Example sentences of "and [verb] lower [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But local producers have lesser reputations and command lower export prices . |
2 | These have the advantage of being tried and tested and involve lower cost . |
3 | Another one bites the dust : Zeos International Ltd reports that a US district court dismissed a class action shareholder suit against it because the plaintiffs failed to provide specific facts that were material to the trial : the suit was filed last September , alleging that the company failed to disclose the formation of its new subsidiary , Occidental Corp , to manufacture and market lower cost computers under a new brand name , a development revealed by the Wall Street Journal . |
4 | Furthermore , with unemployment rising to above 3m , workers are likely to break with tradition and accept lower wages rather than demand compensation for higher prices . |
5 | A paved patio and paved footpath leads to the extensive rear garden with large lawned area and surrounding lower beds . |
6 | Thicker films , while less liable to crinkle and curl on porous or high relief specimens , are much more difficult to mount flat , and give lower contrast and microscopic resolution . |
7 | It is therefore important to be able to perform discrete sensitivity analysis and to handle lower bounds . |
8 | He believed that membership of the exchange rate mechanism would give greater certainty to business and industry , help the battle against inflation , and secure lower rates of interest . |
9 | In the course of solving such problems we will frequently wish to alter upper bounds and to impose and alter lower bounds on variables . |
10 | The aid consortium had encouraged an increase in spending on the social sector and infrastructure , and urged lower spending on defence ( thought to account for one-third of GDP ) . |
11 | ( c ) The gang leader may agree rates with the builder and pay lower rates to other gang members , or alternatively sub-let the work at lower rates to other independent gangs . |
12 | The British Friesian quickly became very popular and by the late 1940s it was the country 's dominant breed , although it was sometimes decried for being uglier , having a worse udder and giving lower quality milk than the Ayrshire and the Shorthorn . |
13 | How will the Government respond to any request from Railtrack for an infrastructure grant to cover investment costs and enable lower rates to be charges to operators ? |
14 | Older women are also more likely than older men to suffer from psychological problems such as loneliness and anxiety and to have lower levels of morale or life satisfaction ( Atchley , 1976 ; Abrams , 1978 ) . |
15 | The farm workers were far more village orientated , were more likely to have been born and bred locally , and had lower incomes and poorer access to housing . |
16 | Two zipped and flapped lower pockets are complemented by a third map-pocket over the left chest . |
17 | It noted that demand has slowed in Cray 's niche high-end supercomputer market , and that its low-end market is substantially more competitive and carries lower margins , adding that despite pressure on gross margins , Cray must continue to invest heavily in research and development . |