Example sentences of "are [adj] at this " in BNC.

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1 For many of us there are the added problems of the other commitments that are normal at this time of our lives .
2 ‘ Your emotions are strong at this moment . ’
3 Similarly some attempts at self-dressing are possible at this age ( excluding buttons and fastenings ) while a 5-year-old should be able to manage all aspects of getting dressed .
4 March is often a windy month and because the winds are unsteady at this time of year there is always a chance of very changeable weather from day to day .
5 Only four ordered solvent molecules are visible at this resolution , sandwiched between the protein and the major groove , but there must be others filling the remaining volume .
6 People who are indignant at this ‘ cruel blood spor are often quite ignorant about why deer are shot .
7 He reported after the Sixth Comintern Congress that ’ As a rule , when we tell our Latin American comrades , on meeting them for the first time , that the situation of their country is that of a semi-colony and consequently we must consider the problems concerning it from the viewpoint of our colonial or semi-colonial tactics , they are indignant at this notion and assert that their country is independent , that it is represented in the League of Nations , has its own diplomats , consulates , etc . ’
8 Many couples are married at this time ; old debts must be repaid ; homes are thoroughly cleaned ; presents are exchanged and families get together to enjoy colourful meals and banquets featuring specially prepared foods .
9 The exhaust gases are black at this point .
10 If all providers going into trusts and if all er purchasing gon na be done by fund holders , the majority of whom are confident at this stage they 'll become fund holders what actually is the role of the purchasing consortium that be and role of the health authorities , as such er , other than perhaps to collect statistics in the future of our time the climbing and quality of the health service in this area ?
11 Telencephalic regions ( t ) are negative at this stage .
12 It is also true that the partial molar Gibbs free energies of each component are equal at this point and it emerges that the conditions for incipient phase separation are
13 Those who have a strongly held ‘ grand ’ world view , with a convinced belief in God and a set of related moral values , are vulnerable at this point .
14 Some key elements are evident at this early stage .
15 Concentration spans are short at this age but , once commands are taught on a ‘ reward-for-getting-it-right/patience-not-punishment-for-getting-it-wrong ’ basis , it 's just a case of frequent practice .
16 For example it may influence the availability of such services as play-groups and nursery schools when young children have wider opportunities to practice communicating ; new types of activities and different relationships can be explored in these settings which add to the child 's capacity to communicate and are critical at this stage of development .
17 Some send out letter claiming that special offers are available at this time of year .
18 ‘ Mostly I concentrate on the aerobics and swimming , both of which are available at this club , which also has snooker tables .
19 Pakistanis are used to politicians behaving badly ; but even they are shocked at this week 's outbreak of trickery and thuggery .
20 While the book does contain much of interest , such errors are disappointing at this high price .
21 You are new at this , are n't you ? ’
22 We for the most part are bad at this .
23 or ‘ It 's too late now really : the mountains are impassable at this time of year … perhaps next spring … ’
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