Example sentences of "[v-ing] at [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 1980s local decentralization has been occurring at a slower pace than in the previous decade and in some cases appears to have gone into reverse . |
| 2 | Cultivation extends to about 600m , ending at a lower level on the colder north side of the island . |
| 3 | It covers the upper part of the body and consists of bands of semicircular scales all pointing upwards , ending at the lower edge in a belt from which hangs a broad piece of pleated cloth . |
| 4 | Surely someone moving toward the light ought to measure it traveling at a higher speed than someone moving in the same direction as the light ; yet the experiment showed that both observers would measure exactly the same speed . |
| 5 | They give some impression of the life and environment of the wealthy and influential but cause one to forget , or overlook , the lives of the majority of people living at a lower level of survival — a majority that probably includes the makers of the art object . |
| 6 | The partner in charge of several project engineers , however , will be looking at a coarser level of cost increment ( say £5000 ) in controlling and monitoring the performance of his or her group of engineers . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Looking at the bigger picture , there is , perhaps , some link between the extreme reaction against badger torturers and urban , cultural trends . |
| 9 | Rooney asked , looking at the younger man . |
| 10 | Katherine nodded fractionally , and the butler bowed and moved silently from the room , not looking at the younger man . |
| 11 | Looking at the broader perspective , the Quality Framework 's introduction will represent a significant step forward in the development of SCOTVEC 's awards system . |
| 12 | If parents do not find time for such training they will spend more time scolding and correcting at a later stage . |
| 13 | First , air traffic in the Asia-Pacific region is growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world . |
| 14 | The result is that once those who are unable to purchase have negotiated their way through the labyrinthine and highly variable eligibility rules to achieve a place on a council housing waiting list , they join a queue which is growing at a faster rate than addition to the council housing stock and which in some cases even exceeds the total number of families housed by the district council . |
| 15 | On surfacing , the rate again speeds up , generally remaining at the higher level until the carbon dioxide content of the exhaled air has returned to normal — usually in a few seconds . |
| 16 | The heading can then be released for cleaning at a later date . |
| 17 | In the twentieth century official statistics showed the number of cattle rising at a slower rate than the number of people . |
| 18 | They contrast with the ‘ reluctant commuters ’ of more limited means , forced to live in villages for the sake of buying at the cheaper end of the housing market . |
| 19 | Commenting at a later stage on the commonly held expectation that London should lead developments in medicine , the Hampstead DGM was able to report that the Royal Free had ‘ in many ways been very successful in maintaining and consolidating its position ’ . |
| 20 | They toured with another Leeds ' band , Age Of Chance , who were breaking at a faster pace than themselves . |
| 21 | Have you written it totally from a Jewish perspective or are you aiming at a wider cross-section of the population ? |
| 22 | I think presumably you 'll be wishing at a later stage to look at what we 're proposing in erm in individual districts . |
| 23 | ‘ If the Americans ever find out what we were doing at the Jenner Clinic , ’ Hennessy told him gloomily , ‘ I wo n't even make it that far . ’ |
| 24 | Zen stood staring at the younger man in considerable embarrassment . |
| 25 | Joining at a later stage means that you have to accept what has been agreed by others . ’ |
| 26 | The scale can be illustrated by the fact that 30 years ago our young people were maturing at a later stage than now , but in many cases were leaving school at an earlier age and taking up employment — the gap between adolescence and employment was perhaps only 12 months . |
| 27 | If the glider is trimmed for a normal cruising speed , because of the longitudinal stability it will require a forward movement and pressure on the stick to keep it diving at a higher speed . |
| 28 | In these circumstances , it is not surprising to find that population loss from inner areas has been running at a lower rate in the 1980s and that the government 's efforts at introducing more private investment have met with some measure of success . |
| 29 | Evidence from Sweden , where enteriditis has never been found in a poultry flock , shows food poisoning in humans exactly matches the UK profile and , in percentage terms , is running at a higher rate . |
| 30 | It is hard to imagine him coming at a better time as we plan to make our first Diocesan Assembly the centrepiece of his visit , on Saturday 10th June . |