Example sentences of "[prep] least [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some farmers have even improved their workers ' conditions as a result : at least Westerners are giving Third World workers one small thing of value . |
| 2 | A series of imposing buttresses characterise this part of the crag , many of them sporting ominous roofs , or at least overhangs , in the vicinity of mid-height . |
| 3 | IN Milton Street there is a smart detached house worth at least £85,000 . |
| 4 | Mr Freitag assessed the detached house in Milton Street as worth at least £85,000 , which would mean it would have a council tax of £451 . |
| 5 | Lay it to a depth of at least 25mm ( 1in ) ; rake smooth , then lay each slab in place , lowering it so as not to disturb the mortar bed . |
| 6 | When you buy your spur , also buy bolts sufficiently long to pass through both spur and post to leave at least 25mm ( 1in ) protruding . |
| 7 | For larger areas of damage where soil is exposed , ram rubble into any soft areas , taking it at least 25mm below the path surface |
| 8 | The overflow pipe ( which should be 22mm in diameter ) should be positioned such that the top is at least 20mm below the discharge from the ballvalve and the bottom is at least 25mm above the waterline . |
| 9 | At least Churchill is on record that Roosevelt had been more outspoken with him on the subject of Indochina than on any other colonial matter : ‘ I imagine it is one of his principal war aims to liberate Indochina from France ’ . |
| 10 | In many places there were at least elements of spontaneity and although Duiker compares it with Trotsky 's description of the Bolshevik revolution as , for the most part , being a ‘ revolution by telegraph ’ , Khanh says that most places acted without instructions from the Central Committee . |
| 11 | Mysticism in the precise sense of an ultimate spiritual reality experienced both within the structure of the human personality and as a transcendent power is not confined to Christianity but common to all religions , and mystics from differing faiths share at least elements of a common experience . |
| 12 | At least Liverpool wo n't have to worry about the bills . |
| 13 | An apparent opportunity for , or at least inclination to , US participation in Vietnamese national affairs as suggested in Saigon was soon to become a recognized imperative in Washington : and when the French ministers arrived in October 1950 to ask how much could be expected from the US to avoid financial disaster it was the drain of resources in Vietnam as much as the problems of French rearmament in Europe which prompted a close examination of French budgetary as well as military plans . |
| 14 | At least Lee was acting normally again . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , through taking out individual DOUBLE PAYOUT PLANS , each has provided the other with a guaranteed lump sum in the event of death — in Alec 's case , at least £11,655 . |
| 16 | Their presence lingered on ; or at least Mahon 's did . |
| 17 | At least Karen had started talking to him again . |
| 18 | And that woman where we got Angela 's dress from , if er Karen 's peach dress does fit her , well at least Karen 's there to be able to go where we got Angela 's dress from . |
| 19 | Even during the recorded period , however , there are persuasive reasons for believing that the actual quantity of reserves used for intervention was at least $650m-$700m . |
| 20 | Labour 's new environment spokesman , Mr Bryan Gould , attacked the price of shares in the water privatisation , saying it showed that the Government was prepared to accept on behalf of the taxpayer a loss of at least £1.3 billion in order to sell off the water industry . |
| 21 | But the club , which owes at least £1.3 million to creditors , will remain under close scrutiny by league bosses despite yesterday 's assurances . |
| 22 | At least Dr Neil and Miss Mates were sitting ; McAllister was standing at the kitchen door , and moved sedately forward to answer the urgent bell . |
| 23 | At least Paul Middlemass , the Principal Scientific Officer Document Examiner , had appreciated the wine , drawing the bottle across the table towards him and refilling his glass , his lazy ironic eyes watching his host . |
| 24 | At least Paul 's young enough not to realise quite . |
| 25 | It starts with about $380m over five years to help national authorities exchange information in areas such as taxes and export controls , says national governments would have to provide at least $6,700m over five years , it said , and wants another $7,900m or so over seven years to help all the Community 's backward regions to build up their telecommunications and computer infrastructures ; it says helpfully that loans will be available from the European Investment Bank to help with the effort . |
| 26 | One decision will save local authorities at least part of the £500m they owe banks on contracts which they freely entered into . |
| 27 | New electoral rules will mean that at least part of Congress will be chosen by voters from all over the country , undermining the power of regional party bosses . |
| 28 | For example , the nine-member WEU ( perhaps with the other five European NATO members sitting as observers ) could decide on the operation of a European Reaction Force , at least part of which might be drawn from forces committed to NATO . |
| 29 | Could not private investment fill at least part of the gap ? |
| 30 | Some conscripts were able to live at home for at least part of their service , reporting for duty at 5.30 a.m. and returning in the late afternoon — but usually only those who lived near a training depot had permission to commute to it . |