Example sentences of "have a [adv] lower [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | By contrast continental lithosphere has a significantly lower mean density than oceanic lithosphere and its buoyancy with respect to the asthenosphere prevents all but limited subduction . |
2 | As olivine has a much lower critical concentration than plagioclase ( see equation ( 1 ) ) , the scale of olivine layering should be smaller than for plagioclase , as is observed . |
3 | The evidence in rats that morphine 3-glucuronide may antagonise the analgesic actions of morphine is unsubstantiated and is hard to explain given that morphine 3-glucuronide has a much lower binding affinity for opioid receptors than either morphine or the active morphine metabolite , morphine 6-glucuronide . |
4 | The report explains ‘ It would cost five to ten times less than building conventional power stations to meet demand , and it would have a significantly lower environmental impact ’ . |
5 | By contrast , as might be expected , the nine townships with a zero rate of known opioid use have a much lower mean population size of about 1,300 , and a much lower mean unemployment rate of 6 per cent . |
6 | However , many ancient carbonates , particularly those in the Palaeozoic , have a somewhat lower diagenetic potential , being initially dominantly high and/or low Mg calcite . |