Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [prep] [art] higher " in BNC.
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1 | IT IS now a little more than three years since four biologists caused a minor uproar among molecular geneticists by publishing in Nature two papers in which they argued that a substantial proportion of the DNA of animal cells may exist for no higher purpose than its own propagation . |
2 | ( Employees may opt for the higher quote but can expect to pay the difference themselves . ) |
3 | But you should descend at a higher rate so as to reach 2500ft before you turn . |
4 | Thus , although SS continues to show the labour supply curve in terms of the after-tax wage , we must draw in the higher schedule SS ' ; to show the supply of labour in terms of the gross or pre-tax wage . |
5 | The ‘ antagonism of interest ’ , which Green knew existed , could ‘ only be met by moral ideas appropriate … to the citizen stage … the reconciliation must come through a higher gospel of rights — the gospel of duty ’ . |
6 | Only about 12 per cent of companies might be termed ‘ high-tech ’ , although this figure should rise as a higher proportion of post-designation companies fall into this classification . |
7 | The report suggested that if more liability for the contract was placed on the contractor it might result in a higher tender price , but lower cost increases during the work programme . |
8 | The Fairclough report suggests that suitable UK institutions could be offered Faraday Centre status , becoming foci for technologies and expertise of industrial relevance , in which graduate scientists and engineers could work for a higher degree while engaged on contract research before moving into industry . |
9 | If we consider the exercise-bicycle market shown in figure 2.10 , for example , we could move to a higher level of abstraction to new fitness machines and to lower levels of abstraction which can reveal a whole range of possibilities . |
10 | Like a faster-acting computer programme , decisions and judgements can speed up , and it could lead to a higher IQ ! |
11 | Students taking the degree without honours have a choice of the subjects which they may take at a higher level . |
12 | The confidence , thus built , may lead to a higher percentage of the customer 's business in the longer term . |
13 | IAAF spokeswoman Jayne Pearce today confirmed that the federation did not accept the Ohio court decision and would appeal to a higher court in Cincinnati . |
14 | Britain would advance to a higher stage of civilization via favourable environment and sound heredity . |
15 | Students who obtained a C1 Certificate and who did not wish to enter employment immediately should be able to undertake further studies ; in some instances , this might be a Diploma in Art and Design course , but in most cases it would lead to a Higher Certificate of the validating body . |
16 | It is argued that greater care in extraction would lead to a higher price of the timber but , in hill-forest in Sarawak planned systems using directional felling are said to reduce logging damage by half without incurring additional costs . |
17 | Such cases would go to a higher body , described as an upper-tier Industrial Court staffed by senior chairmen and members . |
18 | If one of a couple is disabled or older than the other , the couple will qualify for the higher amount . |
19 | I have made it clear that we have made decisions for the future structure of the Army that will result in a higher proportion of the Army overall being drawn from Scotland — I imagine that the hon. Gentleman will welcome that . |
20 | For example , theory shows that financing a service by an annually-negotiated budget will result in a higher level of provision of the service than would be socially optimal , and higher than would be provided by financing through charges to the user . |
21 | We all know what the Labour party will do to the higher rate , but even it does not seem to know what it will do to the tax on middle managers — national insurance contributions . |
22 | This examination will test at a higher level the linguistic skills and business knowledge tested at the Second Level . |
23 | Many fewer people leave school at 16 than did when the examinations were introduced ; and more every year are being encouraged to stay at school or to leave only to go to sixth-form college , college of further education , or wherever else they may receive education that will lead to a higher accreditation . |
24 | Whether or not the purchase price is an appropriate or indeed adequate upper limit is arguable but it is only in rare circumstances that a vendor will agree to a higher limit . |
25 | The way the costs break down is affected by the region as well as the type of school : in rural areas , for instance , transport costs will account for a higher proportion of spending than in metropolitan areas ( CIPFA , 1990 , Tables 1 , 2 and 3 . |
26 | Similarly , tubular obstruction secondary to renal parenchymal disorganisation may account for the higher prevalence in patients with renal and urinary tract disease . |
27 | In political elections , however , candidates are not just persons , they stand for parties , and in political terms a lower preference can count against a higher preference in some circumstances . |
28 | Unnecessarily high costs can be passed on under average cost pricing ( solution 1 ) , can result in a higher fixed charge to ensure break-even under a two-part tariff ( solution 2 ) , or can require a larger subsidy ( solution 3 ) . |
29 | In response to the numbers of queries it has received , the Stamp Office has issued a guidance note on which documents can benefit from the higher threshold , in particular circumstances where the documents are signed on or before 19 August but relate to a sale which may not be completed until 20 August or later . |
30 | We can aspire to a higher consciousness . |