Example sentences of "[verb] at a higher [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This approach does however force the wireframe modeller to work at a higher level of understanding than exists in most present systems . |
| 3 | For history 2 , the best fit occurs at a higher climate sensitivity , as the global forcing is not as great . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ David and Gary , in particular , are proof that playing for Queen 's is no barrier to progress at a higher level . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Therefore they need only be made at a higher level of aggregation and should highlight potential peaks and troughs . |
| 10 | A few seconds later a second flock was seen at a higher level and directly in the aircraft 's flight path . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But you should descend at a higher rate so as to reach 2500ft before you turn . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Valuable coins would naturally be searched for with more energy and so tend to be recovered at a higher rate in ancient times . |
| 20 | This examination will test at a higher level the linguistic skills and business knowledge tested at the Second Level . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | On this occasion , Anthony d'Offay made one bid of $100,000 but the reserve had been set at a higher level . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | It therefore boils at a higher temperature . |
| 26 | Red wines are fermented at a higher temperature than whites to extract colour and tannin from the skins . |
| 27 | Evidence from Sweden , where enteriditis has never been found in a poultry flock , shows food poisoning in humans exactly matches the UK profile and , in percentage terms , is running at a higher rate . |
| 28 | Unless — nightmare ! — Wilko has got him to sign so 's he can sell at a higher price to Blackburn … : - ( |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | A group is a lesser thing than a team , which performs at a higher level of cohesion than a mere group needs to ( see Teams on page 161 ) . |