Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] least [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law therefore allows the offence to be treated just as seriously as rape , and we have seen how some would argue that it should be included as a form of rape , or at least as a form of the most serious offence of sexual assault , in any reformed law . |
| 2 | In one case " attainment of a norm " will mean style borrowing : the approximation to some external norm as a " disguise " or at least as a point of reference . |
| 3 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
| 4 | Such a course can then remain relatively isolated , or at least on a par with other courses offered within the same institution on a more traditional basis , or act as a focus for further course development ( through the processes of ‘ accretion ’ or ‘ invention discussed in Chapter 2 ) . |
| 5 | They are fun or their readers or audience and offer a chance to win something for nothing or at least for a very slight effort . |
| 6 | The first was the pressure for independence or at least for a measure of internal self-government in India . |
| 7 | It will go forever — or at least for a century . |
| 8 | Clues to the exact build quality on a guitar such as this lay within , which is a tall order for the humble reviewer , but by hook or by crook — or at least with a simple mirror — all is revealed . |
| 9 | It still has to be used full screen , or at least with a fixed window size . |
| 10 | The most significant developments occurred in Scandinavia where there was a long tradition of limited cooperation , or at least of a belief in a common cultural area which made such cooperation valuable , if not almost inevitable . |
| 11 | At the same time , by not forcing the text to fit the categories of the model , the text can be seen as a transformation of it , or at least of a part of it . |
| 12 | The next day , as you come at the problems with a fresh eye ( or at least from a slightly different angle ) , the notes look wrong again , but this time for slightly different reasons . |
| 13 | A different way of questioning the justification of corporate power in terms of wealth maximisation is to argue that at least beyond a certain level of prosperity , increases in wealth do not compensate for , can not be traded-off against , the accumulation of power . |
| 14 | Beaverbrook , indeed , who knew Law very well but was also addicted to dramatic interpretations , believed that the collapse of Law 's health stemmed partly from this destruction of his position as undisputed captain , maybe of ‘ the second eleven ’ in Churchill 's phrase , but at least of a team of like-minded , straightforward and loyal men . |
| 15 | But at least for a little while Mama would be happy , and keeping Mama happy had become a way of life , almost . |
| 16 | But at least on a stage production you 'll have rehearsed it all . |
| 17 | ‘ It is not the least good pretending any longer that the film is a thing one does not go to , ’ admitted Macpherson , the editor of a journal which in 1928 recommended fourteen Russian and European films but at least in a second category included two films by Cecil B. de Mille . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd seen him like that so many times before , but at least after a couple of days he 'd say , ‘ Vicky , I got to clean up . ’ |