Example sentences of "[adj] at the low [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In contrast , the effect of expenditure appears to be progressive , with cash transfers being sizeable at the lower end . |
| 2 | If digit 4 develops at a high concentration , digit 3 at an intermediate concentration , and digit 2 at the lowest concentration , then one can visualize how both the normal and mirror-image patterns arise . |
| 3 | Indeed , a skirt cut across straight at the lower edge would have a distinctly odd look , rather like a box . |
| 4 | " Excess liability " means the excess of liability to income tax over what it would be if all income tax not chargeable at the lower rate were charged at the basic rate to the exclusion of any higher rate . |
| 5 | Between 1979 and 1989 those at the highest decile ( ie those earning more than 90 per cent and less than 10 per cent of the population ) increased their real income by 36.6 per cent whereas those at the lowest decile ( ie those earning more than 10 per cent and less than 90 per cent of the population ) who increased their real income by only 5.7 per cent . |
| 6 | If all incomes rise by the same percentage amount , then those at the lower end of the income scale will , of course , receive a lower extra sum of money compared to those at the higher end of the income scale . |
| 7 | How many of those at the lower end of this scale could be described as ‘ poor ’ ? |
| 8 | Fund holders talk about buying the best products available at the lowest price , regardless of the inconvenience to their customers |
| 9 | A 10% cut in benefits in the first three months of the unemployment spell reduces the expected duration to 11.98 weeks for this particular individual.15 The elasticities are also slightly higher at the lower benefit levels . |
| 10 | We were am , absolutely amazed at the low awareness that flu is actually preventable . |
| 11 | THESE are more common at the lower end of the spectrum , but players are known to have received appearance fees from different sources . |
| 12 | I believe it 's going to be a lot more difficult at the lower end of the scale unless the new Football League can come up with really competitive sponsors and TV agreements . ’ |
| 13 | that at the lowest tier there is a substratum of ‘ folk ’ at the ‘ grassroots level ’ while above them there are no longer folk but only institutions and processes . |
| 14 | HP figures it has done the same against Sun Microsystems Inc at the low end , claiming Sun 's attempt to break into the commercial market is based only on price . |