Example sentences of "[vb -s] at the [adj] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , although a curie of any radioactive element disintegrates at the same rate as I gram of natural radium ( as found in sea-water ) there is no connection between this and the relative toxicity of the element as compared to radium . |
| 2 | This means that , in the above example , for every 100 nominal bond , interest accrues at the daily rate of 0.021614583 . |
| 3 | Using funds previously devoted to subsidies , 27,000 million crowns ( US$1.00=15.8571 crowns at the official rate ) per year would instead be allocated as a monthly allowance of 140 crowns per person , to help offset price rises . |
| 4 | And as it dissolves , it releases at the same rate any compounds mixed in with it . |
| 5 | It came as no surprise to mystics that DNA is found to function like a right handed helix in which each tread is of the same size and turns at the same rate of 36° per tread . |
| 6 | If the rate remains at the current rate of 25% ( which is currently equal to the basic rate of Income Tax ) the benefit will be as outlined in the Introduction . |
| 7 | Almost all studies show that acid secretion remains at the same rate . |
| 8 | One fifth of England will have been lost to urban sprawl by 2050 if development continues at the present rate , according to the Council for the Protection of Rural England . |
| 9 | The world tiger population is estimated at between 6,000-9,000 ; if poaching continues at the present rate the tiger will be extinct by early next century , according to expert predictions . |
| 10 | If , for instance , he drops a ball it accelerates at the same rate as the capsule and will remain at rest relative to the capsule , whatever their shared acceleration . |
| 11 | Chlorophyll depends naturally on light , CO 2 , humidity and warmth , although primary photoreaction proceeds at the same rate regardless of temperature . |
| 12 | The body of a young child works at the maximum rate , enabling the child to process far more information in a given time than an adult could . |