Example sentences of "be at [art] [adj] time [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For council staff , already weary from last years round of cuts , moral is now said to be at an all time low . |
| 2 | x. failure to maintain professional standards , being at the same time pefectionistic in some things and amazingly casual in others . |
| 3 | There are complicating factors , of course In the depression of the thirties suicide rates for those out of work were at an all time high , but the suicide rate among the retired also increased It might be argued from this that economic uncertainty rather than unemployment per se is the cause . |
| 4 | At the time of writing , Prudential 's shares were at an all time high , which might serve to back up Mr Lawrence 's point . |
| 5 | From the comments in the article it would seem that sporting activities are at an all time low at this school this is far from the truth . |
| 6 | ‘ We believe that truthfulness , participation , accountability and freedom of choice in its broadest sense , are some of the ethics of democracy and are at the same time biblical values . |
| 7 | Such measures shall be introduced in such a way that … they are at the same time conducive to price stability , a high level of employment and foreign trade equilibrium , and thus steady and adequate economic growth . |
| 8 | Nothing , in fact , could surpass the splendour those magnificent crowns of green , metal-sparkling crystals , which Mr Nicholson has contributed to the Exhibition ; they certainly represent the finest products of this new industry which have as yet been seen , and are at the same time significant symbols of the success which has rewarded the exertions of this distinguished manufacturer . |
| 9 | The vast majority of meaningful elements in a language , whether they are full constituents or have some lesser status , are at the same time grammatical elements . |
| 10 | Culture always has an ideological function for consumerism in the capitalist global system , so all cultural transnational practices in this sphere are at the same time ideological practices , thus cultural-ideological . |
| 11 | Thus , a whole range of decisions would not be left merely to the instinct of the doctor , good though he or she may be , but would be set down in a form which is at the same time authoritative , yet flexible and able to change if circumstances demand . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) The post-modern culture which these social classes consume ( e.g. in architecture and painting ) is at the same time middle-brow culture ( art moyen ) and an avant-garde challenge to orthodox modernism . |
| 13 | But , more specifically still , he saw fascist mentality as ‘ the mentality of the little man who is enslaved and craves authority and is at the same time rebellious . ’ |
| 14 | The humanoid vigour of man-made things , as suggested by these metaphors , is at the same time ungainly and unnatural . |
| 15 | Through the use of these negatives ( engineering and maths ) , we can see students ' construction of an identity as ‘ physicist ’ : a person who is not too remote from reality , but who is at the same time capable of independent and abstract thought — a point we shall return to in Chapter 6 . |
| 16 | The term economic hides the fundamental point that economic change is at the same time social change . |
| 17 | In the individual 's mental life someone else is invariably involved , as a model , as an object , as a helper , as an opponent ; and so from the very first individual psychology , in this extended but entirely justifiable sense of the words , is at the same time social psychology as well . |
| 18 | Each document is at the same time unique and existing in a thousand places . |
| 19 | Alcoves like this can also be treated like separate small rooms and lined with mirror ; or with the curtain or shade fabric ; or painted or papered in a colour from the room scheme which is at the same time different from the main walls . |
| 20 | The opening phrase " The poor young man is significant in this respect : since it can hardly be treated as Pemberton 's own self-pitying assessment of himself , it must be taken as the author 's narrative voice ; and thus establishes , from the beginning , a relation between the author and the main character which is at the same time sympathetic and distanced . |
| 21 | Morale in the service is at an all time low . |
| 22 | South Central LA is one of America 's civil war zones , a suburban ghetto torn apart by drugs , where the murder rate is at an all time high and almost all the victims are black . |
| 23 | It was not going to be easy to get any other candidate , and it was at the same time impossible to let the seat go by default . |
| 24 | The same critical and questioning attitude which was forming the new approach to the Bible was at the same time stimulating scientific study and experiment and discovering the regularities in the natural order — what were and commonly still are called ‘ the laws of nature ’ . |
| 25 | There was something about her mouth , calm and amused , that was at the same time enigmatic and debunking ; pretending and admitting the pretence . |