Example sentences of "[adj] at [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chomsky states that grammar must be based on two things : observation of language ability to satisfy the native speaker 's intuition about his language For example , it must be able to account for the native speaker 's intuition that active or passive sentences are related to each other ; that some pairs of sentences , though alike on the surface , are different at a deeper level . |
| 2 | In contrast , the effect of expenditure appears to be progressive , with cash transfers being sizeable at the lower end . |
| 3 | Excise duty in most countries is lower for unleaded than 4-star , so some garages are allegedly buying lead free at a lower rate of tax and selling it on to customers as leaded . |
| 4 | The creation of these two kingdoms seems quite anomalous at the earlier conquest phase , as has hitherto been assumed . |
| 5 | Feeling decidedly uncomfortable at the older woman 's frosty manner , Rachel reluctantly followed her into the sitting-room hoping that David was n't going to be long . |
| 6 | Getting the odd one or two which match is often impossible at a later date . |
| 7 | Indeed , a skirt cut across straight at the lower edge would have a distinctly odd look , rather like a box . |
| 8 | Attempts to make this cost reflection more sophisticated at a later date were , however , jeopardised by internal BEA politics , which reduced initiatives to the lowest common denominator acceptable to the Area Boards . |
| 9 | Recognising that safety is a growing issue , the Mondeo will come with driver 's side airbag as standard , and passenger side optional at a later date . |
| 10 | " 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 . |
| 11 | Rosenfeld and colleagues have shown by in situ hybridizations with embryonal and adult rat brain sections that the brn-2 mRNA is abundant during all stages of neurogenesis and is present at a lower level in distinct neuronal subsets in the adult CNS [ 11 ] These data were corroborated by EMSA studies showing a similar abundance and distribution of the N-Oct 3 protein [ 13 ] [ 14 ] . |
| 12 | The general and flexible nature of the framework ensures that no design decisions made early on in the course of development are irrevocable at a later date . |
| 13 | The diode-capacitor network of Fig. 1 accepts low current at a high voltage and delivers higher current at a lower voltage , behaving like a step-down transformer . |
| 14 | The line of such a woodbank may be marked by pollarded trees , which have , in effect , been coppiced at a higher level , above the reach of cattle . |
| 15 | He is also able at a later stage to add bits of language that move his notes towards sentence form — " There is a " , for instance , in point 1 . |
| 16 | EGF itself is used , by others as well as ourselves , at doses 100 to 1000 times that used for inducing DNA synthesis in cell cultures , because the phosphorylation is not readily detectable at a lower dose . |
| 17 | In many cases those imports are available at a cheaper price than within the Community . |
| 18 | Sadly , the latest evidence suggests that , despite the delays , Philips may still not be ready with video at the launch and that the first CD-I consumer players will be sold with an expansion slot for a FMFFV cartridge upgrade , available at a later stage . |
| 19 | Obviously , this can be avoided if the Report is available at an earlier stage but if for any reason difficulties were anticipated , one method of avoiding the production of a producible Report would be to ask the expert to give his opinion verbally , to be followed up in writing if asked . |
| 20 | The video , in eight short episodes , covers a syllabus which presents and revised the language structures essential at the lower-intermediate level . |
| 21 | THESE are more common at the lower end of the spectrum , but players are known to have received appearance fees from different sources . |
| 22 | In much of the writing on the dependent elderly , the assumption has been made that retirement has become more common at an earlier age because of a reduction in the demand for elderly workers . |
| 23 | 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 . ’ |
| 24 | The limestone scars seen on the left during the ascent here give place to a moorland shelf inclined at an easier gradient which , on investigation , is found to be perforated by a line of potholes . |
| 25 | Where relief is due at the higher rate , it is given by the subscriber 's tax office ( e.g. by adjusting the PAYE code ) . |
| 26 | Land is in fixed supply , and what is considered uneconomic to develop in one period may prove profitable at a later date . |
| 27 | Other companies may prefer ‘ bolt-on-on ’ acquisitions to takeovers — buying a division of another group may be possible at a lower multiple than buying a company outright . |
| 28 | With the benefit of hindsight it is possible at a later stage to determine whether the strategy provided a safeguard against these forces and , if not , whether the reasons were foreseen or at least foreseeable . |
| 29 | With each step more things can be let out of the pound ; exact discussions can be made less abstract , realistic discussions can be made less inexact than was possible at an earlier stage . |
| 30 | Special upgrade deals will also be available to customers who want to graduate to LocoScript Professional at a later date . |