Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] the [adj] rate " in BNC.

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1 In the case of non-resident discretionary trusts the Inland Revenue are effectively increasing the amount of tax due as the flat rate of 35 per cent applies on the combined amount of the dividend and a notional tax credit of 20 per cent rather than simply on the net dividend as before .
2 The data show that the largest deforested area is in Central and South America where some of the highest rates of loss are occurring .
3 The UK not only has some of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the world , it also has some of the highest rates for cancer and respiratory disease .
4 The UK not only has some of the highest rates of cardiovascular disease in the world , it also has some of the highest rates for cancer and respiratory disease .
5 One consequence of the British housing system is that although young Britons leave home relatively late by European standards , they have some of the highest rates of owner-occupation in the world .
6 In spite of this Britain still has some of the highest rates of preventable disease in the developed world , such as for ischaemic heart disease and lung cancer .
7 My little local survey drove me to the conclusion that the Woolwich , in fact , offers some of the lowest rates on the market .
8 The shares have been soaring on hopes that the rate rises would go through , and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp is likely to get some of the local rate increases it is seeking , Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Junichiro Koizumi told Reuters : the company wants to raise rates across the board , but the hikes are likely to be granted only for pay telephones , not for households or businesses .
9 As a consequence we have had to revise some of the premium rates applying to various sections of your Policy .
10 Another major feature of the past decade has been the advent of in-house credit cards offered by large department stores , which remain popular despite the punitive rates of interest .
11 Another major feature of the past decade has been the advent of in-house credit cards offered by large department stores , which remain popular despite the punitive rates of interest .
12 A second way of comparing the expected yield of an investment to its cost is to calculate the investment 's expected rate of return and to compare this with the prevailing rate of interest .
13 Pension funds , on the other hand , are interested in the real rates of return , their liabilities are in real terms-pensions are paid in the future and are often index-linked .
14 The schemes that do exist in the private market for pensions are related to purchasing power — so inequalities in earnings will be reflected in life after retirement , whilst those without the power to buy a pension will become increasingly dependent on the low rates obtainable from state pensions and means tested benefits .
15 The figures in the table are based on the assumption that you are acceptable at the ordinary rates of premium .
16 The figures in this table are based on the assumption that you are acceptable at the ordinary rates of premium .
17 Three 15 minute collections were obtained basally and at each of the following rates of intravenous infusion of gastrin releasing peptide : 10 , 40 , 100 , and 200 pmol/kg/hr .
18 In a simple constant frequency system , however , the clock must be set at the lower of the two rates to ensure reliable starting and stopping .
19 It is clear enough what was happening : a girl was paid more than a boy on entering the trade and continued to earn more until both were approaching 20 years old , when the male rate drew ahead and suddenly leapfrogged to become double that of the female rate .
20 So unlike for the basic rate taxpayer , the impact of the Budget tax credit changes is much less significant for the higher rate taxpayer — particularly as the capital gains tax exemption the PEP provides is likely to be of far more value to wealthier investors .
21 Tolerable soil losses inevitably involve political issues as well as technical ones ( such as the natural rate of soil formation , or the ‘ T ’ factor as calculated by the USLE ( Universal Soil Loss Equation ) developed by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States .
22 This observation is consistent with the increased rates of HEV we observed in Adana and Aydin , warmer southern regions with similar population densities .
23 This has also been supported by observations in Japanese and Hawaiian men ( Chung et al , 1969 ) , and is consistent with the low rate of macrovascular disease found in Pima Indians ( Ingelfinger et al , 1976 ) and Bantu diabetics ( Shapiro et al , 1973 ) , in both of whom hypertriglyceridaemia is extremely common .
24 On the fourth occasion of suspension , 11 April 1978 , when MLR was raised from 6 ½%; to 7 ½%,; it was stated that the formula would remain suspended until it was capable of being applied without a change in the rate : that is , until market rates had risen to a level consistent with the administered rate .
25 All other activities , including special exhibitions , revenue from restaurants and museums shops , as well as subsidies and sponsorship , are subject to the standard rate of 18.5 % .
26 In those circumstances , under the law as I hold it , it seems to me that rent is payable at the full rate for the quarters ending September 29 and December 25 , 1945 .
27 Interest is payable at the full rate from the date of death ( Prior v Hastie [ 1987 ] CLY 1219 ; Khan v Duncan ( 1989 ) unreported , Popplewell J ) .
28 To offset the effects of disproportionate increases , the Government implemented as an interim measure a scheme whereby two thirds of the medical rate of MDO subscriptions was reimbursed to those practitioners employed full time in the NHS .
29 Interest is payable net of the basic rate Income Tax ( this may be reclaimed by non-taxpayers ) or payable gross subject to the required self certification .
30 Any deficit in housing revenue would have to be made good from the general rate fund .
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