Example sentences of "[det] [prep] those at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Coates appears to have carried the can for a strategy that had the enthusiasm of some of those at the top of Barclays Bank , as well as of David Band , BZW 's chief executive , and of Sir Martin , who is also a deputy chairman of the parent bank . |
| 2 | Anyone who heard some of the more extravagant pictures of apprenticeship painted by some of those at the original Edinburgh meeting , must feel slightly uneasy that the Association could turn into a Don Quixote tilting lances at imaginary windmills , pursuing ‘ causes ’ that are not a reality , and being antagonistic for the sake of it . |
| 3 | Over the years I and my colleagues have tried to point the finger at some of those at the centre of terrorist activity on both sides of the politico-religious divide . |
| 4 | I can not speak for others , such as those at the Survey of English Usage , who are doubtless still exploring the motorways of data opened up through this technique . |
| 5 | Many of those at the foot of the scale , whose substance was equalled by that of superior labourers , must have occupied very small holdings , and had to eke out a livelihood with occasional labouring or working at some by-employment ; they have aptly been termed ‘ cottage farmers ’ . |
| 6 | How many of those at the lower end of this scale could be described as ‘ poor ’ ? |
| 7 | The qualities looked for in a higher civil servant are : intelligence ; fluency of mouth and pen , particularly in producing a persuasive argument and in composing a good ministerial speech ; the capacity to induce other people to carry out a policy that perhaps they do not much wish to carry out ; a political ‘ nose ’ ; the ability ( in a Department or a local or regional office ) to organise those beneath him or her ; and capacity for hard work ( many of those at the top work extremely hard ) . |
| 8 | There might be short-term problems within the EC but , frankly , one more of those at the moment would hardly be noticed . |
| 9 | But growing American unease over Britain 's plight was still neutralized by the determination of most of those at the top to try to prevent devaluation or the end of the role East of Suez . |