Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] is at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result is bound to be that it will be far harder to acquire convictions in these cases than it is at the moment . |
| 2 | The ‘ challenge to society ’ seems to fit Raskolnikov 's Napoleonic idea — until we read on in Anna Dostoevsky 's manuscript where it is at once and directly linked to ‘ the governor 's bitten ear ’ , that is to one of those sudden sallies of Stavrogin 's elsewhere in The Possessed , sallies hovering between outrage and prank . |
| 3 | She 's more at home than she is at work . |
| 4 | It argued that of the half million British troops overseas , 200,000 were in areas that did not create a foreign currency liability , and of the rest few were in areas requiring direct dollar expenditure ; ‘ it follows that the contribution to be made to the balance of payments problem by the withdrawal of troops in overseas theatres will be strictly limited , will apply only to those areas when there is at present a currency obligation , and will produce little or no direct dollar saving . ' |
| 5 | The Lewisian thing about the first of his space stories is precisely its blend of literary originality and religious truth ; it is not ‘ theology ’ dressed up as ‘ literature ’ ; rather it makes its best literary effects when it is at its most religious because the religious matter is what most engages the author 's imagination . |
| 6 | no , if Maureen 's the same at , at home as she is at work then you can see why she left home |
| 7 | We have been arguing that changing concepts is a political activity ; that it is not value-free , but arises out of a particular ethical or political interpretation of the word , and that one of the aims of the dialogue between feminism and philosophy should precisely be to reconceptualise the world that is offered by philosophy as it is at present . |
| 8 | The baby continues taking its mother 's milk until it is at least two years old . |
| 9 | Our results suggest that endometriosis is less of a problem during pregnancy and the subsequent four years than it is at other times , although the finding was not significant . |
| 10 | Just as within a state the law may be more effective in responding to armed robbery than it is at responding to a military coup d'état , so in relations between states the law may be better at laying down detailed provisions for the treatment of prisoners of war than it is at addressing the potential human catastrophe of a nuclear war . |
| 11 | Just as within a state the law may be more effective in responding to armed robbery than it is at responding to a military coup d'état , so in relations between states the law may be better at laying down detailed provisions for the treatment of prisoners of war than it is at addressing the potential human catastrophe of a nuclear war . |
| 12 | The research examines this conclusion since it is at variance with rational economic planning . |
| 13 | ‘ I ask then that you , my dear cousin , will be the lady Anne 's chaperon and friend whilst she is at the Tower — any letters from you or the lady Anne to myself , may be sent via the cardinal who has agreed to serve me , and with the utmost discretion , in this matter . |
| 14 | On section eleven , yes we are along with the Liberals , we are trying to maintain the budget against the government cuts , but do n't anybody get away with the impression that that is going to maintain the service as it is at the moment , because we are really to pick up extra pupils . |
| 15 | Therefore , a lawyer , a financial analyst , an accountant , or journalist , aware of inside information relating to a company in whose shares he trades , is liable under Rule 10b-5 notwithstanding the absence of a fiduciary duty to the issuer of the securities provided there is at least a duty owed to another person — here the law firm , the financial intermediary , the accountancy firm , or the newspaper . |
| 16 | Now , one can not have what I have called a ‘ would-be belief ’ that something is x unless there is at least the possibility of taking the thing to be x . |
| 17 | And judging by their weekend clash in the first round of the Cawoods Steel and Sons Cup there could well be as little to separate the teams at the end of the season as there is at present . |
| 18 | As a method of developing pupils ' skills in speaking and listening , drama is as important within secondary school learning as it is at primary level . |
| 19 | I suspect that Mum is angry about this , as she usually relies on me in the summer to look after my younger sister while she is at work . |
| 20 | It should complement the Bishop 's Park which by then , it is hoped , will be kept in a better state than it is at the moment . |
| 21 | It is more difficult to trace the spatial patterning of central-government spending than it is at a local level . |
| 22 | The boy who puts unwanted chocolates , sweets , nuts and raisins and chewing gum into the trolley at the checkout can not put his hands to mischief if he is at the other end of the checkout using them to put his mother 's groceries in the box ( see page 111 ) . |
| 23 | A person is not now guilty of the offence unless he is at least aware that his conduct may be insulting . |
| 24 | It was then widely believed that the universe was static , yet if space , and particularly time , were curved back on themselves , how could the universe continue forever in more or less the same state as it is at the present time ? |
| 25 | We need periodically to consider whether existing methods are the best that can be devised for dealing with crime in the context of society as it is at a given time . |
| 26 | Further , discomfort is much more prevalent at the base of an organization than it is at the top , both physically and psychologically . |
| 27 | This zone of farms is called the marginal fringe because it is at the upper margin for agriculture . |
| 28 | Mr Hart believes there should be a more structured approach to problem-solving as there is at the Halewood plant . |
| 29 | but he 's so opposed to the National Health as it is at the moment , you see Margaret a lot of these figures are being conned |
| 30 | Main picture The view through the medieval solar as it is at present : ‘ It 's pretty primitive ’ |