Example sentences of "[is] [verb] at a [adj] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of the world 's savannas have been affected by human activity and , as Table 7.2 shows , deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate due to agricultural development and fuelwood collection . |
| 2 | One group on low income who will lose out consists of those people living in areas where the poll tax is levied at a higher rate than the Government calculates , and who in consequence will have to meet a 20 per cent poll tax bill that is larger than that calculated by the 20 per cent met by the Government . |
| 3 | ( Income tax is levied at a basic rate of 25 per cent and a higher rate of 40 per cent — correct as of 1990 budget . ) |
| 4 | This is an independent , five-year parts and labour warranty , which is sold at a competitive rate . |
| 5 | Communication by electronic means is growing at a rapid rate throughout industry and government organisations . |
| 6 | First , air traffic in the Asia-Pacific region is growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world . |
| 7 | The result is that once those who are unable to purchase have negotiated their way through the labyrinthine and highly variable eligibility rules to achieve a place on a council housing waiting list , they join a queue which is growing at a faster rate than addition to the council housing stock and which in some cases even exceeds the total number of families housed by the district council . |
| 8 | Now this , is this is going at a fantastic rate . |
| 9 | As the temperature of the block is raised at a constant rate the sample temperature T s and that of the reference , T r will keep pace until a change in the sample takes place . |
| 10 | At that rate the flow of bank lending is , and the money supply is expanding at a corresponding rate . |
| 11 | For instance , it is compatible with the results of all actual and possible measurements to hold either that the universe is of a fixed size or that it is expanding at a constant rate . |
| 12 | This , as Tudge ( 1988 ) discusses , is a major reason why it is necessary to prevent plant extinction , as is currently occurring in tropical rainforest regions where deforestation is proceeding at a rapid rate ( section 7.3.1 ) , and preserve as large a gene pool as possible . |
| 13 | Evidence from Sweden , where enteriditis has never been found in a poultry flock , shows food poisoning in humans exactly matches the UK profile and , in percentage terms , is running at a higher rate . |
| 14 | This interest is charged at a higher rate than a standard loan . |
| 15 | Thirty-five years Stamp Duty is charged at a lower rate if the term does not exceed thirty-five years ( Stamp Act 1891 , Sched 1 as amended ) . |
| 16 | There are indications that the US trade deficit is increasing at a lower rate , and that inter-governmental cooperation has contributed to an orderly decline in the dollar 's foreign exchange value . |
| 17 | . And look at that , interpret it , think oh well , the distance is increasing only fairly gradually as time goes on , but when it gets to there , the distance is increasing at a constant rate , as time goes on , so we 've got a constant speed . |
| 18 | Household formation is increasing at a faster rate than the population as a result of smaller families , increase in the divorce rate and longer life spans . |
| 19 | Attendance Allowance is paid at a lower rate to people who require personal care or attention by day or night , and at a higher rate to those requiring care by day and night . |
| 20 | Moreover , unemployment benefit is paid at a lower rate , and , for a married couple , is valued at only 54 per cent of the level of the pension paid to a retired couple . |
| 21 | Usually , interest is paid at a constant rate , or at a fixed margin over a benchmark rate such as LIBOR . |
| 22 | In the case of perpetual debt where interest is paid at a constant rate , or at a fixed margin over a benchmark the correct finance charge will be equal to the coupon payable for each period . |