Example sentences of "at a premium " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , stylistic change is at a premium ; in Gombrich 's book the dramatic innovations of Caravaggio do well , but a distinguished painter , say Bonnard , who is not so bold or challenging an artist was omitted until additions were made to the text in 1971 . |
| 2 | Where space is at a premium , bulbs which are given a prominent position can be lifted while still in leaf , labelled and planted elsewhere in the garden . |
| 3 | They are slow and inappropriate , especially if time is at a premium as is most often the case . |
| 4 | Les Negresses put on , above all , a comic performance where timing is at a premium . |
| 5 | Cocoa for delivery that month traded at a premium of £36 a tonne to March , the next contract month , about £10 a tonne more than on Friday . |
| 6 | Nutrients are still at a premium here , so the plants form an association with a fungus pezzizella ericae which enables the heather to have a higher nitrogen uptake and to be more resistant to elements of heavy metals found in the soil . |
| 7 | Anyone who knows Hong Kong will appreaciate that spare time is at a premium there , and the efforts of those members who ensure that a successful branch exists deserves recognition and thanks . |
| 8 | Space is at a premium in the back of a Warrior . |
| 9 | The latest was always at a premium . |
| 10 | MR MICHAEL Howard , the Water Minister , yesterday effectively admitted that water shares have been underpriced as he formally closed the deadline for application amid City predictions that the issue will open at a premium of up to 30 per cent . |
| 11 | Prospects for the highest-rated shares to open at a premium of up to 30 per cent continued to look good as the stock market held steady yesterday . |
| 12 | Prospects for the highest-rated shares to open at a premium of up to 30 per cent continued to look good as the stock market held steady yesterday . |
| 13 | Soft ground would put stamina at a premium over the twelve furlongs , and doubts about Sir Ivor 's getting the trip contributed to Piggott 's tactics . |
| 14 | Under the terms of the agreement , O&Y will continue to manage the property and will buy it back in the future at a premium . |
| 15 | His knowledge of airships was at a premium , and his reputation had been enhanced by his patented invention of a carburettor that could burn hydrogen which was otherwise wasted on airship operations . |
| 16 | Community care has disappointed not just because social work — or other professional time — has been at a premium , but because services have been lacking . |
| 17 | He apprenticed his son , William , to Philip Miller at Chelsea in 1722 at a premium of £4 ( Soc . |
| 18 | Building-land in cities was at a premium . |
| 19 | Unless you can sell top-quality produce at a premium or , through hard work and efficiency and the ‘ personal touch ’ can get high production at low cost , you will be hard put to compete against larger farmers whose ‘ per-acre ’ capital investment is generally so much lower . |
| 20 | I 'm afraid space is at a premium in this part of the world . |
| 21 | For most parts of the world , however , the most convenient and effective sites for wind generators would tend to be coastal or offshore where winds are stronger and space is not at a premium . |
| 22 | Younger , unattached people were at a premium in Southland . |
| 23 | It would not be practical because the paper information system takes up a vast amount of space , something which is sorely at a premium in many bureaux premises . |
| 24 | The forward rates quoted by banks in the foreign exchange market stand either at a premium or discount in relation to the spot rate . |
| 25 | The Fritz Bank foreign exchange dealer in Frankfurt might quote the exporter a three months ' DM forward rate at a premium of DM0.05–0.04 . |
| 26 | The White Paper Working for patients brings with it a whole new world of purchase and supply , with business skills at a premium . |
| 27 | Sewell 's perky and attractive character was always apparent and it was also demonstrated by his two pairs of First Division goals — scored , one may add , at a time when Palace goals were really at a premium . |
| 28 | The ability to make long-range plans is at a premium in early middle game , and the machine 's low level of ability in this department usually gets it into terrible trouble . |
| 29 | I tend to have a lot of sausage and bacon because it 's easier and my time is somewhat at a premium with around a dozen cattle to care for . |
| 30 | Too often it is left to the police and union officials to work these things out in a hostile environment where clear thinking is at a premium . |