Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [vb pp] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In periods of rising profits a company which is geared at a low level may not have the growth potential to give ordinary shareholders the returns expected from a more highly-geared company . |
| 2 | This is an independent , five-year parts and labour warranty , which is sold at a competitive rate . |
| 3 | The new five-door car , which is aimed at a middle sector of the market dominated by the VW Golf , Vauxhall Astra and Fiat Tipo , is one of Rover 's most important launches this decade . |
| 4 | On Feb. 24 de Klerk announced the date of the referendum — March 17 — and the wording of the question to which voters would have to respond with a yes or a no : " Do you support continuation of the reform process which the State President began on Feb. 2 , 1990 [ see p. 37232 ] , and which is aimed at a new constitution through negotiation ? " |
| 5 | In a " whites-only " referendum on March 17 , 68.6 per cent of voters responded positively to the question : " Do you support continuation of the reform process which the State President began on Feb. 2 , 1990 [ see p. 37232 ] , and which is aimed at a new constitution through negotiation ? " |
| 6 | The other is in European and Comparative Law , under the auspices of the Law Board , and will be related in particular to the degree of M.Juris. , a one-year postgraduate degree , and to a new four-year undergraduate degree in Law , one year of which is spent at a European university . |
| 7 | The new Buffallo trowel is 22 inches in length , and new features include a blade tapering from 3 inches to 2.5 inches , which is raked at a slight angle to provide extra leverage . |
| 8 | She 's appeared at a public inquiry , claiming that her herd is unique , and that the road would destroy it . |
| 9 | The pressure to conclude a settlement is almost always on the plaintiff who is placed at a considerable disadvantage against the skilled defendant . |
| 10 | I find most company the opposite of useful , because it 's conducted at a feverish level . |
| 11 | Because it is conducted at a particular point in the year , the spring , the LFS can not be used to investigate seasonal variations in the size or structure of the temporary workforce . |
| 12 | Top juniors are capable of beginning to detect differences between two pieces of evidence , if it is presented at a simple language level , and even bias and attitudes to events . |
| 13 | Also available in sheet form , it is offered at a sensible price . |
| 14 | Thus , if the ridge is removed from a very early bud only the humerus will develop ; but if it is removed at a later stage the radius and ulna and wrist will develop but the digits will be absent . |
| 15 | It is usually more difficult to deal more effectively with a complaint if it is reported at a later date . |
| 16 | Published by the Menil Foundation with Mercator Fonds and Thames & Hudson ( £45 ) , it is aimed at a wider readership , but it will be the essential essay for all students keen to learn how a great scholar 's opinions have been honed over the long years spent in the consideration of Magritte 's art . |
| 17 | The Chinese consider the clenched fist as a weak and vulnerable weapon , to be used rarely and only if it is aimed at a soft part of the body . |