Example sentences of "[pron] are [adv] [verb] at [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In Germany , both the Minister for Internal Affairs and the Ministers of Culture in the Lander can take independent decisions , while the Russian part of the commission is a consultative body and can only make recommendations which are subsequently ratified at State level .
2 Most refugees go to neighbouring countries , which are often living at subsistence levels themselves .
3 ‘ Although we have reported an improvement in our performance in the third quarter the results for the period are dominated by the impact of losses on Hurricane Andrew ’ , which are now estimated at $38m net , including losses of more than $7m incurred through our London Market reinsurance operations .
4 Loans for environmental protection are offered at 0.5% lower than other loans , which are currently running at 8% .
5 The chaotic policy of subsidies has also led to the scandal of vast food mountains which taxpayers have to foot the bill to store — and which are then dumped at cut price on the world market .
6 More homogeneous action and control subgroups can therefore be sensible choice since one would expect those with less advanced organic brain syndrome who are well supported at home , to have less need of the Home Support Project .
7 He also warned : ‘ I prefer it not to be carried because the Conservatives , who are desperately clinging at straws because of the popularity of our policy , against the irrelevance of theirs , would do what they could to make mischief about it . ’
8 FORMER US Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan , who are both staying at Claridge 's in London 's Mayfair , had a private meeting with Lady Thatcher before she left for a visit to Indonesia .
9 I sincerely trust you are so also and that you are finally established at Government House .
10 But if you were looking at their egos as well , er their whole personality had its defence disrupted , then of course , you may be able to see a bit more , because you are now looking at areas which are co both conscious and manifest themselves in all kinds of different ways .
11 We are also looking at ways the team could actually carve up its own salary increases .
12 We are also looking at ways to create shadow share schemes or share options which will be available to all Gardner Merchant employees at a later date . ’
13 ‘ We are pleased to be able to help Living Earth continue its valuable work and we are already looking at ways of continuing our association , ’ said Mike Lynch .
14 In this chapter we have , through our time travelling , been outside of our own world for some time now , so perhaps we are now looking at modernity with the eyes of a stranger coming home .
15 Computer-dependent methods are used mainly by men , and they are mostly directed at high-status , male-identified , individual , active cognitive processes .
16 The floral device enclosed by each of the wave-crest pattern borders in the Lion and Stag mosaic , admittedly , are comparable with the ivy leaves linked by a fillet at Middleborough , but the more significant half-flowers are absent , whereas they are closely paralleled at North Leigh , and in mosaic B ( panel B ) , North Hill ( Neal 1981 , No.39 ) .
17 If you are happy with your progress so far , then continue to hammer more nails into the back , again exerting as much pressure as possible , until they are evenly spaced at intervals of about 4cm ( 1 ½in ) or so around the frame .
18 If the monetary authorities of modern consumer societies have had to replace gold by paper in the course of inflation , they are still constrained at moments of crisis to shift ingots of gold from one bank to another , and the price of gold bullion on the exchange remains a sensitive index of confidence in the international market .
19 These players cost Wilko 9.75m approx , when they are now valued at 23.8m .
20 Because they are made of protein they are rapidly inactivated at temperatures over 50°C and certainly boiling would render any you put in a carp bait totally inactive .
21 Made from washable soft plush fabric they are usually priced at £26 .
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