Example sentences of "[det] than [art] [adj] rate " in BNC.

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1 The 200 must be perceived as a refined car , if Rover is to justify charging slightly more than the going rate for its class .
2 For the following nine seasons the club has guaranteed not to increase these season ticket prices by more than the annual rate of inflation .
3 The rate multiplier is set each year in England and Wales by central government and can not rise by more than the annual rate of inflation .
4 The result of such practice may often be that the actual operative working on site receives substantially less than an economic rate for individual tasks , with resultant bad feeling and possibly bad workmanship .
5 Since some proportion of interest recipients would not be liable for tax , the composite rate is always less than the standard rate .
6 In 1980 the government raised various benefits , including those for the sick and the unemployed , by 5 per cent less than the current rate of inflation , though the abatement was restored in 1983 when the benefits were made subject to tax .
7 The new curve is shown by the dashed line ; and at the previous equilibrium output , , firms are either making less than the normal rate of profit ( if the tax is levied on quasi-rents generated by existing capital ) or are finding that replacement investment ( if the tax is levied on the purchase of capital equipment ) is not profitable .
8 Alternatively , the rate of marine erosion at the base of the cliffs may be less than the general rate of subaerial denudation over the whole cliff .
9 This curious misuse of language means that if you book a spot at anything less than the top rate , some time in advance , the station can re-sell it , at a higher rate , to anyone who wants it , at any time before the cancellation date .
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