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

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1 There is also evidence that , contrary to findings in volunteers , activated charcoal will increase the elimination of salicylates , possibly because drug metabolising enzyme systems are fully saturated at the higher plasma concentrations attained in cases of acute poisoning .
2 Surely someone moving toward the light ought to measure it traveling at a higher speed than someone moving in the same direction as the light ; yet the experiment showed that both observers would measure exactly the same speed .
3 This approach does however force the wireframe modeller to work at a higher level of understanding than exists in most present systems .
4 For history 2 , the best fit occurs at a higher climate sensitivity , as the global forcing is not as great .
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 Erm I mean the if you , if you 're looking at erm at er at , at , at the costs on that erm I mean do you , do you think that er er that that 's a reasonable sum to , to actually put aside ea each month to provide that sort of protection or , or perhaps you ought to be thinking of , of looking at a higher figure .
7 If the money had been spent on social and industrial problems then the American economy might well have grown at a higher rate than it has , and technological innovation might have been more rapid in areas which directly contribute to trade .
8 Earnings have consistently risen at a higher rate than prices , widening the gulf between the incomes of working people with average wages , and those dependent on state benefits .
9 ‘ David and Gary , in particular , are proof that playing for Queen 's is no barrier to progress at a higher level .
10 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 .
11 Therefore they need only be made at a higher level of aggregation and should highlight potential peaks and troughs .
12 A few seconds later a second flock was seen at a higher level and directly in the aircraft 's flight path .
13 It was expected that these would be first seen at a higher value of the exposure and that in every case a roughly linear graph segment would follow the point at which the subject was fully seen .
14 But you should descend at a higher rate so as to reach 2500ft before you turn .
15 Where an offer is made to shareholders and shares are sold at a higher price than the original offer , the compulsory bid is deemed to be revised , again ensuring that shareholders are treated equally .
16 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
17 On surfacing , the rate again speeds up , generally remaining at the higher level until the carbon dioxide content of the exhaled air has returned to normal — usually in a few seconds .
18 Peter Coni , chairman of the Stewards , announcing the new rules yesterday , criticised a growing number of top crews for entering lesser events at Henley ‘ rather than showing the ambition and confidence to try to win at a higher level ’ .
19 According to Andrews , Ontos DB — described as a component object database environment — resides at a higher level than persistent languages such as C++ and SmallTalk or databases that are simply collections of objects that use C++ topologies rather than SQL .
20 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 .
21 While the glucose dependent insulin release was reduced by treatment with 5 and 10 mg/kg cyclosporin A for eight days , the cholecystokinin-8 stimulated amylase secretion was only impaired at the higher dose of 10 mg/kg cyclosporin A. Insulin promotes the synthesis of amylase by a direct effect on exocrine pancreatic cells via the insuloacinar axis .
22 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 .
23 Valuable coins would naturally be searched for with more energy and so tend to be recovered at a higher rate in ancient times .
24 This examination will test at a higher level the linguistic skills and business knowledge tested at the Second Level .
25 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 .
26 On this occasion , Anthony d'Offay made one bid of $100,000 but the reserve had been set at a higher level .
27 The choice does not have to lie between unanimity and a simple majority of the partners : frequently the required majority will be set at a higher level than 50 per cent plus one to reflect the importance of the matter under discussion .
28 If the glider is trimmed for a normal cruising speed , because of the longitudinal stability it will require a forward movement and pressure on the stick to keep it diving at a higher speed .
29 It therefore boils at a higher temperature .
30 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 .
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