Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] at an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we now look at what happens to total product between O and O L 1 units of labour and we can see total product rising at an increasing rate , right , which implies our marginal product positive but increases over that range O to L L 1 right , between the the range O L 1 and O L 3 , right , the total product is rising but at a decreasing rate a decreasing rate that implies that the marginal product is still positive , right , but falling . |
| 2 | They are synergistic , which means they rely on each other in order to keep the body functioning at an optimum level . |
| 3 | Openness in discussion , the acceptance of the searching question and the admission of uncertainty are all signs of the process of change proceeding at an appropriate rate for the individuals concerned " ( Briault and West 1990:20 ) . |
| 4 | A chance meeting at an international conference on prison security in Stockholm led to Latvia getting the blessing of a Scottish Office minister for assistance from the Scottish Prison Service towards reform of their penal system . |
| 5 | In Keynesian economics , this increase in aggregate demand occurring at an initial state of full employment will simply raise prices : there will be no output response even in the short run . |
| 6 | With the South Korean economy growing at an annual rate of 3.1 per cent during the third quarter of 1992 , the lowest recorded level of growth since 1981 , the state of the country 's economy was the key issue of the election campaign . |
| 7 | With 40 million people starving and infant mortality rising at an alarming rate , doctors must start pressurising governments and banks to stop this spiral of deprivation and environmental degradation in which the world 's poorest countries are trapped . |
| 8 | They quote the comprehensive review by Haggard and Hughes , which states that glue ear probably causes considerable disability only if it results in persistent impaired hearing starting at an early age . |
| 9 | In a deprived area of Slough there is a school where we have explained to children the importance of blood pressure monitoring at an early age . |
| 10 | The invader , panting , leans against the wall between the two improbably unbroken windows , nursing an arm hanging at an illogical angle , then slides straight down to sit , legs asprawl in a wide-open V-for-vengeance , on the floor . |
| 11 | An Indian lady from India sits in reception looking at an Indian film magazine and listening to Indian music . |