Example sentences of "[verb] at a fast [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One behind the other , Grant leading , they moved at a fast walk . |
| 2 | In every case the estimate of β was markedly higher for the period closer to delivery , i.e. volatility declines at a faster rate in the fifty days just before delivery . |
| 3 | It has so far only managed to produce a sample P5 running at 40MHz — just two thirds of the 66MHz speed Intel intended — and can not get the thing to work at a faster rate . |
| 4 | In the 1993 edition of its US Industrial Outlook , the Commerce Department in Washington is predicting that book sales will grow at a faster rate in 1993 than they did in 1992 , says BP Report . |
| 5 | Roberts , using statistics for 1960 , 1970 and projected for 1980 , shows how in six of the largest Latin American countries , Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Mexico , Peru and Venezuela , the urban population has grown at a faster rate than has the total population ( Roberts 1978 ) . |
| 6 | International factoring has grown at a faster rate than domestic factoring over the past five years but still remains only a small fraction of domestic business . |
| 7 | First , air traffic in the Asia-Pacific region is growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A young motorist who crashed into another car while reversing at a fast speed escaped a driving ban at Whitby magistrates yesterday . |
| 10 | But it was in the late Hellenistic period , as Aphrodisias developed from a temple site into a fullyfledged city and favoured ally of Rome , that marble began to be extracted at a faster pace . |
| 11 | One mechanical method of damping the single-step response is to introduce additional viscous friction ( torque proportional to speed ) , so that the rotor oscillations decay at a faster rate ( Kent , 1973 ) . |
| 12 | They know the game is played at a fast pace but that , overall , there is room for improvement in the key area of ball retention in contact . |
| 13 | The second half was played at a faster pace and in the 65th minute Dromara went further ahead with a well taken goal by Johnstone following a fierce attack on the home goal . |
| 14 | They toured with another Leeds ' band , Age Of Chance , who were breaking at a faster pace than themselves . |
| 15 | However , it has been judicially observed that the objection to a rent representing a percentage of the tenant 's turnover is that , if the price of a commodity rises at a faster rate than the cost of living , pressure is likely to develop on dealers in that commodity to reduce their margin of profit or rate of commission ( Naylor v Uttoxeter UDC ( 1974 ) 231 EG 619 per Brightman J ) . |
| 16 | Wide roads lead to a new bridge crossing the water and traffic can proceed at a fast pace without a halt . |
| 17 | Not only that , but the beams appeared to be coming at a faster rate now — more than once a second . |
| 18 | Suddenly the earth was drumming and quivering with the beat of hooves , coming at a fast gallop along the grassy verges of the Roman road from Shrewsbury . |
| 19 | They would therefore be bunched up and arrive at a faster rate . |
| 20 | It also had an upgraded processor , Intel 8086 , which was a more capable version of the 8088 , and , incidentally , was capable of being run at a faster speed — although it was n't . |
| 21 | Media-only appointments increased at a faster rate than those involving creative and full service during the year . |
| 22 | Without ever approaching that with the metropolis in magnitude , coastal trade between provincial ports probably increased at a faster rate . |
| 23 | This proceeded at a faster pace in services than in industry . |
| 24 | The traffic moves at a fast pace and averaging a speed of over one hundred kilometres an hour is not difficult . |
| 25 | ‘ Yes , life moves at a fast pace these days . ’ |
| 26 | Thus , when the UK figure rises the Scottish figure will also rise but at a higher rate and likewise decrease at a faster rate when the UK figure falls . |
| 27 | The result is a broad comedy directed at a fast lick by Murray on a marvellously cluttered set by Simon Higlett in a Manchester Royal Exchange production . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | With emissions of oxides of nitrogen increasing at a faster rate than sulphur dioxide emissions , nitric acid will increase in relative importance in its contribution to acid precipitation ( Lewis and Grant , 1980 ) . |
| 30 | Branson , he argued , was attempting to expand at a faster rate than the resources of the company allowed . |