Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] 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 | 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 . " |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The community broadcasters are in a stronger position than ever before to establish credibility at a nationwide level . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | When executive search consultants leave or retire , they are forced to sell back the equity to other partners who , on election to the partnership , are encouraged to purchase stock at an agreed rate . |
| 7 | One of the principal drivers for the DTI campaign is the need to create awareness at a senior management level . |
| 8 | Thus for practical reasons it has sometimes been found expedient for projects initiated by Unidroit to reach fruition at a Diplomatic Conference held under the aegis of UNCITRAL . |
| 9 | But he was able to win support at a National Delegate Conference in 1983 for an overtime ban , linked to both the believed closure programme and an outstanding pay claim . |
| 10 | In fact , the SDDR , upon which work has progressed well and speedily — it is all part of the relief road system round the city — has started to discharge traffic at a great rate on to the A6 at Oadby , which is seeking to percolate further south on the A6 or further east towards the A47 . |
| 11 | After some discussion , we elected to play golf at a charming course in the Cotswolds , to have lunch in a nearby town and then go browsing amongst the many antique shops . |
| 12 | Seven months later , daughter Doris was born and was herself to experience widowhood at a young age , followed by a second marriage . |
| 13 | Once he came into Ken 's dressing room , asking for ten pounds to buy dinner at a nearby restaurant — this , from a man who never ate out in his life . |
| 14 | I would n't say it 's the answer in every case , especially when a ‘ classic ’ sound source is required to sound classic at a low level . |
| 15 | It was not until they had rounded a bend in the road , and the echoes of Master Thomas 's good wishes had long since died away , that Isabel managed to pull herself together enough to recall her resolution to put fitzAlan at a safe distance — and keep him there . |
| 16 | John Evans , 112 , Britain 's oldest man was asked to give evidence at a public inquiry to help prove a footpath linking Fforest-fach and Gowerton in West Glamorgan , has always been public . |
| 17 | The first alternative ( and at one time in the News International dispute it was considered a possibility ) , is to fight censorship at an institutional level ; that is , for the professional association as an organization to join battle with the local authority or similar organization , by recourse to legal means whenever censorship arises . |
| 18 | Survey methodology is a highly developed technique for obtaining a representative sample of opinions and attitudes from an enumerated population , but the interactive technique used in such surveys is designed to keep rapport at a moderate level and filter out all information that can not be coded in the scheme developed . |
| 19 | As far as other firms facing financial difficulties are concerned , she says that she would advise them to consider IVA at an early stage . |
| 20 | Few men could fail to shed weight at a satisfactory rate on a daily allowance of 1,500 calories . |
| 21 | Suffice it to say that if you are cutting calories in order to shed weight at a speedy pace , every calorie counts . |
| 22 | We can tailor-make the product to the detergent manufacturer 's requirement : to release oxygen at a certain temperature range , a certain speed , with particular dissolving characteristics . |
| 23 | ‘ No interest rate mechanism will bribe the markets to hold sterling at an unacceptable level . ’ |
| 24 | Fogarty won in start to finish style at an average speed of 121.36mph to beat the Dunlop brothers Robert , who was second , and Joey who was third . |
| 25 | To maximise performance at a given application it is necessary to choose components carefully — and if you are considering upgrades this again needs to be kept in mind . |
| 26 | Forcing children to acknowledge sexuality at an early age and face up to adult problems is not going to raise a generation of responsible adults — it is far more likely to breed a generation of confused and unhappy children . |
| 27 | Labour councillors are planning to rally action at a public meeting at Woodchurch leisure centre on June 22 . |
| 28 | Because family credit and housing benefit are withdrawn over a large band of income , and because low-income families begin to pay tax at a low threshold , there are now whole bands of income over which it is difficult for low-income families to improve their net income . |
| 29 | Unpick stitching along one side between channel stitching to insert lath at a later stage . |
| 30 | You see when committees are meeting at two o'clock usually have a much shorter agenda than this committee discussion but to enable to this committee and to do its job properly , I would think we 'd be looking where possible to be able to discuss items properly and to get start at a reasonable time like we do . |