Example sentences of "to [prep] least the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It dates back to at least the fifth century BC and is still carried out today at the roadside in parts of Asia . |
| 2 | Such reclining figures , clasping either a cornucopia or an urn ( and sometimes both ) , date back to at least the mid-sixteenth century ( for example at the Villa Lante at Bagnaia in Italy ) and were a commonplace in late seventeenth-century Baroque gardens ( for example at Vaux-le-Vicomte , Versailles and Het Loo ) . |
| 3 | By the time of the French revolution three main classes of diplomat were generally recognised : the ambassador , with or without the title of " extraordinary " ; the envoy or envoy extraordinary , often with the additional designation of " minister plenipotentiary " ; and the resident , or now more commonly minister resident ( the term " minister " as a somewhat vague diplomatic title went back to at least the mid-sixteenth century ) . |
| 4 | Most ancient silver was extracted from argentiferous ( silver-rich ) lead by cupellation , a process dating back to at least the second millennium BC , which involved oxidising the lead to molten litharge ( lead oxide ) , leaving the relatively unreactive silver as the metal . |
| 5 | For a time , Freames was used for the manufacture of chemicals and later became known as Crystal Fountain Mill , then for the production of shoddy and mattress stuffing up to at least the Second World War . |
| 6 | A theory which , in its classic form , gives a pretty positive answer to at least the first two of these questions is utilitarianism . |
| 7 | The fragments have a long and complex history since their discovery , dating back to at least the sixteenth century . |
| 8 | Although Walton J. referred on two occasions to the plaintiff being under a mistaken belief that they were bound to pay the duties it is clear from his findings that in relation to at least the last three payments they were in considerable doubt as to their liability and he said , at p. 745 : |