Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [prep] the level " in BNC.

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1 The subliminal message of most music is that the universe is essentially benign , that if there is sadness or tragedy , this is resolved at the level of some higher harmony .
2 Such rationing is determined partly by the rank or importance of companies and is related to the level of deposits that they keep with the bank .
3 We have argued earlier that the value of imports is related to the level of national income in the domestic economy and that the value of exports is related to aggregate demand abroad .
4 However as Levi points out , different official agencies use these powers in a manner which is related to the level of tolerance they expect from the media and politicians .
5 In other words , errors in predicting the rate of inflation were made up of two component parts : a random stochastic component which is , of its very nature , unpredictable ; and a systematic component , , which is related to the level of aggregate demand as reflected in the unemployment rate .
6 The cost of subsidence to house owners and local authorities is reflected in the level of claims paid out by insurance companies .
7 In Thru the discourses of literary theory are manipulated in part by a female voice , but active questioning of their status and function is accomplished on the level of the novel 's overall orchestration and its symbolic structure .
8 A subsequent letter from the SAC has not explained the freeze , although the orchestra was asked for information on how its four-year plan is affected by the level of the grant as confirmed .
9 Put simply , the use of energy resources is tied to the level of world economic activity , and the severity of the current recession is well known .
10 The fact that the basic state pension is not a universal benefit , but is based on the level of payment , .
11 The one is based at the level of the firm .
12 As in the case of an award for pain and suffering , the assessment of damages for loss of amenities is based upon the level of awards in previous cases which appear to be comparable or , failing such awards , upon " impression based of necessity in large measure on the combination of intuition and experience " : per Bridge LJ in Hughes v Goodall , a decision of the Court of Appeal on 18 February 1977 .
13 the units may be taken in any order ; within the task , activity is dictated by the level of the learner 's language .
14 So while the type of tv reporting that so upsets Nicholas Soames may add to a sense of doubt already nagging away in many British minds , when the opinion pollster calls it is reduced to the level of painful anecdote .
15 Clegg ( 1976 ) maintains that power within unions is concentrated at the level at which bargaining is typically conducted ( although this is not the only influence ) , so that ‘ industry bargaining concentrates power at the centre [ and promotes integrated , bureaucratic union government ] , whereas bargaining at lower levels disperses it to the regions or branches ’ ( p. 54 ) .
16 It shows that the impact of Labour 's taxes is magnified at the level of disposable income .
17 And the problem is exacerbated with the level of competition on the market increasing all the time — many hardware vendors , for example , are trying to boost dwindling profits by moving into this arena — many observers question whether IBM Corp can actually make money from facilities management .
18 At this point , however , it is useful if we explain briefly what the principal economic objectives are and now their attainment is influenced by the level of national income .
19 The proportion of the former who are not interested in regular working , because they have other interests or other commitments , is relatively high , although it is influenced by the level of unemployment overall as well as in the local labour market .
20 In the anxiety to ensure that a legally enforceable ‘ balanced and broadly based curriculum ’ is delivered at the level of specificity indicated in the reports of the early working parties lies the danger that the mere acquisition of facts will prevent the growth of understanding .
21 Clearly the work that people do is determined by the level of technology which is related to overall wealth .
22 To summarize : the level of economic activity is determined by the level of injections and withdrawals into the circular flow of income .
23 The bureaucrat will attempt to acquire a budget in excess of what is required for the level of output indicated by the equation of marginal cost and political demand .
24 Gene action is controlled at the level of transcription , and whether a gene is on or off is whether or not it is transcribed .
25 Here the level of bargaining ( again shown horizontally ) is plotted against the level of unionisation ( vertically ) .
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