Example sentences of "rate than [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Making comparisons of crude death rates across time or between populations is problematic as the rate is obviously influenced by the age composition of populations : a population with a large component of older people will illustrate a higher crude death rate than a population of the same size including a lot of younger people . |
| 2 | One group on low income who will lose out consists of those people living in areas where the poll tax is levied at a higher rate than the Government calculates , and who in consequence will have to meet a 20 per cent poll tax bill that is larger than that calculated by the 20 per cent met by the Government . |
| 3 | However , it has been judicially observed that the objection to a rent representing a percentage of the tenant 's turnover is that , if the price of a commodity rises at a faster rate than the cost of living , pressure is likely to develop on dealers in that commodity to reduce their margin of profit or rate of commission ( Naylor v Uttoxeter UDC ( 1974 ) 231 EG 619 per Brightman J ) . |
| 4 | The total spending on food still increases , but at a slower rate than the level of income itself . |
| 5 | Loans for risky projects like the Channel Tunnel and North Sea oil exploration , for example , are likely to attract a higher interest rate than the rate on a loan to finance the construction of , say , a foodstore . |
| 6 | Household formation is increasing at a faster rate than the population as a result of smaller families , increase in the divorce rate and longer life spans . |
| 7 | In the twentieth century official statistics showed the number of cattle rising at a slower rate than the number of people . |
| 8 | This is because the increased supply of nitrogen may encourage tree growth at a faster rate than the amount of magnesium in the soil can support . |
| 9 | Some offer comparable , even higher , net rates than the Investment Account 's gross rate , though there can be a small catch . |
| 10 | Some offer comparable , even higher , net rates than the Investment Account 's gross rate , though there can be a small catch . |
| 11 | Some offer comparable , even higher , net rates than the Investment Account 's gross rate , though there can be a small catch . |