Example sentences of "[be] [verb] at an alarming [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In rich societies , on the other hand , most people do have enough discretionary income left ( or have easy access to credit ) after they have paid for their food and shelter , though the numbers who do not appear to be growing at an alarming rate in some rich countries ( as the growth of homelessness in the United States and the United Kingdom seems to suggest ) . |
| 2 | Wicker waste paper baskets and bathroom sponges are guaranteed to be disintegrated at an alarming rate if left in the open . |
| 3 | During this period of contraction , both passenger and freight services were withdrawn at an alarming rate , being substituted by short-lived bus services and road freight transport . |
| 4 | SALARIES for university law teachers have slipped so badly and professional salaries risen so dramatically that experienced staff are being lost at an alarming rate , the Committee of Heads of University Law Schools reported this week . |
| 5 | Counterfeiting is a multi million pound industry and all the signs are that it 's growing at an alarming rate . |
| 6 | In June 1873 , the STC reported that it was " scarcely possible " to speak with confidence of the numbers employed , " perhaps they may reach 50 [ overall ] … but the number is increasing at an alarming rate " . |
| 7 | Car use is increasing at an alarming rate . |
| 8 | Violent crime is increasing at an alarming rate , and more and more of our members are at risk of becoming victims . |
| 9 | Welcome back : Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate and urgent action is needed to protect it for future generations . |
| 10 | In its report titled the Lost Land published today , it claims our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate . |
| 11 | ‘ Every member of the Hindu community is deeeply saddened by what has happened , things are escalating at an alarming rate , ’ said Bob Patel , a president of the burnt-out temple . |
| 12 | If anything was growing at an alarming rate , it was the network of railway lines running out of the centre of London to outlying suburbs . |