Example sentences of "[noun sg] that at least [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be estimated from this experiment that at least 100 to 150 bp of DNA have been added to the ends of the linear plasmid . |
| 2 | On July 3 Sudan Radio denied a report in June by the human rights organization Amnesty International to the effect that at least 60 political prisoners remained in custody [ for April amnesty see p. 38136 ] . |
| 3 | But by 1954 it was confidentially estimated by the Narok administration that at least 85 per cent of the Masai living on the Mau , Melili and the plains had taken the Mau Mau oath . |
| 4 | This was the Pareto condition that at least one consumer must be made better off without at the same time any others being made worse off . |
| 5 | It is our contention that at least one of the functions of legal and political theory should be to assist in structuring a wealth of material as a means of revealing general principles behind the abundance of individual facts . |
| 6 | With the likelihood that at least seven Scots will be going on the British Lions tour , there are plenty of places to be won , though they will have to be earned against what looks a strong French XV . |
| 7 | With the likelihood that at least seven Scots will be going on the British Lions tour , there are plenty of places to be won , though they will have to be earned against what looks a strong French XV . |
| 8 | The scandal was particularly embarrassing to the Bush administration as it coincided with the revelation that at least 24 female members of the US Army had been raped or sexually assaulted by colleagues while serving in the Gulf region during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm . |
| 9 | John Lyall 's team have such a commanding lead that at least one leading bookmaker is no longer taking bets on the race . |
| 10 | By contrast , a group representing European human rights organizations which had returned from a 12-day visit to Burundi , maintained the same day that at least 3,000 people had been killed in reprisals by the army and paramilitary groups after the rebellion . |
| 11 | With Chinese wages still roughly one-seventh of those in the colony , so many companies have shifted production across the border that at least two million Chinese workers — twice the size of Hong Kong 's manufacturing workforce — are employed in Guangdong , processing goods for the textile , toy and electronics firms which are the backbone of Hong Kong 's industrial sector . |
| 12 | Dietary fibre supplements have not been successful in the treatment of IBS as measured by double-blind trials , although there is evidence that at least 30 g of dietary fibre a day will improve constipation and some other symptoms . |
| 13 | He was responding to Monday 's claim in the Belfast Irish News that at least three dozen officers were members of a secret ‘ inner circle ’ which had the objects of ‘ removing ’ republican suspects and bringing down the Anglo-Irish agreement . |
| 14 | The 25 per cent rule Because it is a continuing requirement for a listing that at least 25 per cent of the company 's shares must be in the hands of the public , a listed company must ensure that this percentage will continue in public hands following each market purchase . |
| 15 | They will have to prove to the Society that at least 15 minutes of their music has been played each year — fine enough for those who write lengthy pieces , but much more difficult for those who are at heart and in practice miniaturists . |
| 16 | Continued heavy fighting on Nov. 10-11 was particularly intense around Vukovar ; it was reported by Zagreb radio that at least 80 people had been killed on Nov. 11 . |
| 17 | A Hungarian with relatives employed at a Timisoara hospital told Budapest radio that at least 250 bodies had been admitted to one hospital and that the death figure was bound to be higher . |
| 18 | At the same time the near certainty that at least one member of the household knew she had been out of her bed before dawn put her in a state of nervous watchfulness . |
| 19 | At one extreme was the suggestion that at least 40 weeks of the training period should be spent acquiring the necessary accounting skills ; at the other , that there should be no requirement to record accounting separately on the grounds that it was adequately covered within the auditing function . |
| 20 | A couple of last year 's sillier pieces of driving provide metaphorical weight to the rumour that at least one of our 26 heroes has a problem prematurely overheating and making an embarrassing mess . |
| 21 | From then onward , fusion researchers had the conviction that at least one magnetic system could yield the confinement needed for a reactor . |
| 22 | Proof that at least one person in the cabinet thinks it exists , anyway . |
| 23 | ‘ She does n't always have to upset the table , though , when she is there , does she ? ’ remarked Henry Tyler in a tone that at least one ambassador had been known to call ‘ eminently reasonable ’ . |
| 24 | Will my right hon. Friend assure the House that at least one of the lessons that we learnt in the Gulf war will be put into effect so that , should a similar international crisis occur again , more than one in five of those support vessels will fly the red ensign , as was the case in the Gulf war ? |
| 25 | The ANC later described the de Klerk timetable as unacceptable and , rejecting his view that at least nine months of administrative preparation were required for elections , continued to press for elections to be held before the end of 1993 . |
| 26 | It had made its participation conditional on the undertaking that at least 60 per cent of the bank 's total lending should be to the private sector , with no more than 40 per cent for infrastructure projects . |
| 27 | Posters and manifestos ignored the fact that at least one in 20 of the population is black . |
| 28 | Despite the fact that at least one in 10 couples — some researchers suggest one in six — have fertility problems , the new technology results in the birth of a child in only 30 per cent of cases at best ( often the rate is lower ) . |
| 29 | But the complexity of democracy 's evolution is clear from the fact that at least two major streams flow together in that development . |
| 30 | Fair enough in the circumstances , but since the extended expiry date in 1952 , several growers have received individual concessions and , although the overall aim has been to gradually reduce the Gamay , the fact that at least 20 hectares exist , some 60 years after the law intent on banning the grape was first introduced , surely indicates that a certain laisser-faire attitude has been taken by successive administrations . |