Sentence examples for was rather lower from inspiring English sources

In 1986, after all, they paid £4.8 billion in tax although oil production was rather lower than it is today.The oil companies protest that this calculation is misleading because their costs have gone up even more sharply than production.

In CM + E cell density has not changed significantly after introduction of ethanol at 24th hours and it was rather lower than other mediums.

However, the median age of our parturients was rather lower than the 32.3 years observed in the general Italian population [ 16].

The overall tumour response rate was rather lower than that achieved in the earlier advanced solid tumour study (42 versus 69%).

The occurrence of deaths during the first year was rather lower in AD, which seemed balanced with a relatively higher number of deaths during the next years, reflecting the more continuously progressive character of AD.

Spiegelberg et al. [ 39] reported that since GUR 1020 has a higher polydispersion index, its efficiency of cross-linking was rather lower than GUR 1050 under the same dose level.

This year, Ventro's revenues are likely to be rather lower: zero, to be precise.

But it also means Stephenson is rather lower on this year's list than Tranter, at number 10, was last year.

In China, the stakes were rather lower – but some competitors couldn't forget the war at home.

Summer temperatures near sea level may average up to 76 °F (24 °C) but are rather lower at exposed higher elevations.

Either way, these values are rather lower than some that have been suggested over the years, but by any measure, these were colossal animals.