Example sentences of "[vb -s] at an [adj] rate " in BNC.
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1 | With a star of greater mass , everything happens at an accelerated rate , and the star 's active life is much shorter than with our sedate Sun . |
2 | A. This argues that , since information arrives at an uneven rate , the observed distribution of futures price changes ( or returns ) will be a mixture of a number of normal distributions , and this observed distribution will be leptokurtic . |
3 | The creature grows at an alarming rate , then escapes and cuts a swathe of destruction as it moves through the southern Italian countryside . |
4 | Because incense burns at an even rate and without flame , it is well suited for measuring the division of the religious day and for other purposes . |
5 | The high sales volume overseas , around 60% of total output , continues at an encouraging rate . |
6 | A worker 's average earnings are £100 per week , all of which he spends at an even rate throughout each period . |
7 | The performance of computers improves at an astounding rate , perhaps unlike any other machine in the world . |