Example sentences of "[adv] lower level of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 While this downswing will not be as sharp as the previous downturn ( in 1979-81 ) , not least given the very much lower level of inflation that we now have , a dull 1989 is bound to be followed by a difficult 1990 . ’
2 This is no longer necessary ; fear for one 's personal safety is a much lower level of alarm .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 However , although this factor is important , it is unlikely to explain why default rates have risen so rapidly during 1990–91 compared with the early 1980s , given the much lower levels of inflation during the recent downturn .
7 The industry is comparing the biggest boom it ever had — the peak in 1989-90 — with today 's admittedly lower level of activity .
8 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 .
9 Although , as we have noted , women are much less likely than men to select back variants of /a/ , this generally lower level of use does not prevent individual women from varying their realization of /a/ , within the female norms , according to their social network structure .
10 It seems possible , however , that the latter two studies were using substantially lower levels of stress than the former two and this may well account for the difference in results .
11 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 .
12 But if we can get the same information for an even lower level of risk , then that is really what people should do .
13 Nevertheless , this does not mean that measurement in the social sciences is impossible since , as Lazarsfeld endeavoured to establish , even lower levels of measurement offer a beginning .
14 The limited nature of government response to the process of national reform was explained by the relatively lower level of attention which was paid to curriculum than to mechanisms of money .
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