Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] to be at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where in the detective short story ingenuity was , in principle , the only quality called for , in the crime short story ingenuity has to be at the service of imagination . |
| 2 | Bribes to officials are part of the culture of some areas of the world ( and therefore necessary to obtain business ) , yet US citizens are forbidden by law to offer bribes to officials of foreign governments , no matter where in the world the citizen happens to be at the time . |
| 3 | We hope that these methods will help teachers themselves to enjoy poetry and to share their pleasure with their pupils : ‘ Poetry needs to be at the heart of work in English because of the quality of language at work on experience that it offers to us . |
| 4 | To deliver water from these depths the pumping machine has to be at the bottom of the well . |
| 5 | sterling ceased to be at the centre of the world 's financial system . |
| 6 | Although the receiver part of the ICOM set worked perfectly when tuned to ground stations over 30nm away , the transmitter seemed to be at the extremity of its practical range at about 12- 15nm , almost regardless of height . |
| 7 | ‘ The individual producer , or the individual as the elementary subject of production , which eighteenth century mythology imagined to be at the origin of society 's economic development … only appeared , even as an ‘ appearance ’ in developed capitalist society , that is , in the society which had developed the social character of production to the highest degree . ’ |
| 8 | Although 30 years ago smoking in Britain had no links with social class , now there is a marked association between smoking and disadvantaged women , with poverty claimed to be at the root of the problem . |
| 9 | Now it happens that everyone 's instinctive belief that the best site is at the ‘ centre of gravity ’ of the sources and markets is incorrect in this problem — the best site tends to be at the source or at a dominant market in many cases : this point failed totally to emerge . |
| 10 | By 1618–19 output had improved sufficiently , it seems , to warrant the building of a water-powered stamp-mill at a site believed to be at the foot of Red Dell or Thriddle and which , despite its altitude , was well placed to serve the mines about there which would now include the newly discovered God 's Blessing at the head of the dell and which like its namesake ( almost ) in Newlands Valley near Keswick , was highly esteemed but mistakenly so . |
| 11 | Since the Crown could not afford an absolute loss of revenue , it is clear that this expansion of the waste had to be at the expense of society . |
| 12 | We need to ensure that our white collar members have the help and the support and the advice available to them , but that help and that advice needs to be at the right time and at the right place . |
| 13 | Public spending has to be at the level the taxpayer can afford , but through our prudent management , we are able to increase spending for 1992-93 by more than the rate of inflation , allowing significant improvements in health , education , law and order , transport and the environment , amongst others . |
| 14 | Its side wall was covered with the dead fronds of a massive wisteria ; the front showed six large windows , and the front door appeared to be at the end of the house . |
| 15 | Their success appeared to be at the expense of the traditional parties , notably the ruling Socialists . |
| 16 | The national coach 's belief is that at the next meeting of the SFA 's International Committee the question of how club is currently strangling country has to be at the top of the agenda . |
| 17 | Interestingly , and extremely non-intuitive , is that the clipping shape has to be at the ‘ back ’ of the drawing and not in front as might be expected . |
| 18 | But back to Bodytalk , whose convention happened to be at the Metropole , next to Labour 's conference hotel . |
| 19 | The accepted explanation was that the capitalist system of production was based on selfishness since only some in the community could prosper , as their prosperity had to be at the expense of others . |
| 20 | A rather tasty crustacean seems to be at the bottom of turmoil in two geographically distant areas of the world . |
| 21 | Kylie determined to be at the forefront of moves to get the same principles introduced in Australia and Britain . |