Example sentences of "less than [art] [adj] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result of such practice may often be that the actual operative working on site receives substantially less than an economic rate for individual tasks , with resultant bad feeling and possibly bad workmanship . |
| 2 | Since some proportion of interest recipients would not be liable for tax , the composite rate is always less than the standard rate . |
| 3 | In 1980 the government raised various benefits , including those for the sick and the unemployed , by 5 per cent less than the current rate of inflation , though the abatement was restored in 1983 when the benefits were made subject to tax . |
| 4 | The new curve is shown by the dashed line ; and at the previous equilibrium output , , firms are either making less than the normal rate of profit ( if the tax is levied on quasi-rents generated by existing capital ) or are finding that replacement investment ( if the tax is levied on the purchase of capital equipment ) is not profitable . |
| 5 | Alternatively , the rate of marine erosion at the base of the cliffs may be less than the general rate of subaerial denudation over the whole cliff . |
| 6 | This curious misuse of language means that if you book a spot at anything less than the top rate , some time in advance , the station can re-sell it , at a higher rate , to anyone who wants it , at any time before the cancellation date . |