Example sentences of "[vb -s] one of the [adj] rates " in BNC.
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| 1 | The spadefoot has one of the fastest rates of development of any frog or toad , but it still has to undergo the process known as metamorphosis — the egg does not hatch into an adult , but into a tadpole , which has to reach a certain critical size before it can finally metamorphose into a tiny toad . |
| 2 | Essex has witnessed a significant increase in pupil exclusions in both primary and secondary schools , but still has one of the lowest rates in the region . |
| 3 | He points out , however , that Essex has one of the lowest rates of permanent exclusion in the eastern region — Bedfordshire 's rate is four times higher — and the LEA has worked to help schools adopt effective pastoral care . |
| 4 | Deaths per 10 000 vehicles fell from 3.0 to 2.1 in 1990 and 1.9 in 1991 ( <50% of Smeed 's prediction ) ; the mortality is now well below that in Britain ( 2.3 in 1989 ) , which has one of the lowest rates in Europe . |
| 5 | It has one of the lowest rates of cancelled operations in the country . |
| 6 | It is correct that Britain has one of the lowest rates of corporate tax in the developed world , something from which our businesses , large and small , have benefited enormously over the years . |
| 7 | However , Ulster has one of the lowest rates of breast-feeding in Europe , he says . |
| 8 | Mexico has one of the highest rates of alcoholism in the world , which appears to be the result of the coincidence of traditional and modern advertisement-inspired modes of behaviour . |
| 9 | An example of the futility of pouring money uncontrolledly into a service is given by the United States , which has one of the highest rates of infection with the sexually transmitted diseases , one of the highest rates of resistance among its gonococci , and one of the highest , if not the highest , budgets for research and education into these diseases in the world . |
| 10 | It is widely believed that the United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of crime , whereas it has one of the lowest in the western world . |
| 11 | The gall bladder epithelium has one of the highest rates of water absorption of body tissues , which is achieved by the coupling of active sodium transport and passive water absorption . |