Example sentences of "at the [adj -est] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | FLU is sweeping across Britain at the highest rate recorded for 14 years , according to figures published yesterday . |
| 2 | Your premiums get tax relief at the highest rate of tax you pay ( so a gross premium of £1,000 will cost you only £600 net if you are a 40% taxpayer ) , and your lump sum at retirement is tax free . |
| 3 | Individuals can get tax relief on contributions at the highest rate of tax they pay . |
| 4 | investment by a member gets tax relief at the highest rate he or she pays . |
| 5 | The proportion of allowances paid at the highest rate ( in ‘ haute montagne ’ ) in 1981 was only 5% ; 78% in the ‘ montagne ’ zone and 16% in the ‘ piedmont ’ zone . |
| 6 | What is more , when inflation is taken into account , the present middle-income earners have relatively less disposable income under the present higher tax rate of 60% than they did under the old regime of tax charged at the highest rate of 83% such is the falling-behind effect of tax allowances granted in recent years . |
| 7 | Popular with high earners because tax relief can be claimed at the highest rate , the pension loan also allows borrowers to claim tax relief on their pension contributions . |
| 8 | Oil will be taxed at the highest rate , adding about US$3.50 to the cost of a barrel of oil , with the aim of discouraging dependence on imported oil . |
| 9 | It is this age group which is now growing at the fastest rate and the support of the sometimes frail ‘ old ’ is an important policy issue . |
| 10 | Official figures out yesterday indicated that British consumers saved at the lowest rate for 31 years while living standards actually declined 0.6 per cent between the first and second quarters of the year . |
| 11 | She ran a caravan site and rented out grazing and stables at the lowest rate in the neighbourhood — naturally ! |
| 12 | Stamp Duty is charged at the lowest rate for a term not exceeding seven years ( Stamp Act 1891 , Sched 1 , as amended ) . |
| 13 | But , we have interest rates at the lowest rate they 've been , well , in my memory , really , in terms of er er my time in business , and they may even go down a further one per cent . |
| 14 | Their comprehensive service goes from booking planes , ferries and trains at the best rates through to hotel bookings and visa emergency services . |
| 15 | They were on the lovely island putting together the whole package ; visiting tourist boards , airlines , exclusive hotels , doing their utmost to get the best at the best rates for their clients . |
| 16 | If savings have been set aside for a funeral , and would now pay for one at current prices , that money , invested at the best rate of interest , may be enough to pay for the funeral when it occurs . |
| 17 | London , at the easiest rates and may be ascertained of the right kinds . |