Example sentences of "a [adj -er] rate [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1909 a direct graduation in the rates of tax had been established by imposing a super tax on large incomes in addition to ordinary income tax and by taxing small earned incomes at a lower rate than the larger earned incomes . |
| 2 | Exports rose by 9 per cent in 1989 ( albeit at a lower rate than the 14 per cent recorded in the previous two years ) , to $110,000 million ( fob ) and imports by 8 per cent , thus leaving a commercial balance of $28,000 million . |
| 3 | Thirty-five years Stamp Duty is charged at a lower rate if the term does not exceed thirty-five years ( Stamp Act 1891 , Sched 1 as amended ) . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 ’ . |
| 5 | This is because the increased supply of nitrogen may encourage tree growth at a faster rate than the amount of magnesium in the soil can support . |
| 6 | The one at the front was sending out beams at a faster rate than the one at the rear . |
| 7 | Branson , he argued , was attempting to expand at a faster rate than the resources of the company allowed . |
| 8 | Household formation is increasing at a faster rate than the population as a result of smaller families , increase in the divorce rate and longer life spans . |
| 9 | However , it has been judicially observed that the objection to a rent representing a percentage of the tenant 's turnover is that , if the price of a commodity rises at a faster rate than the cost of living , pressure is likely to develop on dealers in that commodity to reduce their margin of profit or rate of commission ( Naylor v Uttoxeter UDC ( 1974 ) 231 EG 619 per Brightman J ) . |
| 10 | Thus , when the UK figure rises the Scottish figure will also rise but at a higher rate and likewise decrease at a faster rate when the UK figure falls . |
| 11 | The total spending on food still increases , but at a slower rate than the level of income itself . |
| 12 | In the twentieth century official statistics showed the number of cattle rising at a slower rate than the number of people . |
| 13 | This interest is charged at a higher rate than a standard loan . |
| 14 | SIX YEARS ago San Diego 's police were being killed at a higher rate than the police in any other big American city . |
| 15 | Mr Cavaco Silva tried put the brakes on his currency by cutting key interest rates by 1 p.c. to just under 18 p.c. and by selling escudos but the pound ended the day less than 1 p.c. away from its floor of 241.5 against the Portuguese currency , despite successful British efforts over the weekend to force Portugal to join at a higher rate than the Lisbon government had planned on Friday . |
| 16 | One group on low income who will lose out consists of those people living in areas where the poll tax is levied at a higher rate than the Government calculates , and who in consequence will have to meet a 20 per cent poll tax bill that is larger than that calculated by the 20 per cent met by the Government . |
| 17 | Service charges for industry , such as telephone will increase at a greater rate than the private consumer . |