Example sentences of "be [v-ing] [art] [adj] rate " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is the latter , then we are seeing a constant rate of rape over the last decade but where women are more willing to make legal complaints and the police and courts not willing to convict other than a very small increase in the number . |
| 2 | And at Pilkingtons , if employees are paying a fixed rate of interest on their old mortgage and can not obtain such favourable terms on a new mortgage , the company makes annual lump sum payments in arrears amounting to the difference paid in interest on the capital sum outstanding on the original mortgage at the time of transfer . |
| 3 | Check regularly with your society to make sure you are getting the best rate of interest on the type of account you have . |
| 4 | According to their calculations , they are asking a fair rate . |
| 5 | When it returns to ‘ normal ’ ( probably because short rates rise , which they now show signs of doing ) , Mr Giordano reckons that the Treasury will be paying an overall rate just 75–100 basis points above bill rates . |
| 6 | So far as the economic cost is concerned , unemployment represents a waste of resources and means that the economy is producing a lower rate of output . |
| 7 | In strict cash terms she is paying a higher rate on her mortgage than her savings are earning . |
| 8 | For example , if the current one-year rate is rs 1 = 6.5 per cent and the market is expecting the one-year rate in a year 's time to be = 7.5 per cent , then the market is expecting a 100 investment in two one-year bonds to yield 100 ( 1.065 ) ( 1.075 ) = 114.49 after two years . |
| 9 | For readers who would like to fix until the next millennium , Birmingham Midshires has is offering a fixed rate of 8.49 per cent until 31 January , 2000 . |
| 10 | It announced this week that it was adding a top rate of 12.5 p.c. to its new Premier Fix account . |
| 11 | ‘ If we had to wait three months for this money , then fill in a new form to open a different account , just like a new investor in fact , it would not be a bad idea to see if any other society was offering a better rate than the 8.85 per cent offered by ‘ Prime Gold ’ . |