Example sentences of "at a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a particularly exciting point I dropped it between the seats in front , and insisted that my parents ask the people to look for it . |
| 2 | Years of irresponsible budgets have obliged America 's fiscal policy to work perversely at a particularly awkward moment . |
| 3 | In 1988 , at a particularly lively , contentious and near-violent writers ' conference in Budapest , Angela and I listened one quiet afternoon to the omnipresent Susan Sontag as she revealed that she had devoured ( her cliche ) the great classics of English literature soon after discarding her diapers . |
| 4 | But perhaps above all it was that his candidature was unreservedly supported by Tawney , who knew him well , which convinced the appointing committee that Jacques had the background experience , commitment and personal qualities required by the District at a particularly difficult point in its existence . |
| 5 | Once again , the two kings were stranded together at a time when the kingdom of Sicily was at a particularly explosive juncture in its long and turbulent history . |
| 6 | As it fell out he was one of the few successes at Selhurst Park at a particularly difficult time for the Palace club . |
| 7 | The loss of important relationships and retirement from a job , with its easy access to daytime companionship and the outside world , can also come at a particularly vulnerable time in life . |
| 8 | The reader feels entertained , but in an excluded sort of way , rather as though he or she were the butler at a particularly lively dessert at Lincoln 's Inn . |
| 9 | The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Midwives said yesterday that unless cash is allocated for proper counselling , routine testing could put pressure on women at a particularly vulnerable time . |
| 10 | We challenged and supported each other through the stresses of daily living , where women , who were at a particularly vulnerable point in their lives , had to make hard choices about their future and gain the strength to struggle through and survive . |
| 11 | The number of psychology Ph.Ds in these expanding areas taken by women , is increasing at a particularly fast rate . |
| 12 | Ronald Reagan 's election to the White House occurred at a moment when the credibility of the American presidency was at a particularly low ebb . |
| 13 | We were in a sort of back room , and at one point we gave a particularly loud whoop at a particularly long word and a waiter looked in to see if we were calling for anything and then went away . |
| 14 | One group among these plants , the cycads , survives today and shows the development at a particularly dramatic stage . |
| 15 | for a general election could not be long delayed after the new franchise came into effect and the war was at a particularly gloomy stage . |
| 16 | I realized that at a particularly good moment , at five forty-eight this morning . |
| 17 | Not only had he resigned at a particularly sensitive historical moment , it was also a political fact of life that the Cold War situation literally demanded that no concessions be made to anyone venturing to attack the party ; and the attempt to rehabilitate the " police spy " Nizan was undoubtedly perceived as an attack on the party . |
| 18 | One woman writing anonymously to a women 's magazine told of her distress at a particularly dehumanizing gynaecological examination . |
| 19 | But if access to the ordinary commercial activity of a shopping precinct were to be blocked for a considerable period at a particularly busy time of day , so that people were prevented from conducting their ordinary business and social affairs , there is a disruption of sufficient significance to warrant the imposition of conditions . |
| 20 | The urge for an independent central bank and a proposed Euro central bank comes at a particularly dangerous time , when recessions , depressions and even a slump can not be ruled out . |
| 21 | Relations between the SFC and the stock exchange had historically been poor , and the government feared that the timing of the crisis could mean a collision with local financial interests , at a particularly sensitive political juncture with direct elections due in September . |
| 22 | But ‘ Mr Donald ’ , as he is known to his staff , has inherited the top spot from his father Christopher at a particularly lean time in the lift business . |
| 23 | Between 1983 and 1987 , long-term funds made net acquisitions of government and company securities at a broadly similar rate , of about 2bn per annum . |
| 24 | Ockleton pointed in turn at a broadly built man smiling conventionally towards the camera and a short , fleshy fellow beside him raising a glass as if to join in a toast . |
| 25 | At present , other matters are proceeding , but I can tell the hon. Gentleman — I am grateful to him for seeking clarification — that in respect of a further order for type 23s , I expect that to be at a broadly similar interval comparing this with the previous order that was placed . |
| 26 | This had been a perfectly human reaction : to look quickly at a dead relative , loved or otherwise . |
| 27 | Half of these children belong to the families of the unemployed , and many belong to families who have work but at a desperately low rate of pay . |
| 28 | The Trust is a long-standing and valued connection at the Branch and it was a pleasure to have many local dignitaries in attendance at a splendidly friendly occasion . |
| 29 | Elsewhere , earnings-related insurance , plus ‘ social aid ’ at a distinctly lower level for those not covered , continued prewar traditions . |
| 30 | Birmingham is well served by public transport , while its frequently denigrated ring road system allows traffic to flow at a remarkably fast pace ( 17.5mph in rush hours compared to central London 's 9 or 10mph ) . |