Example sentences of "earn more [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it is , basic-rate taxpayers who earn more than the £16,900 ceiling face a marginal tax rate of 25% , while those earning less than the ceiling face a rate of 34% . |
| 2 | If you earn more than the LEL , you pay contributions on all earnings — a big disincentive to raising your hours , and therefore your pay , by that small amount . |
| 3 | On the contrary , the total possible marks are divided equally among all the questions , and no answer can earn more than the appropriate marks for that question . |
| 4 | The target beneficiary was the salaried ‘ family man ’ who , by reason of earning more than the £250 limit applied to non-manual workers , was excluded from participation in the new 1925 contributory state scheme , under which a retirement pension became payable at 65 and a modest pension became available to widows of any age ( Groves , 1983 , p. 41 ) . |
| 5 | Free men on the frontiers of industry , shocking the respectable of all classes , the heroes of an unofficial folklore of masculinity , they played the same sort of role as sailors and frontier miners and prospectors , though earning more than the ones , and lacking the others ' hope of making their fortune . |