Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [art] [adj] level " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the speed of the car drops below a certain level because the driver is driving in peak hour congested traffic , the smart card will start deducting units . |
| 2 | Hence when blood sugar drops below the required level the body sends out signals which are interpreted by the mind as ‘ I am feeling hungry . ’ |
| 3 | The " something " which is said is called by Guillaume an " import of meaning " ( 1984 : 120 – 2 ) and corresponds on the linguistic level to the lexeme or non-grammatical part of the word 's meaning . |
| 4 | We devote $300m of research and development expenditure exclusively to the systems division , which has annual revenues of $2,360m : that corresponds to an respectable level of 12% . ’ |
| 5 | The incumbent 's output starts at a high level and gradually declines , whilst the entrants ' output starts low and gradually increases the more it discovers about the market . |
| 6 | As Cixous suggests , the mode of knowledge as a politics of arrogation pivots at a theoretical level on the dialectic of the same and the other . |
| 7 | In its report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 1992 , the Mutual Accountants Professional Indemnity Company ( MAPIC ) warns of a greater level of claims at a time when competition in the market has tended to depress rates . |
| 8 | For most pensioners their income excludes any social involvement which depends upon a significant level of expenditure . |
| 9 | Much depends upon the general level of employment . |
| 10 | This results from an increased level of the hormone progesterone in the blood , which normally occurs as the result of pregnancy , but sometimes takes place without conception . |
| 11 | Notice what happens to the general level of pitch after a pause , e.g. does a downward trend continue until the end of the utterance ( a ) ? , or , is there a return to a high pitch after each pause ( b ) ? |
| 12 | After passing a pier and following the water 's edge for a mile , the road climbs to a higher level at a hairpin bend to avoid the private Torridon estate and , amongst trees , reaches a bridge with an adjacent car park . |
| 13 | While individual trusts are to be encouraged , their success in the long term depends on the continuing level of commitment , and above all drive , on the part of the trustees . |
| 14 | The organisation 's long-term viability , Corley allowed , depends on the continuing level of interest . |
| 15 | The organisation 's long-term viability , Corley allowed , depends on the continuing level of interest . |
| 16 | When the components are well-practised , control passes to a higher level of organisation , and with reading , as we shall be arguing later , the highest level is the integration of word meanings in a comprehension " calculation " . |
| 17 | Each element of a hierarchy occurs at a particular level . |
| 18 | Yet it is this policy making , often particularly that which occurs at the highest level , that receives very much more attention . |
| 19 | The alternative path a-d , by just reaching the higher side of the cusp , leads to a high level of success . |
| 20 | The assumption is that there is only one possible explanation of our saying this : namely , that we believe that the man 's utterance is the result of encoding something that exists at a pre-linguistic level , namely a thought , and that in the case of the parrot there is nothing at this level . |
| 21 | According to Andrews , Ontos DB — described as a component object database environment — resides at a higher level than persistent languages such as C++ and SmallTalk or databases that are simply collections of objects that use C++ topologies rather than SQL . |
| 22 | The issue responds to the high levels of concern among communicators concerning the propaganda and various shades of ‘ truth ’ that filled both the electronic and print media during the war . |
| 23 | The manager , in turn , responds on the psychological level with : ‘ Yes I recognize my wisdom and will be happy to give you advice . ’ |
| 24 | There is an alternative route which is longer and involves slightly more climbing , but it stays at a lower level , never rising higher than 1,600ft . |
| 25 | The passages , with their oak panelling and thick woollen carpets are dark and gloomy ; so is the Jacobean staircase which divides at the upper level , making it easy to lose one 's way . |
| 26 | Since 1981 , however , as an authority 's total spending rises above a standard level , set by central government for each individual authority , the proportion of additional expenditure met by the centre drops , thereby placing a heavier burden on local rates and deterring increased expenditure . |
| 27 | [ If the balance in your PEP falls below £500 you will be given the option to withdraw the full balance or add to it so that it rises above the minimum level ] . |
| 28 | Therefore the simple conflict between accumulation and unproductive consumption which appears at the micro level may be transformed into its opposite at the macro level . |
| 29 | A group is a lesser thing than a team , which performs at a higher level of cohesion than a mere group needs to ( see Teams on page 161 ) . |
| 30 | Basic to the idea of a level is the implication that a higher level goes beyond a lower level by including it , gathering it up and building on it . |