Example sentences of "lower than [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On some occasions , the lower than usual level of water at LW springs could actually be seen . |
| 2 | This , together with the addition of six big new unnamed customers and a lower than usual number of client losses , led to an 11% rise in turnover to £4.5m from the bureau and facilities management services division . |
| 3 | And while the improvements helped somewhat , Air Force planners must have realised that the combination of poor flight stability , lower than anticipated speed and range limitations would place the Airacomet at serious risk if ever sent to engage enemy aircraft . |
| 4 | Several pilot projects are under way to show that women can be persuaded to attend for screening and that lower than average bone mass will be found in some . |
| 5 | They will have lower than average life expectancy , although with improved standards of medical care , many now live into their fifties and sixties . |
| 6 | ‘ Mentally handicapped ’ is the most common term used in Great Britain to describe a section of the public who possess a lower than average level of intelligence . |
| 7 | This produces in some islands higher than average demand and in others lower than average demand . |
| 8 | But any individual market or island may experience somewhat higher or lower demand than average , those with lower than average demand cancelling out those with higher than average demand . |
| 9 | Teleport TP hopes its communication services will be available at prices 10% to 25% lower than rival communication companies in Moscow . |
| 10 | Also , the fact that police officers will know that female crime rates are lower than male crime rates will further incline them to the view that women are not by nature ‘ criminal types ’ . |
| 11 | It produces less sulphur dioxide — because the sulphur in the coal reacts with the limestone during combustion — and less nitrogen oxides , due to the lower than normal combustion temperature . |
| 12 | Since then , however , there has been some decrease in military spending , in the early 1980s it was estimated at 4.5 per cent of global GNP , lower than public expenditure on education though still higher than that on health services ( Sivard , 1982 ) , and in the 1990s , with the ending of the cold war , it may be expected to decline more rapidly . |
| 13 | This can have advantages where credit restrictions on local banks make foreign currency borrowing the only source of finance available or if interest rates are lower than domestic currency loan rates . |
| 14 | On a hypothetical scale of integration , multiple-employer estates would rank lower than single company estates . |
| 15 | Announcing the lower than expected year end results in his preface to the accounts , Company Chairman John Evans has told shareholders that the DVR was ‘ pursuing a declared policy of excellence ’ , but that net profits tumbled nearly £111,000 from £171,077 in 1990 to £60,260 before tax last year ! |
| 16 | Many readers will be aware that because of a lower than expected settlement for the civil service in the Chancellor 's 1990 Autumn Statement , higher than expected inflation , and exchange rate effects on international subscriptions , SERC has announced that certain activities will have to be curtailed if the Council 's programme is to stay within its budget . |
| 17 | Reasons given for this included a 10 per cent fall in production as compared with the same period in 1990 , lower than expected revenue from taxes , the cost of social compensation for price rises , high wage settlements , and the conflict between the republics and the centre which was preventing the implementation of unified financial policies . |
| 18 | Other facts , however , such as a much lower than expected rate in more distant relatives , make a single gene theory seem unlikely . |
| 19 | Together with the lower than expected flotation price , the 10 companies have been given an attractive yield averaging as much as 8.55 per cent . |
| 20 | Together with the lower than expected flotation price , the 10 companies have been given an attractive yield averaging as much as 8.55 per cent . |
| 21 | In this case a lower than expected use of English results from the secretary being required to rewrite the manager 's reports in English on the basis of notes . |
| 22 | The untitled New Zealander , rated 2320 ( 345 points lower than top seed Tony Miles of England ) has seven points from eight games and shares the lead with Miles and the other grandmaster in the tournament , Ian Rogers of Australia . |