Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [prep] [art] higher " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason I ask is this ; Last season my club achieved promotion in the Courage League and naturally all the players were very pleased and excited by the prospect of competing at a higher level of rugby . |
| 2 | The third , Vulcanian phase , also probably reflects this de-gassing process , with gas escaping from the magma below accumulating in the higher parts of the volcano , and then blasting its way to the surface . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Here the convention of changing media out of respect for the person merges into another category , that of changing to the higher medium for a more serious subject-matter . |
| 5 | The convention is sustained , but subtly mocked , in Twelfth Night , where Viola , bearing the suit of Orsino , waits until Maria leaves before launching into the higher style appropriate to romance ( I.v.167ff . ) . |
| 6 | Early indications that importers are having difficulty in passing on the higher costs of imports , and the latest savings ratio of 11.6 per cent in 1992 , compared with 9.7 in 1991 and 12.4 in 1981 , caused little surprise . |
| 7 | Erm you will also in going for the higher end of the range , er be prejudicing the urban regeneration objectives of those neighbouring districts . |
| 8 | Darwin 's own Descent of Man , published the previous year , also marshalled evidence to show how the growth of moral faculties like self-control , love and altruism were key elements in progressing towards a higher moral culture . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm not suggesting a wholesale restructuring , merely that a few of the top ladies could benefit from participating at a higher level of competition ’ . |
| 10 | Even though I am used to playing at a higher level I still feel under pressure when I entered county cricket , so I needed the guys to rally round . ’ |
| 11 | Promotion is awarded to the person who demonstrates they are the most suitable for the advertised vacancy and for working in the higher grade . |
| 12 | factors such as the protein erythropoietin can stimulate red blood cell amplification and there is an increased production of erythropoietin when there is a shortage of oxygen , caused , for example , by going to a higher altitude . |
| 13 | They make profits by lending at a higher rate of interest than the rate they pay on deposits . |
| 14 | Since he re-sells as owner it follows that he can keep any profit he makes by re-selling at a higher price than the original buyer had agreed to pay . |
| 15 | Warm weather gives a golfer the chance of maximising distance simply by changing to a higher compression ball . |