Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] least [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law therefore allows the offence to be treated just as seriously as rape , and we have seen how some would argue that it should be included as a form of rape , or at least as a form of the most serious offence of sexual assault , in any reformed law . |
| 2 | Some historians have seen St Pirmin 's monastic foundations ( the most famous at Reichenau ) , by which Pirmin made an important contribution to the Christianization of the south-west German world in the first half of the eighth century , as an attack upon Boniface 's episcopal authority among the Germans , or at least as the creation of a counter-sphere of influence . |
| 3 | The Ceauşescus , of course , were underdogs who rose despite the new capitalist system — or at least as its enemies . |
| 4 | In one case " attainment of a norm " will mean style borrowing : the approximation to some external norm as a " disguise " or at least as a point of reference . |
| 5 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
| 6 | A thoroughgoing deconstructive analysis would show culture being absorbed into literature , or at least into textuality and verbal play . |
| 7 | Thus it was that the dinosaurs were astonishingly successful for 140 million years — a period of dominance in which the mammals of the day ( and there were plenty of mammals about ) were pushed into the background , or at least into holes in the ground and in trees . |
| 8 | In others it more commonly invites a searching look into the here-and-now , or at least into worlds close enough to be remembered . |
| 9 | She wanted him to be mocked into silence or at least into changing the subject . |
| 10 | These meters provide minute-by-minute data on viewing — or at least on what is being played on every set that is switched on . |
| 11 | I have already cast some doubt on point ( b ) , or at least on the political effects which Marx assumed would be consequent on the concentration of labour ( Chapter 1 ) , while in the discussion of planning I argued that although point ( a ) may be broadly accepted it is by no means unproblematic , particularly given the fact that large-scale enterprises increasingly straddle national boundaries . |
| 12 | Such a course can then remain relatively isolated , or at least on a par with other courses offered within the same institution on a more traditional basis , or act as a focus for further course development ( through the processes of ‘ accretion ’ or ‘ invention discussed in Chapter 2 ) . |
| 13 | In any case , with Muslim extremists threatening to dominate the region , the Western world needed Syria either in its camp or at least on the sidelines . |
| 14 | ‘ And she 's adapted to spending seven months virtually imprisoned in bed , or at least on the couch … |
| 15 | Yes , I would have thought this would happen soon , or at least on the bench . |
| 16 | If you have to stay long in bed , or at least at home , you will need to make arrangements so that you can cope . |
| 17 | Ideally consultation with advisory or special teachers should be started before a pupil is accepted into the class , or at least at the very beginning of term , so that the provision of special equipment and materials can be organised . |
| 18 | Keeping braillers , typewriters and even magnifiers in their cases , or at least under covers when not in use , helps to maintain them in good condition , since dust and grime can cause damaged surfaces . |
| 19 | As he snipped several inches off the length of Aimee 's hair , he pointed out why he encourages all his clients who have fine hair to keep it in a short style — or at least above their shoulders . |
| 20 | Agricultural methods become more scientific and the outside world , with its fertilisers and machines , suddenly became either accessible or at least worth thinking about . |
| 21 | This was heresy , or at least beyond his comprehension Erica could see the effect her words were having . |
| 22 | The ‘ Great Depression ’ after 1873 is alleged to have forced a decision between children and consumption , or at least between their number and the quality of their upbringing . |
| 23 | In the nineteenth century , on the other hand , there was a significant amount of direct personal contact between them , or at least between their chief ministers . |
| 24 | The lessons that the British and later the Americans drew from Dakar were twofold : first , the operational and political disadvantages of collaborative expeditions with Free France ; and second , the practical necessity of working with or at least through Vichy 's imperial administrators . |
| 25 | This duality between solidity and beauty thus expressed a sharp division between the material and the ideal , the bodily and the spiritual , highly typical of the bourgeois world ; yet spirit and ideal in it depended on matter , and could be expressed only through matter , or at least through the money which could buy it . |
| 26 | As for England , she heard enough to doubt that there would ever be another trip there for the Brownings , or at least for Mrs Browning . |
| 27 | In this case , it would be hard to find language indicating more clearly that Mr Clayton intended the land to be preserved and managed as playing fields for all time , or at least for as long as the law permitted . |
| 28 | BRITISH Telecom will unveil later this month a sight for sore eyes — or at least for bleary eyed business travellers worn out by taking early morning shuttle flights to meetings on the Continent . |
| 29 | For more exotic dinner parties this one , or at least for those of a highly sophisticated and refined palette ! |
| 30 | Appeals from the mayor of St Petersburg to the Russian government for financing the work , or at least for preservation of the monument , have had no reply . |