Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Openness in discussion , the acceptance of the searching question and the admission of uncertainty are all signs of the process of change proceeding at an appropriate rate for the individuals concerned " ( Briault and West 1990:20 ) . |
| 2 | Even after legislative efforts to remove some of the anomalies , the complexity of the system was apparent in the number of authorities existing at a local level . |
| 3 | THE RUC are investigating allegations of drug dealing at a leading Belfast grammar school . |
| 4 | Last night the old campaigner Benn was at an end of election meeting at a local community hall ; tonight there is a post-count tea with sandwiches . |
| 5 | Resolved , That this House , believing it is in Britain 's interests to continue to be at the heart of the European Community and able to shape its future and that of Europe as a whole , endorses the constructive negotiating approach adopted by Her Majesty 's Government in the Inter-Governmental Conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and on Political Union ; and urges them to work for an agreement at the forthcoming European Council at Maastricht which avoids the development of a federal Europe , enables this country to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the Community while preserving the right of Parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency , on issues of Community competence concentrates the development of action on those issues which can not be handled more effectively at national level and , in particular , avoids intrusive Community measures in social areas which are matters for national decision , devlops a European security policy compatible with NATO and co-operation in foreign policy which safeguards this country 's national interests , increases the accountability of the Commission , enhances the rule of law in the Community including improved implementation , enforcement and compliance with Community legislation , improves co-operation between European governments in the fight against drugs , terrorism and cross-border crime , and through these policies secures the long-term interests of the United Kingdom . |
| 6 | The motion , eventually approved by a clear majority of 101 votes , declared that it was " in Britain 's interests to be at the heart of the European Community " but called on the UK government at Maastricht to pursue a policy which would avoid " the development of a federal Europe " and enable it " to exert the greatest influence on the economic evolution of the community while preserving the right of parliament to decide at a future date whether to adopt a single currency " . |
| 7 | The performance of computers improves at an astounding rate , perhaps unlike any other machine in the world . |
| 8 | IF there was one occasion that summed up sporting attitudes in l992 , it was Carl Lewis 's bizarre attempt to set an Olympic record for the greatest number of journalists asphyxiated at a single press conference . |
| 9 | the availability of opportunities to study at a broad range of levels , of course lengths and of modes ( part-time , full-time or mixed ) ; |
| 10 | A flush door will have a block of wood inserted at a convenient point so there 's something solid to cut into . |
| 11 | Sam had a mental vision of a handful of ants thrown at a charging bull , but upbraided himself for cowardice . |
| 12 | As Cixous suggests , the mode of knowledge as a politics of arrogation pivots at a theoretical level on the dialectic of the same and the other . |
| 13 | With the basket of stocks trading at a combined price of £12.70 yesterday , the puts , exercisable at a strike price of £14.09 and initially costing 117p apiece , carried a mid-price of 203p . |
| 14 | It may need no more than a discussion session , or a change of emphasis introduced at an appropriate point to allow this to be covered . |
| 15 | There are also statutory covenants requiring landlords , of properties let at a low rent , to ensure that they are both fit for human habitation at the start of the tenancy and are kept fit for habitation throughout the lease : |
| 16 | As a result , genes underwriting the avoidance of incest remain at a high level in the population . |
| 17 | The starting position is that of eligibility set at a particular time . |
| 18 | Finally , an extraordinary group of figures parading at a masked ball by Giovanni Antonio Guardi is estimated at £180,000–200,000 ( $275,000–306,000 ) . |
| 19 | The Warranties generally require confirmation that a state of affairs exist at a certain date , eg Completion . |
| 20 | Critically discuss the apparent inability of academics to arrive at a universal set of determinant factors for the APT . |
| 21 | A climber jumps in his car , burns precious fossil fuels on a stretch of tarmac that has eaten acres of countryside to arrive at an undeveloped crag . |
| 22 | This was fewer than the number of people looking at a daily newspaper . |
| 23 | Both books have a different style of writing aimed at a different kind of reader . |
| 24 | But after death , the amount of radiocarbon decreases at a fixed rate : it halves every 5730 years . |
| 25 | There will be a handful of players operating at an international or ‘ multilocal ’ level , exploiting the benefits of size through the transfer of knowledge and resources and the efficient use of capital . |
| 26 | The ground swell of concern continued at a sufficient level that the issue could not be ignored . |
| 27 | The first definition , as in the studies described by Brehmer ( 1987 ) , is simply the total number of accidents recorded at a particular junction , the advantage of this measure is that it is a relatively easy number to obtain and easy for subjects to understand . |
| 28 | Developmental evidence suggests that an attachment to the symbols of monarchy occurs at an early stage , well before sophisticated cost-benefit analyses of national revenue are possible ( Abramson and Inglehan , 1970 ) . |
| 29 | President Theodore Roosevelt holds the record for the number of hands shaken at an official function ? |
| 30 | The best known is that , where there is a gift to a class of children living at a particular date , a child en ventre sa mère at that date but later born alive will be treated as having been living at the date and thus included in the class . |