Example sentences of "be [prep] be at [det] " in BNC.

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1 If we are to be at all logical in our approach to contemporary ethics , we must accept this much .
2 Irrespective of the means provided to bring automatic roof vents and sprinkler systems into operations , automatic fire detection able to sense the presence of a smouldering fire may be important to reduce damage to some forms of goods if the premises are to be at any time unoccupied .
3 But any oath of peace , if its terms were to be at all realistic , needed to include the Aquitainian rebels .
4 If a voluntary system is to be at all effective , we need a voluntary proxy for an SEC .
5 The transfer price must be equal to the market price if it is to be at all relevant .
6 The lifeworld is the intuitively present , in this sense familiar and transparent , and at the same time vast and incalculable web of presuppositions that have to be satisfied if an actual utterance is to be at all meaningful , that is valid or invalid .
7 Evidently , if the design of text recognition systems is to be at all inspired , it may as well be by the best natural example available .
8 And if our drama is to be at all dramatic we 'll need to put those people in a difficult situation , one which confronts them with choices .
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