Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] at a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little doubt that their handwriting skills develop at a slower pace than their linguistic skills . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Words with an early age of acquisition tend to be highly concrete ( imageable ) while words acquired at a later age tend to be abstract . |
| 4 | On alternate days walk at a slower pace to help you build up a regular habit of walking . |
| 5 | One mechanical method of damping the single-step response is to introduce additional viscous friction ( torque proportional to speed ) , so that the rotor oscillations decay at a faster rate ( Kent , 1973 ) . |
| 6 | Media-only appointments increased at a faster rate than those involving creative and full service during the year . |
| 7 | Despite expressions of indignation by members of the Republican Party , Perot maintained his claim and promised to provide proof of the dirty tricks campaign at a later point . |
| 8 | This would make it easy to disconnect them in case there was a need to make changes , or if problems arose at a later date . |
| 9 | In the twentieth century official statistics showed the number of cattle rising at a slower rate than the number of people . |
| 10 | But in the same period the Government has increased the rate of national insurance contributions from 6.5 to 9 per cent , and , because these rates start at a lower threshold than taxation , the net effect has been to mitigate the changes in income tax . |
| 11 | His rivals work at a quieter pitch , making art that is predominantly abstract . |
| 12 | This is particularly important if any query arises upon any of the answers given at a later date . |
| 13 | Other genes change at a higher rate , presumably because natural selection is more tolerant of variations in them . |
| 14 | There 15 some evidence that children perform at a higher level in their reading when they are really interested in what they are reading about ( Belloni and Jongsma , 1978 ) , and project work would seem an ideal area in which this could happen . |
| 15 | Positivism particularly favours the indeterminate sentence : it is premature to decide at the time of sentence how long the offender should be detained for , since this may depend on how quickly the treatment works ; ideally therefore the release decision should be left in the hands of treatment experts to take at a later date . |
| 16 | The biggest increases in growth rate between the two periods , however , occurred largely in counties situated at a greater distance from London , namely ( in rank order ) Northamptonshire , Isle of Wight , Lincolnshire , Dyfed , Gloucestershire , Devon , Dorset and Hereford & Worcester . |
| 17 | Franklin even added point ( excuse me ) to the argument about whether pointed or knobbed lightning rods may be preferable when he showed that blunted ones acted at a greater distance . |
| 18 | As it is , the sale of " Fulford Grange " left the BDA without real property other than " The Hudson Flats " ( see page:120 ) and three terrace houses , internally connected , at 38 Victoria Place , Carlisle , which , together with adjoining premises purchased at a later date , have been headquarters since 1972 . |
| 19 | Copies ordered at a later date may cost £5.00 depending upon the time lapse between the registration of death and the date of the order . |
| 20 | 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 . |