Example sentences of "would [be] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd be at a loss without work . |
| 2 | The advances would be at a level which enables the artist to live and concentrate on improving his or her writing skills . |
| 3 | ‘ During the winter months work would be at a standstill . |
| 4 | Benny realised that there were going to be a great many areas where she would be at a loss . |
| 5 | If someone were asked , ‘ is salt masculine or feminine ’ , they would be at a loss ; the question only makes sense if they are asked to compare salt with pepper . |
| 6 | One suggestion for avoiding this is to have the explicit tax rate apply only to net-of-transfer income earnings , so that if the benefit withdrawal rate is 60 per cent and the explicit tax rate 30 per cent the ‘ total ’ tax paid on an additional £1 of earned income would be at a rate , which is a sum comprising 60p less means-tested benefit , and 30 per cent of 40p = 12p explicit tax , i.e. 72p . |
| 7 | Mobility would be at a minimum in the ‘ dead ’ centres of these patterns . |
| 8 | Gareth Jenkins , the club coach , said they had ‘ big problems ’ and his team would be at a disadvantage through no fault of their own . |
| 9 | Without fear , we would be at a disadvantage ; but , because we fear ‘ Fear ’ , it becomes our master and stops us doing the very thing for which it has prepared us . |