Example sentences of "[verb] a higher " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony Blair , Labour front-bench energy spokesman , said the next Labour government should seek a higher aim than ‘ meeting some arbitrary timetable ’ . |
| 2 | There are some unavoidable costs er on that account , particularly on the engine programme where delays to the aircraft programme which result in extra costs on the engine side , are the customer 's liability , erm but the main increase in cost is actually in the equipment area and results I think , from the fact that the equipment prices turned out to be higher than was originally estimated at the start of the programme and also the fact that U K industry won a higher work share on equipment that we had originally been entitled to and budgeted for and lastly the point you mentioned that Germany has withdrawn from some parts of the requirement and that made certain equipments non-common and we have had to take a larger share of the costs of those equipments than originally planned . |
| 3 | Erm , but the main increase in cost is actually in the equipment area and results I think from the fact that the equipment prices turned out to be higher than was originally estimated at the start of the programme and also the fact that U K industry won a higher work share on equipment than we had originally been entitled to and budgeted for and lastly the point you mentioned that Germany has withdrawn from some parts of the requirement and that made certain equipments non common and we have had to take a larger share of the cost of those equipments than originally planned . |
| 4 | It is within the power of the Council to make a one-off grant to the World for golden hellos to attract a higher calibre of research workers . |
| 5 | Loans for risky projects like the Channel Tunnel and North Sea oil exploration , for example , are likely to attract a higher interest rate than the rate on a loan to finance the construction of , say , a foodstore . |
| 6 | Remember that once you start camping above the valley floor , you 'll need a higher rated sleeping bag . |
| 7 | Subjects may vary in their response to oestrogens and some may need a higher dose . |
| 8 | Children with health or developmental problems may need a higher standard of parental care and a reasonable parent would be expected to provide this . |
| 9 | We in the public services provide a higher standard of efficiency and quality , in fact we provide a service that 's second to none . |
| 10 | Thus polar groups tend to encourage a higher T g than non-polar groups of similar size , as seen when comparing polypropylene , poly ( vinyl chloride ) and polyacrylonitrile . |
| 11 | We were in a typical winter low pressure region which meant that we reached maximum manifold height fairly quickly , and by the time we reached 7,000 feet air traffic control had obviously got the message and asked us whether we were able to accept a higher level . |
| 12 | We support the long-term aim of doubling the area of the UK under forestry , but this must include a higher proportion of broad-leafed hardwoods . |
| 13 | The AMA did recognise the advantages of timber-frame houses , namely that they are often quicker and , in some respects , cheaper to build ; other benefits can include a higher standard of insulation as well as more economic use of on-site labour . |
| 14 | You can enjoy a higher level of compensation , if required , by using our Compensation Fee facility . |
| 15 | This means they can enjoy a higher standard of living even though they themselves do not work harder to produce more . |
| 16 | Consequently a widow or widower will enjoy a higher retirement income than if or she had been single when they retired . |
| 17 | The policy seems to be to segregate us from the Chinese as regards eating , sleeping travel , etc. as much as possible , but mainly for our own comfort , so that we can enjoy a higher standard of life than the Chinese themselves could expect . |
| 18 | Also linen is a more valuable product for which they charged a higher sale price . |
| 19 | The prime reason for encircling dolphins to catch yellowfin tuna is that the tuna which associate with dolphins tend to be larger , and command a higher market price . |
| 20 | Signed bindings by superb craftsmen deservedly command a higher figure than those less certainly identifiable , and some booksellers and auctioneers yield to the temptation of ascribing a binding on very slender evidence . |
| 21 | Likewise lending abroad may expose the lender to exchange rate risk , so foreign loans , in principle , command a higher interest rate than that on domestic lending . |
| 22 | For a variety of reasons the European nobility of the eleventh and twelfth centuries were coming increasingly to need money : to indulge their taste in war , to meet a higher standard of living , to pay for their ever more costly gifts to their friends , their superiors and inferiors , and above all to the Church , to indulge their taste for extravagant building , and to give dowries to their daughters and patrimonies to their younger sons . |
| 23 | ( a ) because the rights of preference shareholders are subordinated to those of loan stock holders , preference shareholders normally expect a higher yield to reflect the difference in risk . |
| 24 | Levels of investment are important to economic growth , and it is often considered a ‘ good thing ’ to stimulate growth by inducing a higher level of investment . |
| 25 | So , for the moment , if you want a higher resolution page printer it really is a case of going to find it rather than having it thrust at you . |
| 26 | ‘ She wants a higher , more serious profile . |
| 27 | Working class individuals ( who report a higher incidence of stress than the mobile middle classes ) adjust their goal preferences more slowly than high-achieving middle class individuals . |
| 28 | As expected , he found a higher correlation between the economic indicators and vocational schooling than general secondary schooling — but only in the developing and not in the affluent countries . |
| 29 | Our indings are similar to those of Giaffer et al but contrast sharply with those of the Cambridge group who found a higher occurrence ( 83% ) of food related symptoms in their patients and a longer remission in those identifying food intolerances . |
| 30 | Patients with established colorectal cancer had a lower faecal concentration of the primary bile acid chenodeoxycholate and were found to excrete a higher proportion of secondary bile acids , compared with both controls and polyps . |