Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] at [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some specialised yarns , say those with knops , or the hairy yarns , you will probably need to work at a looser tension for the cables to show but this is not to their disadvantage since the cables , loosely worked , frequently add to the richness of the finished look . |
| 2 | Peter Coni , chairman of the Stewards , announcing the new rules yesterday , criticised a growing number of top crews for entering lesser events at Henley ‘ rather than showing the ambition and confidence to try to win at a higher level ’ . |
| 3 | Mowing can usually be done less regularly during September as the grass starts to grow at a slower rate . |
| 4 | And , because they are designed to operate at a lower cost level they tend not to make demands for expensive peripherals such as PostScript devices or even simpler page printers such as Epsons and Okis that emulate the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet . |
| 5 | They came together with control engineer Dave Smith to look at this particular problem but , as their work progressed , their recently acquired quality training made them realise that a Corrective Action Team was needed to look at the wider question . |
| 6 | Branson , he argued , was attempting to expand at a faster rate than the resources of the company allowed . |
| 7 | Far too many handicapped young people have been condemned to operate at a lower level of education and achievement than their abilities warrant because of lack of facilities for further and higher education . |
| 8 | And if you decide to cancel at a later date , you 'll receive a full , and prompt refund on all unmailed issues . |
| 9 | So why did US companies fail to invest at a higher rate ? |
| 10 | Extra time may be spent learning the basics of editing , or more advanced camera work etc. , or this might be left to develop at a later workshop . |
| 11 | Gould , forced to operate at the lower end of the transfer market as Coventry tighten their belts , can only gaze in wonder as Dalglish spends multi-millionaire Jack Walker 's money . |
| 12 | After an inconclusive discussion , the Cabinet agreed to return at a later meeting to the question ‘ whether the Government , as such , should tender advice to the House of Commons on the abolition of the death penalty ’ . |
| 13 | Low overwinter fine root mortality , relative to growing season mortality , might be due to low maintenance respiration rates under cold soil temperatures , but it is unclear why roots produced in the 1989 growing season should continue to die at a slower rate during the 1990 growing season . |
| 14 | In general , corresponding developments tend to occur at a lower value of Rayleigh number when the Prandtl number is lower . |
| 15 | But we have to look at the larger picture , and welcome here the fact that the jurors of Ventura County did not disguise their true feelings or their forthright acknowledgement of the realities of law enforcement against African-Americans in 1992 . |