Example sentences of "a [adv] lower [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Major award schools , on the other hand , started from a conspicuously lower threshold of library provision and use . |
| 2 | This is no longer necessary ; fear for one 's personal safety is a much lower level of alarm . |
| 3 | This is a much lower level of use than either Edinburgh or Glasgow , but in view of the standard of service observed on this occasion , it is impossible to say whether this usage figure represents lower demand , or merely laxity in control . |
| 4 | Without such basic knowledge , you might gain some small insight into the sport , but at a much lower level of appreciation than if you had done some reading in advance . |
| 5 | Optimal scaffolding is that which promotes the highest level of functioning with the minimal level of support ; a child who is having difficulty in making herself understood may require a great deal of support ; a few minutes later that same child dealing with a different topic may become relatively fluent and require a much lower level of adult participation . |
| 6 | The shorter half-life of 235 U results in it having a much lower abundance at present relative to 238 U. Because U and Th are believed to have similar distribution coefficients during mantle melting , a large fractionation in U/Pb is associated with change of similar magnitude in Th/Pb . |
| 7 | This is a much lower threshold of liability than the notion of violence that underlay the common law concept . |
| 8 | Rank for rank , East India Company officers received double the pay of an officer of a royal regiment , while serving in a country with a much lower cost of living . |
| 9 | The char , which operates in a similar manner to activated carbon , but at a much lower cost per tonne , is an efficient treatment for liquid effluents . |
| 10 | In Wales the amount of development plan grants paid for drainage increased 3.5 times , and for grassland improvement 3.2 times , between 1979/80 and 1982/83 compared with a rise of 74% for farm buildings ( the latter then attracting a much lower rate of grant ) . |
| 11 | Or if you have a number of outstanding debts , such as credit card charges and hire purchase deals , a remortgage can pay them all off at a much lower rate of interest to help you reduce your outgoings . |
| 12 | The Protocol also leaves out ‘ soft ’ CFCs , which have a much lower potential for ozone depletion but still have a destructive effect . |
| 13 | Similarly , Abigail Tordoff , for example will have a much lower point of contact than me , but the principle is the same . |
| 14 | None the less , some things do seem clear : the unlikelihood of more baby booms , except for weaker echoes of the present one , and a generally lower level of fertility . |
| 15 | By the year 2000 gas will be supplying a slightly lower proportion of energy demand than in 1983 but consumption will rise slightly . |
| 16 | They pay a slightly lower rate of interest on money at call than they earn by discounting bills . |
| 17 | They often receive a far lower standard of care than patients in this country . |
| 18 | The missiles would come next ; and from then on it would be a far lower percentage of surveillance aircraft which returned safely . |
| 19 | The share of total energy usage accounted for by nuclear power will rise from 4% to 7% , a far lower level of increase than might have been achieved but for the Three Mile Island incident . |
| 20 | Oral sex has a far lower risk of transmission . |
| 21 | Women who were currently taking the pill or who had stopped taking it in the last 12 months had a significantly lower rate of endometriosis than those who had stopped for longer periods . |
| 22 | Visual Analogue Scores over the first 3 days showed a significantly lower score for breathlessness for the NIPPV group , median 2.3 cm ( range 0.1–5.5 ) , than for the control group , median 4.5 cm ( range 0.9–8.8 ) , p < 0.025 ( fig 2 ) . |