Example sentences of "be taken at " in BNC.

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1 The piece needs to be taken at a good pace and in high spirits .
2 Must be taken at the same time daily or no more than three hours late .
3 Teaching children should always be taken at the child 's pace , answering questions as truthfully and accurately as possible , rather than trying to tell the whole story .
4 Mr Wyatt said action would have to be taken at the Total Power Tools offshoot , which has not been performing well .
5 All expenses are paid by the band 's members as with any hobby , so an accountant does n't need to be involved , although there are certain precautionary steps which should be taken at this early stage .
6 Suddenly there were too many women realising that their happiness had to be taken at the expense of their men 's — men who had promised so much and could not now deliver the goods ; just like her father five years before .
7 Relief on the rest will be taken at the rate of 5% a year .
8 Mr Delors claims that ‘ binding procedures ’ do not break the principle of ‘ subsidiarity ’ — the idea that decisions should be taken at EC level only when it makes sense to do so .
9 These actually come down to common sense , but it still needs to be stressed that the successful study of coinage , as any other historical discipline , should be based on as full a collection of the evidence as possible as well as an awareness that this evidence should never be taken at face value .
10 This review process should result in an agreement of action to be taken at the next meeting to consolidate and celebrate strengths and to overcome weaknesses .
11 Breakfast can be taken at the top of the Schilthorn ; take the cable car to the ‘ Piz Gloria ’ revolving restaurant for a breakfast served in the most glorious of surroundings .
12 Facilities include 3 tennis courts ( payable locally ) , sunbathing lawns and a large terrace where light meals or snacks can be taken at lunchtime .
13 As mentioned above , the timing of this will be influenced by the strength or weakness of the currency in the currency markets but the decision to cover or not to cover should be taken at the time the exposure arises .
14 It was the first time that such a precaution had had to be taken at a British nuclear power station .
15 This may be an injection or , as is increasingly common , a number of tablets or capsules all to be taken at the same time .
16 They can give early warning of stability problems and enable the corrective action to be taken at an early stage and thus save time and development resource .
17 It is not that primary teachers must become preoccupied with examinations or tests to be taken at the time when a child changes school .
18 There is thus a proliferation of public examinations of a practical kind , any of which may be taken at the new schools , of which the GCSE seems to be only one , if it is to be taken at all .
19 There is thus a proliferation of public examinations of a practical kind , any of which may be taken at the new schools , of which the GCSE seems to be only one , if it is to be taken at all .
20 But I have yet to be convinced of the need that these should be taken at two particular times in a student 's school career .
21 One of the drawbacks of A level is that because it is an examination to be taken at a particular time , namely after two years of study in the sixth form ( there are exceptions to this , but such is the general rule ) it is taken by people who are at very different stages of development , of readiness for the examination , and , above all , of interest in the subject matter .
22 It has to be taken at one specific time , the end of the fifth year .
23 For the crucial characteristic of these tests is that they may be taken at any time , according to the readiness of the student .
24 They , like the GCSE and A level , are supposed to be taken at a particular age , at 7 , 11 , and 14 .
25 If there is to be a vote , arrange for it to be taken at the next meeting , not immediately after the discussion .
26 In this respect the cinematic sign differs radically from the language of literature , where images are less likely to be taken at only the literal level .
27 For example , if you use the words , ‘ I am resigning ’ , that unambiguous statement is likely to be taken at face value unless perhaps you are speaking in the heat of the moment or under duress .
28 Fewer papers should be taken at very short notice before there has been time for the Departments to comment on them .
29 He was keen for more business to be taken at full Cabinet level and set about dismantling parts of the Attlee machine .
30 In other words , a lot more decisions ought to be taken at the committee level .
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