Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] at the [adj] rate " in BNC.
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1 | If we had continued to treat patients at the same rate — there has been an unprecedented , inexplicable , and hence unforeseeable rise of 12% in medical emergencies — we would have been at least £0.5m in the red by the end of the financial year . |
2 | From 6 April 1992 eligible trainees are entitled to deduct tax at the basic rate from payments made for qualifying training . |
3 | But it is incumbent on us to transform man at the same rate so that he will be capable of mastering new techniques and new ways of thinking . ’ |
4 | In the range £20 — £39 a clear majority of people were taxed on goods , many not owning any land at all , and since personal property at this level was insufficient to confer gentry status , members of the group occupied an intermediate position , lacking on the one hand the landed property necessary for gentlemen ; they were , on the other hand , judged competent to pay tax at the same rate as gentlemen , making them men of undeniable substance in comparison with the rank and file of country folk . |
5 | But in response to public demand they 're to continue production at the same rate beyond March next year . |