1.   They could not pay back even quite small sums, since the rate of interest exceeded their earnings.

2.   Carpenter assumed that increased fluid secretion began shortly after toxin administration but that net fluid production was not observed until the rate of secretion exceeded the rate of absorption.

3.   The general proposition was that inflationary expectations would be revised upwards when the actual, realized rate of inflation exceeded the expected rate of inflation.

4.   If the rate of return exceeds the rate of interest, the investment will be profitable.

5.   A narrower differential suggests slower growth ahead or, should short rates exceed long ones, recession.

6.   But in rural county after rural county, family poverty rates exceeded the statewide average.

7.   He might have been overly enthusiastic when he predicted that pay-per-view buy rates would exceed all nonheavyweight records.

8.   However, in both instances, the Southern rates exceed the national averages.

9.   If the rate exceeds a designated limit, the contestant may not answer more questions and loses money until it slows sufficiently.