Example sentences of "must [prep] least be " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless , to protect your crops they must at least be deterred .
2 Your flat being so small , it must at least be warm .
3 The assumption seems to be that research involving animals , particularly if they are to be harmed in any way , must at least be justified in advance by its probable benefits for human beings , or possibly other animals .
4 On the other hand , while it is true that it is rarely useful to explain behaviour in terms of neural events , our description of psychological processes must at least be compatible with what is known of their neural substrate .
5 So it is not only the visible and active exercise of power that needs to be equalized , but also the possession of power , which , where it can not be redistributed , must at least be made accountable within the framework of democracy .
6 I thought she must at least be a little drunk , for it seemed an odd remark for even Lili to make to a stranger , but the stranger said , ‘ What can you mean , Lili ? ’
7 There must at least be a possibility that Penda 's decapitation by Oswiu was an avenging of Penda 's earlier dismemberment of Oswald 's Gody .
8 This is such a formidable list that we might be tempted to assume that research and higher education must at least be species of the same genus of activity , even if not actually identical .
9 If this were so then it must at least be questioned whether the large harpsichord could be synonymous with the Ruckers harpsichord that Hawkins remembered .
10 Action means movement and where there is movement there must at least be a claim that it is movement in a particular direction .
11 ‘ You must at least be elegant in defeat ! ’
12 I suppose I must at least be civil to the Danish envoys , and offer them some entertainment .
13 The Tenant shall not assign underlet charge or otherwise deal in any way with the benefit of this agreement in whole or in part and the Landlord shall not be obliged to grant the Lease to any person other than the Tenant This is not acceptable and must at least be qualified to allow the tenant to mortgage or charge the premises which might be vital to the tenant to fund the tenant 's works or its business in general .
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