Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] at a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A MFN clause guarantees to a buyer that if , when the contract is concluded or within some specified time period later , the seller makes a sale to another buyer at a lower price , then the buyer in question will also receive that lower price . |
| 2 | ‘ Those who join their local clubs will progress , if they have the talent , to a top club at a later stage . |
| 3 | Accepting the logic of this situation the matter was held over for further review at a later Department Head meeting . |
| 4 | Much more common is the personal diary intended for public consumption at a later date . |
| 5 | THE PRIME MINISTER suggested that the Cabinet should resume their discussion of the question of the abolition of capital punishment at a further meeting . |
| 6 | Bundles may be reallocated to another group at a higher level by the chieftain of that group . |
| 7 | Under the previous system of benefits , unemployed disabled people could claim social security at a higher rate , and were also eligible for a number of additional requirement payments ( ARPs ) to meet such needs as extra laundry expenses , special dietary requirements , extra heating , wear and tear on clothing , and so on , which were a consequence of specific disabilities . |
| 8 | Do not encourage a young dog to jump up and greet you , for instance , and then expect it to abandon this behaviour at a later stage . |
| 9 | The second is a multi-media , schematic plan for a large advertiser , in which bursts of advertising have been blocked in as a basis for more precise , detailed planning at a later date . |
| 10 | The process was helped by the so-called ‘ automatic stabilisers ’ — the tendency for taxation to increase faster and public spending at a slower rate in a boom , thereby reducing government borrowing , and vice versa in a recession . |
| 11 | Galileo was in the process of making a major contribution to the building of a new mechanics that was to prove capable of supporting detailed experimentation at a later stage . |
| 12 | The imperfect sense of national unity is thus explained , not altogether satisfactorily , in terms of those structures and mores that gave Spain social cohesion at a lower level . |
| 13 | Number thirteen , what is the proportion of benefit C was your right answer , a reduced benefit , payable throughout the working life , if the life assured is unable to follow their normal occupation and engages in a different occupation at a lower income . |
| 14 | In Interdisciplinary education ( IDE ) and other broad team work , the possibilities of bringing in both specific basic scientific units and topics for all on the one hand , and opportunities for further scientific activity at a later stage for those choosing to develop their assignment in that direction , will also be remembered in the initial planning . |
| 15 | In order to create sufficient headroom within the studio , it was necessary to remove an existing tie-beam which spanned between two timber posts that helped to support the roof structure and to adapt and re-site this member at a higher level , just below the soffit of the ceiling ( Plate 11 ) . |
| 16 | The writer would like to consider this document in some detail at a later date , but could perhaps close with two questions : |
| 17 | Codelco , the Chilean state copper corporation which devised the experiments is now testing for commercial production at a larger site in the valley . |
| 18 | In addition , children have tended to move out of the parental home at a younger age ( Dale et al. |
| 19 | It is all very well for companies like Rentokil , or Guinness , which said it could not act this time round but was considering similar action at a later date , to compensate their shareholders . |
| 20 | This measures a country 's ability ( or inability ) to increase real output at a faster pace than population growth . |
| 21 | The desire to complement the relative strengths and frailties of a practice may commend a true amalgamation of firms of more or less equal standing with the aim of providing a more comprehensive service at a higher standard . |
| 22 | He took careful aim with his second barrel at a smaller buffalo that had begun circling in dismay , and they heard the dull thud of his successful shot echo clearly across the plain . |
| 23 | In principle there was no distinction between indirect interference at the first stage and such interference at a remoter stage , but the more indirect and remote the interference , the more difficult it may be to establish on the facts that A did intend to interfere with the particular contract relied on by the plaintiff and that that interference was a necessary consequence of A 's wrongful act . |
| 24 | First-time buyers , who do n't take the Lifecare option at the outset of their loan , can buy the additional cover at a later date . |
| 25 | Seats , particularly if they are the bucket-type and simply plonked on existing terracing , can give a bad view in an uncomfortable position at a higher cost . |
| 26 | But the hospital is stressing that er at this stage , it 's merely gathering information to enable it to make a more considered decision at a later date . |
| 27 | It was asked to halt the deal by Peabody , the US-based Hanson coal subsidiary , which claims it already had an agreement to buy the Australian business at a lower price . |
| 28 | The on-screen tutorial means it 's easy to use , and the sound is fun , but it 's not the one to buy if you plan to move into more sophisticated computing at a later date . |
| 29 | The Trustees turned down this request , saying that a larger scheme at a later date would be preferable . |
| 30 | Smaller wage rises would make it possible to have lower inflation at a higher level of output — a combination that clever manipulations of macroeconomic policy ( interest rates , exchange rates and budget deficits ) have always failed to achieve . |