Example sentences of "rate for the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The annualized inflation rate for the first nine months of 1989 was 5.1 per cent compared with 4 per cent over the same period in 1988 . |
| 2 | By the end of 1990 it stood at 121 per cent , and the aim of reducing this to less than 70 per cent in 1991 appeared to be succeeding as the inflation rate for the first five months of the year was 38.9 per cent , compared with 84.5 per cent in the corresponding period in 1990 . |
| 3 | Observed values of rotation rate for the first 15 days ; as in Fig. 1 c , all values are residuals after allowing for the normal slowdown rate , the persistent increase in slowdown rate , and the 265-day component . |
| 4 | Leeds Permanent Building Society 's First-time Buyer Mortgage charges a discounted rate for the first 12 months of 8.95% ( 11% APR ) for loans up to 90% of value or 9.45% ( 11.2% APR ) on loans of over 90% to 95% of value . |
| 5 | At first glance , Lambeth 's 2.25% discount from its standard rate for the first 12 months of the loan looks a slightly better deal than Portman 's 2.0% discount for the same period . |
| 6 | Epidemiologist Gerardo Heiss , and other researchers from the University of North Carolina , found that current levels of cholesterol can be used to predict a person 's mortality rate for the next 10 years . |
| 7 | ‘ He was still prepared enough to face reality to reorganise his own mortgage so he got a fixed interest rate for the next three years . |
| 8 | Even if we stopped using all CFCs today , depletion of the ozone layer — the earth 's barrier against cancer-causing ultra violet radiation — would carry on at the same rate for the next 50 years . |
| 9 | Accountancy Television has announced the rates for the first annual subscriptions . |
| 10 | Employees are paid at normal rates for the first 40 hours and are guaranteed a minimum of 35 hours . |
| 11 | The annual coupon payment is 8.75 and the rollover rates for the first three coupon payments are 10.00,10.25 , and 10.40 per cent respectively . |
| 12 | If America continues to produce municipal solid waste at present rates for the next 1,000 years , the whole lot will still be containable in a space 100 yards deep and 30 miles square . |