Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb pp] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question that is raised is whether the history of indiscriminate city bombing and the actual use of atomic bombs on cities has vitiated the prohibition on indiscriminate use of weapons , especially the use of weapons not directed at military targets or which inevitably involve disproportionate damage to civilians . |
| 2 | The room we sat in contained two television sets , two oak sideboards , slightly lower than the ceiling and four clocks all stopped at different times . |
| 3 | The University offers the Henley Distance Learning MBA course and is involved in developing projects particularly aimed at Eastern Europe . |
| 4 | In a given country , the higher the percentage of women ever married at exact age 16.0 years , the greater the proportion infecund among wives 20–24 years old . |
| 5 | On top of the 2,300 jobs tragically lost at British Aerospace today , the textile and motor trade federations are now predicting 40,000 more job losses this year , the Building Trades Federation predicts that 50,000 more jobs will be lost this year , the Engineering Employers Federation predicts that 70,000 more jobs will be lost , and the Confederation of British Industry has said that 200,000 jobs will be lost in total unless Ministers take action . |