Example sentences of "had [adj -er] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | Participants who smoked also had higher rates of short and long spells of sickness absence compared with non-smokers . |
| 2 | For men , there seemed to be a U shaped relation between alcohol consumption and the rate of short spells of sickness absence , whereas for long spells only those who were frequent drinkers ( more than once daily ) had higher rates . |
| 3 | Men and women who rated their jobs as low for control , variety and use of skills , pace , support at work , or satisfaction had higher rates of short and long spells of sickness absence compared with those who rated their jobs high for these characteristics . |
| 4 | Similarly , participants who reported negative support from their closest friend or relative or financial difficulties had higher rates of sickness absence . |
| 5 | When passive smokers were divided into high and low exposure groups on the basis of the amount smoked by their cohabitees , those highly exposed had higher rates of symptoms and death . |
| 6 | The analysis of arrest rates ( males aged 11–35 ) showed that in the whole city , Blacks had higher rates than Whites , but when the areas were grouped into those with less than 10 per cent . |
| 7 | The study shows that men who had a small head circumference or were thin at birth , or both , had higher rates of cardiovascular death than those who had a large head circumference or were fat . |
| 8 | The fundholding practices had higher rates of cross boundary referrals than the control practices before the reforms ; however , there was little evidence of change between the two study periods in either group . |