Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very little glass is wholly untouched from the time it is drawn or blown from the melt , and it takes only the lightest contact to create an elaborate crack pattern . |
| 2 | We may test this suspicion by reference to various statements concerning the perceived nature of the new Citizenship Education ( though unfortunately because of frequent postponements of its publication date , the National Curriculum Council guidance document on Citizenship as a cross-curricular theme is not available at the time of writing ) . |
| 3 | The procedure is designed to give a " right of reply " instead of an action for damages in cases where the media have behaved responsibly : the plaintiff can not succeed if the defendant proves that an " offer of amends " was made in good time , and is still open at the time of the trial . |
| 4 | There is dispute as to whether cutting is more likely at the time of menstruation ( Simpson 1976 ) . |
| 5 | This is equally destructive of the time and creative opportunity of each new day . |
| 6 | This is particularly evident at the time of the establishment of new constitutions . |
| 7 | A spokesman said the workload is unusually high for the time of year . |
| 8 | Whilst it is theoretically true at the time of writing that local authorities , through the rates , currently have a source of finance independent of central government , finance which can be spent on any object within their statutory jurisdiction , this is not the whole story . |
| 9 | Thus Since the rate of diffusion is inversely proportional to the time taken for it to diffuse , we obtain the following expression : The process of effusion is similar to that of diffusion ( see figure 3.6 ) . |