Example sentences of "[vb infin] a lower " in BNC.
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| 1 | In advance of the meeting it had been anticipated that Iran would seek a lower overall quota , in the region of 22,000,000 bpd , to drive prices up to nearer $25 per barrel . |
| 2 | We have included tritones as mild dissonances deliberately , to illustrate certain factors : We will now introduce a lower part which will disperse the dissonances in the upper parts and produce relatively smooth , relaxed harmony . |
| 3 | Labour would introduce a lower rate income tax of below 20 per cent and a top rate of 50 per cent , and would abandon higher rate income tax relief on mortgage payments . |
| 4 | Hence , given that they are held to bear less risk , we should expect a lower return . |
| 5 | If there have been changes in the journal coverage of the Science Citation Index over the period , such that some members of this limited set were not scanned prior to 1970 , say , then such earlier theses would show a lower frequency of citations in general , and the first citations of an author 's thesis could be missed , thus artificially increasing the average latency period . |
| 6 | For subsequent annual multipliers the increase will be linked to the retail price index , although the Chancellor of the Exchequer may specify a lower rate . |
| 7 | Note : Occasionally the chart will specify a lower airspeed validity than usual , ( eg " Procedure valid for 90–105 kit TAS " ) in which case you should base the distance outbound on 100 kt instead of the usual 150 kt . |
| 8 | Low level signals will give a lower ( and almost certainly inadequate ) signal to noise ratio . |
| 9 | In large transactions vendors may also negotiate a lower limit for individual items . |
| 10 | He fancied he could see a lower section at one end of the piled furniture where a horse might be able to jump the obstruction . |
| 11 | It can see a lower surface and it will literally climb out |
| 12 | You can use a lower factor sun product when you 've developed a tan , say , after 2 to 4 days . |
| 13 | The estate agent might tell you what the seller will accept , but you can make a lower offer . |
| 14 | Thus , A. Smith may vote for , or lobby , Senator D. Ricardo to pass a bill reducing the income tax , since he would prefer a lower tax rate with the lower associated level of public goods . |
| 15 | However , you may prefer a lower figure with a different on-going environment and on this I need your guidance . |
| 16 | In addition , women 's earnings on average are far lower than men 's so almost certainly women will earn a lower earnings-related component than men . |
| 17 | It does not propose any significant environmental measures , but it does suggest a lower duty on diesel . |
| 18 | The supply of debt finance is less risky than supplying equity finance and so investors will demand a lower rate of return on a firm 's debt securities than on its equity securities . |
| 19 | This dual negative combination may indicate a lower standard of research conducted in these departments . |
| 20 | The most important factor in choosing a solder is that it must have a lower melting point than the pieces to be joined . |
| 21 | They do however still have a lower boundary at zero , and the whole distribution is very lop-sided ; outcomes with probabilities less than evens are squashed into the number range 0 to 1 , whereas probabilities above evens can range from 1 to infinity . |
| 22 | The correct character may often have a lower confidence because it was not such a good match with the Freeman database . |
| 23 | The gunpowder weapons may have a lower range but their extra penetrative power makes them especially useful against heavily armoured foes . |
| 24 | In this respect , they may truly have a lower metabolic rate . |
| 25 | If tax-relief-induced donations did not go to pay for mainline social service functions and elected representatives still felt it necessary to continue to provide them , they would have a lower tax base on which to raise the revenue . |
| 26 | For the most part , calendars will have a lower mark-up than posters , card or other paper products , but this will largely depend on your buying power . |
| 27 | Clearly , we have made great progress in bringing inflation under control and we shall soon have a lower rate of inflation than Germany for the first time in a generation . |
| 28 | For example , by good care a patient may be made less severely ill and , therefore , may have a lower actual mortality while , at the same time , accumulating only a low APACHE score with low predicted mortality . |
| 29 | Since some speakers ( those who have low " competence " ) do not use many Patois features anyway , these speakers will have a lower Patois index than other speakers who code switch to the same extent , but who use more Patois features in the Patois part of their talk . |
| 30 | In general , low-coupon bonds will have a lower gross redemption yield because they will be attractive to tax-paying investors concerned to maximize their net redemption yield after payment of taxes . |