Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the terms of redemption merely provided for their redemption at par , their holders would be highly vulnerable ; for if interest rates fell since the date of issue it would clearly pay the company to redeem them and to borrow money at a lower rate of interest than the fixed dividend . |
| 2 | This business was expanded by his son John Roberts , who also lent money at a vast interest rate to the tinners , who were traditionally improvident and poor . |
| 3 | Proof indeed that the Prehen youth policy might soon yield rewards at a higher level . |
| 4 | The ANC indicated that it was prepared to meet Inkatha at a multiparty meeting in the context of the National Peace Accord [ see p. 38422 ] , but expressed unwillingness to hold bilateral talks , arguing that previous meetings had failed to produced effective results [ see pp. 37951-52 ] . |
| 5 | Another great Therapy ? story revolves around a character called Eddie Faith , who found religion at a Christian meeting one night , and the next day walked into the local police station and confessed to 24 robberies he 'd committed in the previous year . |
| 6 | Publishers want safeguards at a practical level to ensure that it does not open the floodgates to returns of all kinds . ’ |
| 7 | Not that Uttley was allowed to completely forget his rugby past — also competing is fellow ‘ crumbly ’ Andy Ripley who , after taking the Ergo up in recent months , almost overtook Uttley at a recent head-to-head in a London gymnasium . |
| 8 | Even in the early days , when wage differentials between the two cities were not great , the Edinburgh compositors were considered by their Glasgow colleagues to be lacking in spirit : " The printers [ i.e. compositors ] of Edinburgh had the unenviable reputation of being willing to accept work at a reduced rate in almost any town in the United Kingdom before 1840 . " |
| 9 | Amanda filled the flat with so much energy it hurt : humming , calling out snatches of news from the radio , crunching toast at a painful volume . |
| 10 | TWO brothers at Chapelcross both won awards at a recent presentation by the Institution of Measurement & Control . |
| 11 | If an individual has problems at a particular stage he or she tends to regress to an earlier stage and to be dominated , or fixated , by the behaviour and attitudes of that stage . |
| 12 | An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . |
| 13 | Thus the development of the mix to meet conditions at a particular point or period in time is essentially a contingency approach to marketing management . |
| 14 | Thus , an image can be considered to be a mixture of components , each component representing variation at a particular scale . |
| 15 | Even though open systems may be able to meet requirements at a lower cost than perhaps the traditional proprietary systems , if you 've already paid for the traditional proprietary system , clearly there is no saving to be made by throwing it away and replacing it with the equivalent functionality on new technology . |
| 16 | The emphasis on the desirability of academic detachment — however rarely achieved in practice — has had the effect of disengaging pupils at a personal level from what they are studying . |
| 17 | First , the belt , because it contains matter at a higher density than beyond it , exerts a net outward pressure . |
| 18 | As far as Hewitt is concerned , at the very least guests expect cleanliness at a good price . |
| 19 | The latter contains fluid at a high pressure which maintains the turgidity and shape of the body . |
| 20 | The community broadcasters are in a stronger position than ever before to establish credibility at a nationwide level . |
| 21 | She met Sebastian at a political rally . |
| 22 | And the examiner was arrested only after he made passes at a military policeman 's wife . |
| 23 | Quite plainly , having so recently finished the work that had absorbed him for almost two years , he was not yet back in the habit of eating lunch at a regular hour . |
| 24 | If the distance is 3kpc , the pulsar has moved 16pc at a transverse velocity of 900kms -1 . |
| 25 | Insist though trade unions might that their purpose was not to subvert the market economy but to sell labour at a fair price as a commodity in it , the fact remained that successful trade unionism implied reduced dividends on investment , just as organising the production of goods for sale in Co-operative stores as a function of independent industrial co-operatives implied reduced dividends on purchases from them . |
| 26 | The Norwich City Council wanted to get a licence to be able to sell intoxicants at a new pop centre they were going to open , mainly for young people , and was a member of the Labour Party , incidentally , and and a County Councillor , one of the City Wards , had the cheek to go and oppose the whole of Norwich City Council |
| 27 | Commenting on the appointment , The Hindu of June 8 stated that Verma assumed charge at a critical time " when terrorist activity has increased as compared to last year , and the law and order machinery appears demoralized " . |
| 28 | Her marriage troubles appeared to be firmly under wraps as she told delegates at a Motor Neurone Disease Association conference in Solihull : ‘ It is good to be here again and it is nice of you to have me . ’ |
| 29 | Although technology can not realistically take a back seat , we will try to tackle concepts at a simple level . |
| 30 | One of the most fascinating scientific experiments of recent years showed that when people ate meals at a rapid rate they became hungry again more quickly than when they ate precisely the same size of meal at a slower rate . |