Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at [art] higher " in BNC.

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1 It is therefore safe for a fire-engine driver to proceed at a higher speed than would be possible for other drivers .
2 This approach does however force the wireframe modeller to work at a higher level of understanding than exists in most present systems .
3 To coach them better , to give them better opportunities , to give them better opportunities to play at a higher level , to be more competitive rather earlier in their lives .
4 Mr Cavaco Silva tried put the brakes on his currency by cutting key interest rates by 1 p.c. to just under 18 p.c. and by selling escudos but the pound ended the day less than 1 p.c. away from its floor of 241.5 against the Portuguese currency , despite successful British efforts over the weekend to force Portugal to join at a higher rate than the Lisbon government had planned on Friday .
5 For most motors the static torque/rotor position characteristic exhibits a rapidly diminishing return in terms of torque produced as the phase current approaches its rated value [ see Fig. 3.1(a) ] , indicating that magnetic saturation or the stator and rotor teeth occurs at the higher currents .
6 Listen to a car passing on the road : as the car is approaching , its engine sounds at a higher pitch ( corresponding to a higher frequency of sound waves ) , and when it passes and goes away , it sounds at a lower pitch .
7 Foreign investors looked at the higher yield of gilts over German government bonds without worrying about exchange risk .
8 ‘ David and Gary , in particular , are proof that playing for Queen 's is no barrier to progress at a higher level .
9 Well actually pottery is covered in a thin layer of glass , so that when your pot is dipped into the glazed solution , it 's simply a suspension of silicone in water which ride on the surface , to leave a powder , which is really finely ground up sand , when you put that into the kiln to fire at a higher temperature it mystifies it , it turns into glass , now it 's
10 Other genes change at a higher rate , presumably because natural selection is more tolerant of variations in them .
11 The candidate 's interests , and ability and motivation to study at a higher level are what matter . ’
12 There 15 some evidence that children perform at a higher level in their reading when they are really interested in what they are reading about ( Belloni and Jongsma , 1978 ) , and project work would seem an ideal area in which this could happen .
13 The category of ‘ further academic study ’ is a relatively broad one , comprising all full-time further education or training aimed at a higher or other degree at home or overseas .
14 A worried Bank of England used the weekend to negotiate for the Portuguese currency to start at a higher level than that planned on Friday , but it clearly was not high enough for the pound .
15 And the chairman added : ‘ While we will have to strengthen the squad to compete at the higher level , we are certainly not looking for a lot of new players .
16 And that , inevitably , casts doubts about their ability to survive at a higher level .
17 For history 2 , the best fit occurs at a higher climate sensitivity , as the global forcing is not as great .
18 It 's important to remember the classification tells you about the minimum facilities available : it could well be that a Listed establishment , for example , will also provide some of the services and facilities found at a higher Crown level .
19 Conversely if the samples stored at the higher temperatures show little or no change , it may be possible to reduce the frequency of , or even omit , certain of the scheduled examinations at lower temperatures .
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