Example sentences of "be [verb] [conj] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | These two problems can be overcome but at a price in terms of the overall precision and accuracy of the result . |
| 2 | That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends . |
| 3 | Despite a rising demand for operations , the latest analysis of the waiting list shows that more people are being treated and at a faster rate than ever before . |
| 4 | He found the spot where the three reeds were growing and at a single blow cut down all three with his sword . |
| 5 | If we now look at what happens to total product between O and O L 1 units of labour and we can see total product rising at an increasing rate , right , which implies our marginal product positive but increases over that range O to L L 1 right , between the the range O L 1 and O L 3 , right , the total product is rising but at a decreasing rate a decreasing rate that implies that the marginal product is still positive , right , but falling . |
| 6 | There is a between L 1 and L 3 units of labour total product is rising but at a decreasing rate that therefore implies that a marginal product of labour between those two imput levels is positive but but falling notice that total product curve peaks at L 3 right , so it 's maximum at L 3 units of labour of that curve at that particular point zero , therefore , the marginal product labour is zero . |
| 7 | It is striking that at a time when just about every other human value has been called in question , the value of life is still universally accepted as an absolute . |
| 8 | In yesterday 's edition of The Northern Echo it was reported that at a meeting of Derwentside Council 's development control sub-committee Labour councillor Eric Turner criticised a fellow councillor , Derek McVickers . |
| 9 | To remind you briefly about this decision — it was felt that at a time when the Society was under considerable pressure , not only to up-date its training structure but also to streamline administration , a Professional Affiliation Fee would benefit everyone . |