Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at a higher [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The same sort of thing , sadly , goes on at a higher level .
2 The deflation of aggregate demand and the rise in unemployment did appear to reduce the rate of inflation , but once unemployment had settled down at a higher level , the rate of inflation ceased to fall .
3 Smaller animals tend to have higher metabolic rates , just as the engines of small cars tend to turn over at a higher rate than those of larger cars .
4 In the case of party , for example , par will start off at a higher activation level than party because of inhibition effects , but as the model begins to process , party will be sufficiently active to suppress tea …
5 As a stake in society comes in at a higher cost , the old certainties begin to wither .
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