Example sentences of "is [verb] at a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usually more difficult to deal more effectively with a complaint if it is reported at a later date . |
| 2 | One group on low income who will lose out consists of those people living in areas where the poll tax is levied at a higher rate than the Government calculates , and who in consequence will have to meet a 20 per cent poll tax bill that is larger than that calculated by the 20 per cent met by the Government . |
| 3 | First , air traffic in the Asia-Pacific region is growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world . |
| 4 | The result is that once those who are unable to purchase have negotiated their way through the labyrinthine and highly variable eligibility rules to achieve a place on a council housing waiting list , they join a queue which is growing at a faster rate than addition to the council housing stock and which in some cases even exceeds the total number of families housed by the district council . |
| 5 | Evidence from Sweden , where enteriditis has never been found in a poultry flock , shows food poisoning in humans exactly matches the UK profile and , in percentage terms , is running at a higher rate . |
| 6 | The aisle is roofed at a lower level than the nave and the triforia have the function of masking the lean-to roofs which cover these vaults . |
| 7 | This interest is charged at a higher rate than a standard loan . |
| 8 | Thirty-five years Stamp Duty is charged at a lower rate if the term does not exceed thirty-five years ( Stamp Act 1891 , Sched 1 as amended ) . |
| 9 | There are indications that the US trade deficit is increasing at a lower rate , and that inter-governmental cooperation has contributed to an orderly decline in the dollar 's foreign exchange value . |
| 10 | Household formation is increasing at a faster rate than the population as a result of smaller families , increase in the divorce rate and longer life spans . |
| 11 | Thus , if the ridge is removed from a very early bud only the humerus will develop ; but if it is removed at a later stage the radius and ulna and wrist will develop but the digits will be absent . |
| 12 | Published by the Menil Foundation with Mercator Fonds and Thames & Hudson ( £45 ) , it is aimed at a wider readership , but it will be the essential essay for all students keen to learn how a great scholar 's opinions have been honed over the long years spent in the consideration of Magritte 's art . |
| 13 | To me that was total irresponsibility , especially as the magazine is aimed at a younger readership . |
| 14 | We know that the controls over tobacco sponsorship of sport do not have the affect that Mr. Lawson attributes to them , because all the academic research shows that the tobacco industry 's sponsorship of sport is aimed at a younger market . |
| 15 | Attendance Allowance is paid at a lower rate to people who require personal care or attention by day or night , and at a higher rate to those requiring care by day and night . |
| 16 | Moreover , unemployment benefit is paid at a lower rate , and , for a married couple , is valued at only 54 per cent of the level of the pension paid to a retired couple . |
| 17 | If the motor is to operate at a higher speed then the induced voltage is larger and the applied voltage must also increase , so that current flows into the winding over the extended speed range . |