Example sentences of "at [noun pl] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The temptation to ‘ fiddle ’ quotas or interviews is always present , and for an interviewer who is not getting interviews this temptation must at times be great . |
| 2 | There must be mechanism for identifying persons in need and for reaching out to those willing to participate ; it may also at times be necessary to reach out to those who do not wish to participate but are at risk of harm to themselves or others . |
| 3 | ‘ Anne can at times be wilful , self-centred , headstrong — she is a true Mowbray ! |
| 4 | To begin with , people who have suffered from schizophrenia are readily identifiable , and it may well at times be possible to make the lives of this high-risk group less eventful . |
| 5 | ( 1987 ) point out that stock market prices can at times be dependent on the increase in profits derived from the contribution holiday , which could at times increase volatility , and lead to inefficient pricing of shares . |
| 6 | The excitement of that particular visualizing can at times be intense and I now no longer miss the arrow storms . |
| 7 | The strong personal ties of affection and responsibility which bind families are intrinsically valuable , meeting basic needs for security and identity , but can at times be claustrophobic and destructive . |
| 8 | The play taking place in the Home Corner might at times be imaginative , and at other times imitative . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , it may at points be untrustworthy . |