Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb base] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clubs meet at least once a year and there is continual development as both technology and knowledge advance . |
| 2 | May the ‘ sales and recruitment ’ campaign amongst the clubs continue at full throttle — especially amongst the junior age groups , who voted with their TV ‘ on ’ switches that rugby is the game they like best . |
| 3 | All the reels retail at £49.95 : have a look at them next time you 're in a tackle shop — if there 's not one to suit , you 'll never be satisfied . |
| 4 | The purchase of a call option on a futures contract gives the owner the right to acquire a long position in the futures contract at a set price ( the exercise or striking price ) during ( or at the end of ) a specified time period . |
| 5 | Purchaser and provider divisions have been established in both health and social services authorities , but the splits occur at different levels . |
| 6 | The courts have at times taken an uncompromising attitude towards express legislative provisions designed to exclude judicial review . |
| 7 | De Smith has adumbrated four different tests which the courts have at one time or another used . |
| 8 | The courts look at the effect that costs will have on that person 's financial position and decide on the facts whether severe financial hardship will be suffered . |
| 9 | The prose does the work , the illustrations interfere at the worst and supplement at the best — so much for pictures in the classroom . |
| 10 | However , the proposals arise at a time when we are beginning to put in place the policy of care in the community , as enunciated in our White Paper ’ Caring for People ’ . |
| 11 | The state intervened in 1888 to establish the two separate types , which are both now relatively small : the bulls stand at 126–130cm and weigh about 750kg and the cows 118–124cm and 450kg . |
| 12 | Today the Danish Red is a large breed : the bulls stand at 155cm and weigh an average of 1,050kg , and the cows 137cm and 675kg . |
| 13 | There are two types : a smaller one in the mountains and a larger in the valleys ( the bulls stand at 141cm and weigh 800–1,200kg , the cows 130cm and 540–600kg ) . |
| 14 | Both the store manager and the personnel manger at Burger King did not like the use of the word power . |
| 15 | It was , therefore , necessary to carry out a complete validation check of the listing against the manual records kept by the Personnel Branch at Gatwick Airport . |
| 16 | Some of the rules change at this stage . |
| 17 | The conifers have at last eliminated water as a transport medium for their sexual processes . |
| 18 | On Sunday the roads close at 11.00am and open at 6.30pm . |
| 19 | Terry Guy ( 32:00 ) held off the challenge of clubmate Ray O'Fourman ( 32:44 ) to win the Vets race at the Warwick University 10K … |
| 20 | The fairies giggle at their antics as they do at those of Bottom and their Queen . |
| 21 | The background to the above was set out in a letter from the Operations branch at MEHQ dated 22 February , in which they proposed the use of L Detachment as parachutists in a tactical role , for seizing and holding ground in co-operation with other forces landing by sea or advancing across the desert . |
| 22 | A few days later , Colonel Airey of Middle East Commando wrote angrily to the Operations branch at MEHQ concerning the above . |
| 23 | This was received , but was addressed to Warr at Kabrit via the operations branch at MEHQ . |
| 24 | The authorities have at their disposal a range of criminal , civil , and disciplinary deterrents . |
| 25 | But it does not take long to decide that the experiment is being conducted with skill , and that the pursuits have at least a little in common . |
| 26 | But what you 're then saying is that the taxes start at a very low threshold I E you , you , you start to pay tax at a hundred and fifty Cantonese per person . |
| 27 | The badges start at 15 metres with safety rope through five stages to the gold badge for a continuous 120 metre abseil . |
| 28 | Will the period be extended , or will the trade union be almost forced to concede what the employers want at the end of 16 months ? |
| 29 | I could feel the hairs rise at the back of my neck as I said , ‘ You 've seen her ? ’ |
| 30 | Although wishing to increase membership , Council was anxious that direct entry was not seen as an easy option and instructed the M&R Committee to apply rigorously the requirement that the candidates demonstrate at least five years ' experience at senior level in credit management and to raise to 30 years the minimum age . |