Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] at [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you split the firm up you will have a lot of small firms each producing at higher average cost , a waste of society 's resources . |
| 2 | The majority , however , were adamantly opposed to anything which weakened their absolute control over their crews and were prepared to take any action which would ensure that this was upheld , the most effective method being the recruitment of non-union crews which were prepared to sail at lower rates and under worse conditions than union men . |
| 3 | However , departures from this occur at lower values of z/L than one might guess on the basis of eqn ( 21.29 ) ; they are detectable for z/L above about 0·01 and very substantial when . |
| 4 | In section 3.3.2 we saw that with a fixed monetary base banks could increase their lending only if they were prepared to operate at lower ratios of base : deposits . |
| 5 | It is also possible that , through the process of developing consensus , the Japanese arrive at better estimates of cash flows and obtain more general commitment to their projects among management and workforce . |
| 6 | In addition , companies would not be required to join trade associations but would be free to do so if they wished ; members would be bonded to the management of the fund for a prescribed percentage of turnover on non-ATOL packages ; and they would also be able to bond at lower levels than those bonded to other bodies . |
| 7 | A more conservative size true radial tyre in a 16″ diameter and able to run at higher pressure would cure the problem but as you have already purchased them you may be stuck with them . |
| 8 | If the indifference curves are strictly convex to the origin , then there is a single preferred value of G for individual i , denoted by G i and given by the tangency at Q. If the quantity of public goods were smaller , then the individual would be on a lower indifference curve , and the same applies at higher quantities ( see the dashed indifference curve and points R and S ) . |
| 9 | It is assumed that there will be no need for as great a level of close supervision and scrutiny as that required at lower levels , and that successful candidates will , apart from occasional stylistic errors and slips , be able to carry out successfully all the linguistic tasks and employer might set . |