Example sentences of "be [verb] at a high level " in BNC.

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1 On this occasion , Anthony d'Offay made one bid of $100,000 but the reserve had been set at a higher level .
2 However , it appears that when the measurement both of the disorder and of the type of event are attempted at a high level of specificity , then more specific correlations are revealed .
3 Therefore they need only be made at a higher level of aggregation and should highlight potential peaks and troughs .
4 The choice does not have to lie between unanimity and a simple majority of the partners : frequently the required majority will be set at a higher level than 50 per cent plus one to reflect the importance of the matter under discussion .
5 You are never far away from the decision-making in this kind of work , so you learn how to manage a whole range of areas and can be involved at a high level relatively quickly . ’
6 The need for flexibility also implies equipping the men with the best weapons , so R&D must be continued at a high level .
7 In any of these cases the set-up is adjudged to be bad and appropriate action will be taken at a higher level .
8 The decision as to how detailed a breakdown of costs is required is crucial and should only be taken at a high level in the management structure .
9 As a result US interest rates had to be kept at a high level .
10 However , if the Revenue 's approach represents a new hardening of attitudes that will affect all small family companies , then this matter ought to be explored at a high level by the appropriate professional body or be taken through the courts by a consortium of practitioners .
11 For instance , demand management might require that government spending should be held at a high level to keep the economy at full pressure , while Labour 's plans also called for a high level of State spending .
12 It is essential that RBGE continues to co-operate with these bodies , and that we are represented at a high level in those international bodies which are active in taxonomic database work
13 So if there 's any er er erm thought that the er ombudsman complaints were running at a high level as far as this committee 's interest were concerned , I can confirm that that is n't in fact the case .
14 All teams work on individual specifications , with the interaction and integration being handled at a higher level .
15 Strains with improved insecticidal activity have been produced in our laboratory by partial plasmid curing — so that the remaining genes are expressed at a higher level — and by transconjugation to produce new combinations of plasmids , giving a desirable activity spectrum .
16 Stewardship of our resources , as well as respect for the preferences of many of our people , demands that it be maintained at a high level .
17 Thus violence was sustained at a high level by American capitals ‘ first great offensive against labor ’ from the late-nineteenth century to the 1920s .
18 A few seconds later a second flock was seen at a higher level and directly in the aircraft 's flight path .
19 The only disturbance to the peace of this natural sanctuary occurred 120 years ago when a spectacular railway was laid at a high level across the head of the valley ; this apart , Dentdale today is very much as it was three centuries ago , happily free from modern developments and well content to remain so .
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