9 But the removal of barriers will also mean more competition with customers being offered a wider choice of materials .
10 The fee , in all the circumstances , was one of the BBC 's greatest bargains , but Lord Rothschild was very concerned lest he might be offered a lower fee .
11 We were tremendously encouraged by the active support we received throughout the battle from so many customers and employees , and a comfortable majority of your fellow shareholders have now demonstrated their confidence in our future , for Anglo-Welsh were only offered a further 6.7 per cent of shares to add to the 29.75 per cent they already owned .
12 The development of interest rate and currency swaps has offered a further fillip to the eurobond market , by increasing borrowers ' flexibility in issuance , as well as enabling them to profit from comparative advantage in borrowing in different markets ( see Hammond , 1987 ) .
13 As a result , banks have offered a broader range of accounts offering more competitive interest rates .
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