Example sentences of "to compete at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Though if he 's not selected , I shall downgrade him and Sally Newcombe will ride him because continuing to compete at that level is such an emotional strain on him ’ . |
| 2 | With turnover down 27 p.c. to £27.1m , reflecting both the tough trading climate and the group 's reluctance to compete at uneconomic margins in the construction market , profits slumped from £1.83m to £410,000 before providing £775,000 ( £1.2m ) for the fall in land values and reorgnisation costs of £325,000 . |
| 3 | Scotland coach , Douglas Morgan , believes sevens have their place ‘ but within our calendar it 's very difficult to compete at this level ’ . |
| 4 | Pickering had nurtured Davies since his days as a schoolboy triple jumper , and Davies has frequently credited Pickering with giving him the confidence to compete at top level . |
| 5 | He compares the position with that of a pentathlon athlete , who is good enough to compete at top level in each event separately — along with quite a lot of other people . |
| 6 | The Oxford Wordpower Dictionary heads the list this year and is designed to compete at intermediate level with the Longman Active Study and Cobuild Students Dictionary . |