Example sentences of "lower than [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Total peptic activity and activated pepsinogen of the antral mucosa increased after eradication of H pylori infection but remained lower than controls ( Table IV ) . |
2 | What 's more , you 'll enjoy ALL the benefits of AA Hospital Plus for a cost that is 20% lower than PPP 's own Private Hospital Plan . |
3 | The height of the mound will be lower than Brayton Bath it will be lower than Hambleton . |
4 | We should learn to pay ourselves wage rises lower than inflation when necessary , and not to press for devaluation within the EMS . |
5 | Christmas retail trade lower than estimates |
6 | The National People 's Congress ( NPC , the Chinese legislature ) announced on June 18 that a total of 355 people remained in detention for their part in the unrest , a figure that was significantly lower than estimates made by Western human rights organisations . |
7 | Only Chlamydomonas reinhardtii which has been chosen as an out-group is unreliably positioned in the presented tree as the bootstrap values are lower than 80% between the connecting intermediate modes of the three eukaryotic kingdoms of fungi , plant , and animals . |
8 | Catherine was actually a year lower than Suzannah . |
9 | Generally this must be not lower than cost or market value . |
10 | Since Germany 's actual and expected rates of inflation are lower than America 's , the gap is even wider in real terms . |
11 | Total secondary school spending in Britain per pupil is 7 per cent lower than America and 12 per cent lower than in France . |
12 | Indeed , since 1986 unit labour costs have risen more slowly in France than Germany , and by the end of this year France 's rate of consumer-price inflation could be lower than Germany 's . |
13 | BRITAIN 'S inflation rate yesterday went lower than Germany 's for the first time in 24 years . |
14 | At one point at the end of May , four members of the ERM had interest rates lower than Germany 's . |
15 | Admittedly , France enjoys an inflation rate more than two percentage points lower than Germany 's , has another nice trade surplus in prospect and can now count five reductions in short-term interest rates since the right came to power . |
16 | The UK inflation rate in February remained at 4.1pcm , lower than Germany 's for the first time in 25 years . |
17 | Tom Merry , Bob Cherry , Billy Bunter and all their peers bid fair to join the immortals , only a little lower than Falstaff , Gulliver and Long John Silver . |
18 | Rather , it is that there exist people willing to pay prices lower than Pm , but which are in excess of the marginal costs of providing additional units . |
19 | The level of Telford 's line was 54 feet lower than Barnes 's and , having fewer locks , would not only have used less water , but also more water could have been drained into it . |
20 | The experimental 100MW sets were expected to burn 9 per cent less fuel per unit of electricity generated than the standard 60MW sets and 20 per cent less than the 30MW sets ; their capital costs were 6 per cent lower than 60MW sets and 23 per cent lower than 30MW sets . |
21 | PTO Power is generally lower than engine power through driveline losses . |
22 | Net interest includes interest payable on precious metal loans ( often referred to as metal ‘ leases ’ ) where rates are usually lower than money loans . |
23 | Further problems arose because the aisles were narrower and lower than nave or choir , and it was difficult to reconcile these variations with the use of a semi-circular arch . |
24 | Since salt and water mixtures freeze at temperatures lower than 0°C , salt is spread on roads in cold weather to prevent the formation of ice . |
25 | Clouds enveloping mountain-tops and coastal fogs are usually characterized by pH values much lower than rainfall ( Bridgman , 1990 ) . |
26 | Although lipase secretion was not significantly lower in the post-acute pancreatitis patients , when mean enzyme secretion was expressed as a percentage of the control mean lipase secretion was lower than trypsin . |
27 | Liban 's voice was lower than Fand 's , bleak as the wind . |
28 | Gross profit margins were lower than budget though , he said , which resulted in a ‘ less than satisfactory return on sales ’ — high sterling levels during most of 1992 and higher costs than anticipated during the early development phases of Series 3 had a negative impact , while modest sales levels to the traditionally lucrative UK corporate market meant that margins were below expectations . |
29 | Risers should not be lower than 4″ , or higher than 7″ . |
30 | The net profit margin is lower than forecast due to the increase in interest rates and certain items of expenditure not anticipated at the time of the forecast . |