Example sentences of "be at [adv] in the " in BNC.

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1 Yes , do n't think we were n't watching you … measurable weight loss needs to be at least in the region of 2 lb a week in order to provide that reward so essential to sustained effort .
2 Developments had either been realised or were at least in the advanced stages of negotiation in the bulk of its area .
3 We are at once in the realm of ‘ when is a monster not a monster ? ’
4 When I say " I " and add the past-tense verb , I am at once in the realm of untruth .
5 Marx argued throughout Capital that although slaves might be more at the mercy of the whims and fancies of their owners than wage workers , it was at least in the interest of the owner to ensure the minimum welfare of his slaves , since they were his property .
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