Example sentences of "be [verb] at a [adj] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , a sharply progressive personal tax system will make dividends a relatively unattractive source of income for the marginal tax payer compared to capital gains which may be taxed at a flat rate . |
| 2 | Both imports and exports were shown to be growing at a similar rate . |
| 3 | Both imports and exports were shown to be growing at a similar rate . |
| 4 | Casual labour can be used at a cheaper rate than postmen on overtime . |
| 5 | The package will be offered at a competitive rate in the medium price range for such a product . |
| 6 | Motherese tends to be produced at a slower rate , with more pronounced pauses and exaggerated intonational contours . |
| 7 | Finance costs should be recognised at a constant rate on the carrying amount , and that amount will be increased by the finance costs in respect of the period and reduced by payments made . |
| 8 | To maintain net investment at a constant positive level , demand for the firm 's product must be rising at a steady rate . |
| 9 | Not only that , but the beams appeared to be coming at a faster rate now — more than once a second . |
| 10 | Valuable coins would naturally be searched for with more energy and so tend to be recovered at a higher rate in ancient times . |
| 11 | The Paris auction market received a welcome fillip in the first week of April with the announcement that buyer 's premium would be set at a flat rate of 9% . |
| 12 | In accordance with the definitions set out in paragraphs 8 and 14 of the [ draft ] FRS , the interest for the full term of the convertible debt should be taken into account in the allocation of finance costs , which should be allocated at a constant rate in accordance with paragraph 25 . [ |
| 13 | Personal savings [ see p. 37379 ] were to be converted at a one-to-one rate up to ceilings of 2,000 Marks for children up to 14 years of age , 4,000 Marks for people aged 15-59 , and 6,000 Marks for those over 60 ; savings in excess of these ceilings would be converted at 2:1 , as would state companies ' debts and liabilities . |
| 14 | However , by using a good catalyst a reaction can be run at a high rate and at a lower temperature , thus saving energy . |
| 15 | Where work can be done by a less senior collegue it will be charged at a lower rate . |
| 16 | In either case , the work will probably be re-let at a lower rate , thus providing a profit or administration surcharge for the original sub-contractor . |
| 17 | There will be slight inaccuracies in these estimates as a few claims will be received in April each year and be paid at a new rate after a rise in fees , and some very late claims may be paid at an old lower rate . |
| 18 | Cole records that , in the straitened circumstances attending the trade depression of 1857–8 , the payment of dividend on invested capital was made a prior charge on profits , payable , that is , before the workers ' bonus ; and the remaining profits were to be divided at a uniform rate on wages paid and on invested capital . |