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

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1 These were that the maximum speed of flights was to be reduced from 835 kmph to 778 kmph and that the amount of time permitted at the lowest level of 75 metres was to be cut from 28 to 15 minutes , with the rest of the flight being made at no lower than 150 metres .
2 In some situations holiday arrangements might be organised at a lower level in the organisation , particularly in specialist areas , such as operating theatres , where interchange of staff between departments is less easy .
3 The digested DNA ( 5 µg ) was treated with T4 DNA polymerase ( final concentration , 67 mU/ml ) at 15°C for 15 min in the presence of a high concentration of the four deoxynucleotides ( final concentration of each deoxynucleotide , 100 µM ) , extracted with phenol-chloroform , precipitated with ethanol , and self-ligated with T4 ligase at a low DNA concentration ( 10 ng/µl ) to circularize plasmid DNA .
4 In all the sign languages except Chinese Sign Language , ( tell a ) LIE was located at the lower face , with the hand moving sideways .
5 They carry the Government Class 1 BS476 Part 7 fire ratings and can be installed at a lower cost than conventional re-roofing .
6 Cultivation extends to about 600m , ending at a lower level on the colder north side of the island .
7 It covers the upper part of the body and consists of bands of semicircular scales all pointing upwards , ending at the lower edge in a belt from which hangs a broad piece of pleated cloth .
8 Village elders voted at the lowest level instead of constituents and determined representatives to vote at the next highest level .
9 Well as Dennis was implying , erm you 're really looking say at the low comedy .
10 Apart from generalities relating to balanced inclined planes , one patent sought to protect details of the lift as a whole ; the second sought to protect the device of gradually reducing the gradient of the upper end of the incline to balance the apparent loss in weight of the descending tank as it became immersed at the lower level .
11 Already he has had offers from league and , although he has no interest in switching codes at the moment , the history of the game is littered with examples of guys who were caught at a low ebb by rugby league scouts and consequently signed .
12 Union leaders protested that while wages had been frozen at a low level , a freeze on prices could not be maintained because of the lack of government inspectors — a fear endorsed by Collor 's television appeal of Feb. 3 asking the general public to be watchdogs against price rises .
13 Clearly individuals could survive at a low standard of physical efficiency and in housing which to those accustomed to greater comfort was grossly overcrowded and substandard .
14 Subjective awareness ( a positive answer to the question ‘ Do you feel low ? ’ ) occurred at a lower blood glucose concentration than the initial adrenaline response but the threshold was identical for the two insulins ( 2.5 ( 0.1 ) mmol/l ) .
15 The result is that tasks such as redistribution , which in the fiscal federalism literature are seen as a prerogative of central government , may ( given the imperfections of the Tiebout mechanism and the informational requirements of administration ) be shown to be better pursued at a lower level of government when broader considerations are taken into account .
16 An increase in earnings will lead to a reduction in both benefit and child support and so lone mothers will tend to be trapped at a low level of income .
17 ( Care must be taken in interpreting these probit equations : note that positive because the higher the price the more likely it is that all will be sold ; is positive because as the horizon approaches one gets less fussy , and so one is more likely to sell at a lower price ; the other signs follow from similar arguments . )
18 Only one test proved sensitive to the effects of gradually reduced sleep — the Rapid Alternation Test — where an increase in the number of long responses , or lapses , was noticed at the lowest sleep levels .
19 They give some impression of the life and environment of the wealthy and influential but cause one to forget , or overlook , the lives of the majority of people living at a lower level of survival — a majority that probably includes the makers of the art object .
20 Would this lead to the principle of differentiation being accepted but used for different purposes , so that the goals of interest groups , rather than social welfare , dictate which commodities are taxed at a lower rate ?
21 There are also statutory covenants requiring landlords , of properties let at a low rent , to ensure that they are both fit for human habitation at the start of the tenancy and are kept fit for habitation throughout the lease :
22 If we now add a breeze to this situation , the bubble of air tends to be blown away from under the model and the effect occurs at a lower altitude ( Fig. 5.8 ) .
23 If the cooling rate is slower the supercooling persists to lower temperatures and the transition Tg2 occurs at a lower temperature than Tg1 .
24 Official figures out yesterday indicated that British consumers saved at the lowest rate for 31 years while living standards actually declined 0.6 per cent between the first and second quarters of the year .
25 Although VAT was levied at a lower rate than GST — 10 per cent compared with 13 per cent — it was applied to a wider range of goods .
26 The Interactive product , picked up when Sun acquired that part of Eastman-Kodak Co 's Unix subsidiary , is now being pushed at the lower end of the Intel marketplace and further iterations will appear , though not a Unix SVR4 version .
27 Most gliders are very reluctant to stall in the slip ( try it some time ) , but if the recovery is made at a low speed , or the pilot forgets to ease forwards to prevent the nose rising during the recovery , there is a very real danger of stalling or of flying rather slowly as the glider encounters the wind gradient .
28 It must be borne in mind that a longer exposure will allow more plant material to be ‘ seen ’ but correction must be made for spreading of material seen at a lower exposure .
29 If you look at the lower edge of a cloth dress or skirt , it frequently has a sloping hemline .
30 A cash alternative may be offered at a lower price than the share offer but such an alternative may be safer if this is likely to happen .
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