Example sentences of "[noun sg] [v-ing] at [art] [adj] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | So all in all an excellent result for Washroom which now looks to be a good stable portfolio increasing at a respectable rate . |
| 2 | If we now look at what happens to total product between O and O L 1 units of labour and we can see total product rising at an increasing rate , right , which implies our marginal product positive but increases over that range O to L L 1 right , between the the range O L 1 and O L 3 , right , the total product is rising but at a decreasing rate a decreasing rate that implies that the marginal product is still positive , right , but falling . |
| 3 | Let us look at those towns that grew up in the midst of their own open fields , that entered the nineteenth century with their population rising at a phenomenal rate , but were wholly unable to expand their building area to meet this rise in numbers . |
| 4 | Openness in discussion , the acceptance of the searching question and the admission of uncertainty are all signs of the process of change proceeding at an appropriate rate for the individuals concerned " ( Briault and West 1990:20 ) . |
| 5 | With the South Korean economy growing at an annual rate of 3.1 per cent during the third quarter of 1992 , the lowest recorded level of growth since 1981 , the state of the country 's economy was the key issue of the election campaign . |
| 6 | With 40 million people starving and infant mortality rising at an alarming rate , doctors must start pressurising governments and banks to stop this spiral of deprivation and environmental degradation in which the world 's poorest countries are trapped . |
| 7 | Provided there is a demand for bank lending at a profitable rate of interest , we can see why it will always be difficult for the authorities to control monetary expansion . |
| 8 | With emissions of oxides of nitrogen increasing at a faster rate than sulphur dioxide emissions , nitric acid will increase in relative importance in its contribution to acid precipitation ( Lewis and Grant , 1980 ) . |