Example sentences of "be higher [subord] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be higher than the Treasury bill rate . |
| 2 | The bracket furthest away from the downpipe position will be higher than the outlet to give a fall of 1 in 500 ( 4mm for each 2m length or 1in for each 40ft ) . |
| 3 | ( iii ) Fill the black watch glass with the spreading solution ( 0.2 M sucrose , made fresh and filtered ) ; the sucrose should sit in a nice " bubble " , and the level of the solution should be higher than the edge of the watch glass ( 6–7 nil ) . |
| 4 | He was one of those whose wisdom ( to recall the terms of Wyatt 's sonnet ) insisted on his maintaining an unchanged obedience to an authority he ultimately felt to be higher than the King 's . |
| 5 | However , a firm 's reported earnings ( also called accounting income ) are usually larger than the firm 's dividends , which would seem to suggest that the value of the firm based on earnings will be higher than the value based on dividends . |
| 6 | The costs of going to court are likely to be higher than the value of the contract and the only beneficiaries are typically the lawyers . |
| 7 | Even if both man and woman are earning a wage , the man 's wage will be higher than the woman 's and so his job more important than the woman 's . |
| 8 | Consequently the contribution of petrol lead to blood lead of adults would be higher than the average 24 per cent calculated for Turin . ’ |
| 9 | A forecast from the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development suggests that Japan 's economic growth in 1993 will be higher than the average for the six other leading industrial nations . |
| 10 | The implied interest rate charged by the Bank on loans to the discount houses will usually be higher than the market rate on bills . |
| 11 | The opportunity cost of a resource may , in some circumstances , be higher than the resource 's purchase price . |
| 12 | You will pay interest charges on any money that is overdrawn ( which may be higher if the overdraft has not been formally arranged ) and usually the bank will charge fees to cover administration costs . |