Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the vines are mostly grown at a height of between 140 and 180 metres on south-east and south-west-facing slopes although some climb steeply from the outskirts of Hautvillers and rise to a height of around 250 metres . |
| 2 | Some newspapers are already running at a loss in the hope that they will move back into profit when the economic situation improves . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , one pound coins are still lost at a rate of tens of thousands per year . |
| 4 | For a start , though it 's called ‘ single-frame ’ , two frames are often shot at a time , for economy . |
| 5 | As a result of intense competition , bonds are often sold at a discount to attract investors ( the " reallowance " ) or else banks would sell their bonds in the grey market ( a market for bonds on which the issue price or syndicate allocations has not yet been determined , where quotes are set in relation to the unknown final price ) , which may oblige the lead manager to buy the bonds back in order to support the price . |
| 6 | They fear that they are now looking at a successor tax which is designed simply to allow the Government to muddle through to the next election . |
| 7 | CASES OF people infected with the Aids virus , HIV , are now increasing at a rate of almost five a day , according to the latest government figures . |
| 8 | In a week when government figures showed that cases of people infected with the Aids virus are now increasing at a rate of almost five a day , one could see their point . |
| 9 | Even as a measure of liability , it is of less importance now that shares are almost invariably issued on terms that they are to be fully paid up on or shortly after allotment and are frequently issued at a price exceeding their nominal value . |
| 10 | 1.30:THESE ladies races are invariably run at a lightning fast pace , which is ideal for Touch Above who has shown all his best form over a strongly-run 10 furlongs . |
| 11 | Providers are then reimbursed at a set price per case treated , according to the DRG into which the case falls . |
| 12 | Providers are then reimbursed at a set price per case treated , according to the DRG into which the case falls . |
| 13 | They are then launched at a signal . |
| 14 | The company , which claims it has managed to undercut its competitors by up to 30% , has proved especially adept at shifting its tape back-up systems and SuperVGA monitors ; the latter , priced at £120 each , are currently shipping at a rate of 2,000 per month in the UK alone . |
| 15 | Chairman Peter Bonfield pointed out that most of ICL 's competitors are currently trading at a loss . |