Example sentences of "are [vb pp] at [art] [adj] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would this lead to the principle of differentiation being accepted but used for different purposes , so that the goals of interest groups , rather than social welfare , dictate which commodities are taxed at a lower rate ? |
| 2 | Amounts over this are taxed at a single rate of 40 per cent . |
| 3 | Where the publications are a supply for acquisition , the recipient subscriber will account for VAT in its member state although such publications are zero-rated in the UK , in other member states they are taxed at a reduced rate , and in Denmark they are taxed at 25% ! |
| 4 | However , independent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies ( The Structure of Alcoholic Taxes : A Hangover from the past , 1990 ) and by the Henley Centre for Forecasting ( Competition between Alcoholic Drinks : An Analysis , 1991 ) indicates that it would be perfectly possible to sustain tax revenue by levelling down the duty on spirits , and levelling up the duty on wines and beers , so that all alcoholic drinks are taxed at the same rate of duty per degree of alcohol content . |
| 5 | The holder of the share or bond receives a stream of ( expected ) payments that are discounted at an appropriate rate over the remaining life of the security . |
| 6 | To solve the problem , pulses are produced at a precise rate of 32,768 per second ( 32.768kHz ) by means of a crystal controlled oscillator . |
| 7 | Fossil fuel reserves are depleted at a frantic rate and materials are squandered to manufacture throw-away products for the short-term profit maximisation of a rapacious economic system . |
| 8 | Your payments are fixed at a specific rate , but you are charged at a variable rate . |
| 9 | This charge is offset by dealing costs that are charged at the normal rate , starting at around 1.65% . |
| 10 | Your readers may not be aware of it , but although BT state ‘ … calls to these services are charged at the premium rate of 36p per minute cheap rate and 48p per minute at other times ’ , it actually costs twice that amount when you dial from a payphone ! |
| 11 | Your payments are fixed at a specific rate , but you are charged at a variable rate . |
| 12 | ‘ Now all fresh , frozen and chilled fish are imported at the same rate , being 2.5 per cent of first sales value of the imports . |
| 13 | In the private service sector , where trade unions are less active , temporary workers often do not receive the same level of fringe benefits as permanent workers ; and in some organisations and industries they are paid at a lower rate — for example the statutory minimum rather than a higher , collectively bargained rate — than are comparable permanent workers [ see Chapter 7 ] . |