Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [adv] at " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In the last twenty years the importance of migration has been reinforced by the decline in rates of natural increase ; now that births and deaths are almost in balance , migration is the crucial determinant of whether population grows or contracts even at the national level . |
| 2 | He is one of the few engineers or designers still at Browns Lane to have worked with Sir William Lyons , the company 's founder and whose principles still provide much of its inspiration . |
| 3 | In the United Kingdom diploma-level courses are normally associated with either school-leavers or individuals already at work who are seeking career advancement whose academic qualifications are weak but who would benefit from an extensive course but one whose approach is related to skills acquisition rather than in-depth analytical studies . |
| 4 | Rats undergoing massive small bowel resection weighed less than controls both at one and two weeks whether or not they received CR-1409 ( 8–14% less at one week , p<0.001 ; 10–24% less at two weeks , p<0.001 ) . |
| 5 | Sometimes they presuppose background knowledge which teachers do not possess ; very often they demand approaches and attitudes quite at variance with those held by an average teacher . |
| 6 | Ways of maintaining and improving communications include : a ) establishing a management structure within the Partnership , with clear lines of communication into the schools and into employment ; b ) circulating minutes of management meetings to schools and employers so they know what is being discussed and what is being decided ; c ) bringing teachers and employers together at both Partnership and school level to plan , discuss and review the progress of the Compact ; d ) establishing School Compact Teams with regular meetings ; e ) circulating Compact documents , including such things as pupils ' Work Experience reports widely ; f ) holding Open Evenings for parents to brief them on Compact developments ; g ) producing a regular Compact Newsletter . |
| 7 | Newly elected Welsh Secretary John Redwood MP addressed CIOB members and guests recently at the 14th Duke of Edinburgh Lecture . |
| 8 | Arrangements for the ceremony at St Columbus Church of Scotland and celebrations afterwards at The Grand Hotel were made easier because Paul 's brother , William , lives on the island . |
| 9 | ‘ The Dana 700 has an offset neck , because when you play a bass , the neck normally angles away from your playing hand ; with the Dana , the neck is offset on the guitar body and angles straight at your playing hand , making this the most logical , easy to play bass ever … ’ |
| 10 | Post April 1993 , Briefing Sessions will be organised for relevant professionals and agencies both at a District level and Regionally . |
| 11 | Although it is true that European video runs at 25 , US video at 30 and movies worldwide at 24 frames per second , these frame rates are not essential to flicker-free motion . |
| 12 | For some governments ( particularly Latin and South American ) the vast military spending is so they can enforce their regimes and keep protests and activists well at bay . |
| 13 | Patients and professionals both at Bodypositive and on the ward , say , coming to terms with the diagnosis is the key . |
| 14 | QCs Desmond Boal and Robert McCartney are representing the council and objectors respectively at the hearing , which is expected to end tomorrow afternoon . |
| 15 | The first type is public-service calls , which includes requests for information , such as airport flight times and advice over legal matters , and community service tasks , such as signing passports , pushing ( and sometimes towing ) broken-down cars , giving lifts to young children and youths late at night , and making a point of driving around areas of Easton to reassure , by their presence , worried Old Age Pensioners or other members of the public . |
| 16 | Media vary in their frequency of publication , some appearing every day and others only at bi-monthly intervals . |
| 17 | He 's perfectly harmless , of course , but he — looks rather strange , and talks wildly at times . ’ |
| 18 | Any increases in spending on education were seen as insufficient by staff and students alike at major universities . |
| 19 | Mr Arnold commented : ‘ He 's sharp , a good fielder and mover , and bowls well at the end in one-days . ’ |
| 20 | Although it is desirable to rotate horse paddocks and to have cows grazing them too , it is not always successful having horses and cows together at the same time . |
| 21 | Divorced , but friends again at last , |
| 22 | The other end of the main corridor , with the classrooms , dining room and library , he called Hardside because lifewas hard at that end of the school . |
| 23 | The referees for the 1991 World Cup were always going to be placed under close scrutiny by the media , as well as spectators both at the ground and watching on television , and so it turned out . |
| 24 | Well , yes , that 's absolutely right , and I think we 've always taken it as part of our responsibilities here really that they should extend over towards students in schools as well as students here at the university , and we do of course do quite a lot , in various ways , across the science area , to contribute towards science in schools . |