Example sentences of "remain [prep] the [adj] level " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even here the Communists had little success , their activity remaining on the third level of faction fighting and street corner abuse of the rest of the labour movement . |
| 2 | On surfacing , the rate again speeds up , generally remaining at the higher level until the carbon dioxide content of the exhaled air has returned to normal — usually in a few seconds . |
| 3 | If manufacturing employment had remained at the 1966 level until 1974 then output would have been higher by 8.6 percent ; but if Britain had matched French or German growth in output per man hour since 1958 then even with the reduction in the labour force the 1974 output level would have been higher by no less than 70 per cent [ Gomulka , 1979 ] . |
| 4 | For those with jobs , salaries remained at the 1980 level until 1985 , while inflation rose . |
| 5 | Perhaps of more significance was their estimate of the cost of the rise in unemployment from 1979 to 1985 : they estimated that if the figure had remained at the 1979 level , the cost to the Exchequer in 1984–85 would only have been £7.5 bn . |
| 6 | Thus , they have remained at the same level of retardation throughout their childhood . |
| 7 | Wimpey Construction Canada , now part of International Operations , and McNamara Construction , processed an increased level of enquiries in 1992 , but the value of work awarded remained at the same level as 1991 . |
| 8 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Amsterdam-based networking and electrical engineering group Getronics NV says it sees no evidence of market growth , and assuming no major acquisitions occur , its business will grow hardly any faster than in 1992 , when net profit rose 14% ; its investment is expected to remain at the same level as in 1992 , and cash flow is expected to develop on a comparable basis . |
| 9 | A student having completed Music Making : Solo 1 may proceed to Solo 2 or remain at the same level , provided that the study employs different techniques : for example , voice and keyboard ; guitar and bass guitar ; violin and sitar . |
| 10 | Note that in this case if the Bank of England uses open-market operations to reduce the money supply , the official intention may be frustrated as long as the banks ' cash reserves ratio remains above the desired level . |
| 11 | Government policy in the 1980s has been to oppose any increase in the country 's dollar debt , which remains at the manageable level of $5.5 million . |
| 12 | Overall , almost three-quarters of the participants either reduced their intake ( 61 per cent ) or remained at the same level ( 11 per cent ) between the first and the last three weeks of the course . |