Example sentences of "[is] [verb] at a constant [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ken is rowing at a constant speed , he covers eighteen metres in three seconds . |
| 2 | Right , B two if a train is going at a constant speed of ninety miles per hour how far will it go in two hours ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | In the second method the expense charge is set at a constant percentage of the written down value ( WDV ) of the asset — the original cost less the cumulative depreciation charge — resulting in a diminishing absolute amount to be set against revenue . |
| 6 | In the second method the expense charge is set at a constant percentage of the written down value ( WDV ) of the asset — the original cost less the cumulative depreciation charge — resulting in a diminishing absolute amount to be set against revenue . |
| 7 | . 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 . |
| 8 | What in effect happens is that the system stabilizes in such a way that the slider of potentiometer VR1 is maintained at a constant level . |
| 9 | Used in conjunction with capacitor C2 , the supply rails are ‘ decoupled ’ i.e. the voltage level is maintained at a constant level . |
| 10 | Usually , interest is paid at a constant rate , or at a fixed margin over a benchmark rate such as LIBOR . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In practice the polymer solution is held at a constant temperature while precipitant is added to the stirred solution . |