Example sentences of "at a time when many " in BNC.
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| 1 | The judge 's ruling comes at a time when many legal experts are pressing for young children to be allowed to give evidence in court . |
| 2 | It was a victory for Mrs Thatcher — though a debatable one since it largely snuffed out the power of British local government at a time when many other European countries were trying to decentralize and devolve . |
| 3 | This was highly insensitive scheduling to programme Mr Ridley 's speech on industrial policy at a time when many young children , old folk , businessmen with heart conditions and Tory MPs with marginal seats might be watching . |
| 4 | Economists yesterday disagreed on whether exports could maintain their strength at a time when many other industrial nations are in the doldrums . |
| 5 | The apse is widely believed to represent the peak of Gothic architecture in Italy and was completed at a time when many of the architects working on the project had been brought in from Germany . |
| 6 | Although small by comparison with the dock 's mills , it was clearly a fairly sizeable concern at a time when many rural mills often had only two pairs . |
| 7 | Of course ; the film was just one minuscule component of a particularly significant period of the last half-century , at a time when many millions of people still viewed film and pop stars as providers of some kind of visionary lead . |
| 8 | Five years later , Polar technology is available to the runner for £99.99 — a more attractive proposition at a time when many more runners are aiming for quality running . |
| 9 | So , as Forster points out , AMV has the cash resources to expand at a time when many target companies are temptingly priced . |
| 10 | They provide much needed colour at a time when many perennials and certainly most shrubs have finished , but without appearing overwhelmingly garish . |
| 11 | Admittedly the main duty of this force — if we may call it that — was ceremonial , but at a time when many of their contemporaries were off fighting in a real war , they must have looked at times like extras from a pantomime . |
| 12 | It was at a time when many lesbians , angry at the lack of weight given to women 's issues within the mixed movement and at the continuing sexism of many gay men , chose to prioritize work with the women 's movement . |
| 13 | Although often absent from his diocese on the King 's business , Andrewes proved a conscientious bishop at a time when many bishops took their duties lightly . |
| 14 | He became enormously interested in these papers and the effect they had at a time when many people thought Britain was on the brink of popular revolution . |
| 15 | AT A TIME when many private railways are suffering stagnant growth or even a decline , the Great Central Railway is enjoying a steady rise in income from the second year running . |
| 16 | At a time when many authentic works were being rediscovered and marketed , Joni conceived and painted a large number of fragmentary works . |
| 17 | At a time when many middle-class voters would be looking for the party that would best defend them from Labour , this Conservative strength would be of vital importance . |
| 18 | At a time when many socialists were moving away from a naive faith in the prospects for revolutionary change and towards uneasy respect for democracy , Labour in office was doing little to justify belief in the viability of their vision of the road to socialism . |
| 19 | Lijn 's desire to merge or melt the difference between the visual and aural senses came at a time when many artists were wishing to anticipate a more holistic view of art . |
| 20 | In the 1930's , at a time when many potteries closed down to wait for more favourable conditions to return , the fifth Josiah Wedgwood decided to build a new factory . |
| 21 | This comes at a time when many advanced economies are undergoing profound structural change , with technological change , the growth in importance of the service sector and the growing internationalisation of production . |
| 22 | That 's a rise of 2.37pc at a time when many newspapers in Britain and Ireland are showing declining sales in the recession . |
| 23 | It 's heartening for actors like these from the award-winning Gate Theatre company to see a theatre expanding at a time when many they play in are threatened with closure . |
| 24 | Directors are delighted with the cuts and modest increases at a time when many clubs are announcing hefty rises to help pay for ground re-development schemes and the move to all-seater stadia . |
| 25 | The study comes at a time when many health authorities are reducing the number of clinics and there has been a 35% rise in teenage pregnancy rates over the last 10 years . |
| 26 | AT a time when many people contemplate slowing down , 49-year-old Eric Saunders has stepped on the gas , enjoying life in the fast lane as a hot rod racer . |