41.   As a result, the central banker may have to be even more aggressive in raising rates than planned.

42.   As a rule, small company stocks tend to rise at slower rates than large company stocks, Sauter said.

43.   As in the earlier study, Catholic women have a higher abortion rate than Protestants.

44.   As a result, New Jersey drivers who live in urban areas pay higher rates than those who live in suburban or rural areas.

45.   At the eight Ivy League universities and Stanford, Arizona applicants were accepted at a lower rate than students nationally.

46.   At the same time, it estimated that inflation and spending on entitlement programs like Medicare are likely to increase at a faster rate than Clinton forecast.

47.   Bankers have said the tax-exempt status allows credit unions to offer better rates than tax-paying banks and thrifts.

48.   Because of a growing black middle class, its economic power is increasing at a faster rate than that of white households.

49.   Because room inventory fluctuates, hotels sometimes have a lower price rate than discounters in order to sell off empty beds.

50.   Because water warms at a much slower rate than land, onshore breezes are chilled, effectively robbing coastal communities of springtime warmth.