Example sentences of "[vb pp] at a low [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In some situations holiday arrangements might be organised at a lower level in the organisation , particularly in specialist areas , such as operating theatres , where interchange of staff between departments is less easy . |
| 2 | They carry the Government Class 1 BS476 Part 7 fire ratings and can be installed at a lower cost than conventional re-roofing . |
| 3 | Already he has had offers from league and , although he has no interest in switching codes at the moment , the history of the game is littered with examples of guys who were caught at a low ebb by rugby league scouts and consequently signed . |
| 4 | Union leaders protested that while wages had been frozen at a low level , a freeze on prices could not be maintained because of the lack of government inspectors — a fear endorsed by Collor 's television appeal of Feb. 3 asking the general public to be watchdogs against price rises . |
| 5 | The result is that tasks such as redistribution , which in the fiscal federalism literature are seen as a prerogative of central government , may ( given the imperfections of the Tiebout mechanism and the informational requirements of administration ) be shown to be better pursued at a lower level of government when broader considerations are taken into account . |
| 6 | An increase in earnings will lead to a reduction in both benefit and child support and so lone mothers will tend to be trapped at a low level of income . |
| 7 | Would this lead to the principle of differentiation being accepted but used for different purposes , so that the goals of interest groups , rather than social welfare , dictate which commodities are taxed at a lower rate ? |
| 8 | Although VAT was levied at a lower rate than GST — 10 per cent compared with 13 per cent — it was applied to a wider range of goods . |
| 9 | Most gliders are very reluctant to stall in the slip ( try it some time ) , but if the recovery is made at a low speed , or the pilot forgets to ease forwards to prevent the nose rising during the recovery , there is a very real danger of stalling or of flying rather slowly as the glider encounters the wind gradient . |
| 10 | It must be borne in mind that a longer exposure will allow more plant material to be ‘ seen ’ but correction must be made for spreading of material seen at a lower exposure . |
| 11 | A cash alternative may be offered at a lower price than the share offer but such an alternative may be safer if this is likely to happen . |
| 12 | Out of-date-stock Life-dated products not sold before their expiry date may have to be sold at a lower price ( or even discarded altogether ) . |
| 13 | Initially , the post had been envisaged at a lower level , but the Lords select committee pushed for this power . |
| 14 | If therefore the waters of the sea showed no signs of depletion of fish , an increased supply could be produced at a lower price after a time sufficiently long to enable the normal action of economic causes to work itself out . [ … ] |
| 15 | Erm , how about economies of scale , you said that was important the increase in manufacturing trade , you know , implies that products will be produced at a lower unit value , and therefore benefit consumers and er , therefore increase his trade cos consumers will buy the cheapest product if that comes from abroad , so be it . |
| 16 | In periods of rising profits a company which is geared at a low level may not have the growth potential to give ordinary shareholders the returns expected from a more highly-geared company . |
| 17 | Items such as sweets and toys are often displayed at a low level — so that children will see them and either ask for them or buy them . |
| 18 | High winds and snowfalls have , however , grounded at a lower level the powerful US Navy Sea Stallion helicopters used to transport the slabs . |
| 19 | The aisle is roofed at a lower level than the nave and the triforia have the function of masking the lean-to roofs which cover these vaults . |
| 20 | Other autoantibodies directed against cytoskeletal antigens differ from actin as well as antinuclear antibodies giving a ‘ speckled ’ pattern of positivity , are found at a low titre ( <1:100 ) in cryptogenic , ciral , and clcoholic chronic liver disease . |
| 21 | At the moment tunic tops are fashionable and these look well started with a tubular hem , a narrow jacquard border knitted at a lower stitch size than the main fabric or a garter stitch hem if you have a transfer lock . |
| 22 | I 'm delighted fire station 's run at a low cost . |
| 23 | In the French LFAs , subsidised loans are the more common incentive for capital developments ; capital grants are fixed at a lower level than in the UK and are related to the degree of handicap . |
| 24 | Because capital grants are fixed at a low proportion of costs , and with the emphasis on cheap loans , the responsibility to ensure that the planned project is viable is more squarely the farmer 's ( as it will now be in the UK ) . |
| 25 | In September 1871 Japan concluded a commercial treaty with China , under which consular jurisdiction was to operate in both countries , tariffs were fixed at a low level and there was no most-favoured-nation clause . |
| 26 | It was also apparent , however , that quadraphonic LPs had to be cut at a lower volume level than conventional records . |
| 27 | After the declines in organized stealing around the turn of the century , the number of cattle thefts known to the authorities remained at a low level , with some fluctuations , until the onset of the world depression in 1930 ( Table 3.5 ) . |
| 28 | Although the markets served by those businesses remained at a low level throughout 1992 , it is believed that our European aggregates businesses will become a significant contributor to the Group in the medium term . |
| 29 | Iran-US relations remained at a low ebb during 1989 and early 1990 despite the new regime in Iran and US efforts under the new administration of President George Bush to come to terms with the Iranian government . |
| 30 | In pros mutants , muscle 6 is incorrectly innervated at a low frequency in late embryos ( aberrant innervation ) . |