Example sentences of "[prep] least [pron] " in BNC.

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31 Theorem XIV — If two matrices A , B permute , then provided at least one is non-defective , they share the same modal matrix .
32 This way , at least one has the best possible chance of survival .
33 But we can find among them at least one which can be seen as a direct defence of the tripartite analysis .
34 But it is rather charm less I think , and there is at least one far more enticing place nearby if you plan to stop in this valley .
35 And what do you say , do you say , ‘ I do n't agree with what that man says , it 's a bad book , I do n't like it or I wo n't read it ’ , or do you say , ‘ it 's probably useful for me to try to make the imaginative judgment to see things the way he sees them , to see the way the world looks like from his point of view , and I may reject that , but at least one ought to have some tolerance and some understanding ’ , and it seems that that 's where the study of literature meets life .
36 If we take seriously the notion of ‘ unlimited number ’ , there must be , for any lexical form , potential senses which have never been realised in use : equally , every lexical form has at least one relatively well-utilised sense .
37 However , the numbers were small and examination of the data showed that several of the Blacks were arrested on one day ( during riots ) and at least one was charged with robbery , probably with adults ; this one incident could have accounted for the larger percentage of Blacks going to the Crown Court .
38 Yet if you are telling a story you will very likely need to have , not a hero through whose eyes all is seen , but at least one fairly central figure with whom your readers can chiefly identify .
39 Table 10.2 considers married couples in 1981 where at least one was economically active , i.e. it does not include couples who were both retired , or both students , for example .
40 Table 10.2 The division of labour within couples with at least one economically active partner , England and Wales
41 But at least one really significant innovation occurred , the development of a public housing sector , and the inroads made into poor law were of considerable significance for the future .
42 If you have an audience of about a hundred people at least one will have hearing problems , difficulty understanding English , or difficulty understanding your accent .
43 The time had come for at least one paid full-time executive officer to take charge .
44 Surely at least one would have been caught short at some point during the operation .
45 That night , I read again their separate accounts of Raasay , to see what I had missed : the streams of which Johnson wrote , ‘ one of the brooks turns a cornmill , and at least one produces trouts ’ ; , the garden , described by Boswell , ‘ plentifully stocked with vegetables , and strawberries , raspberries , currants , etc. ’ ; and a swift passing observation in one of Johnson 's letters to Hester Thrale , a reference he does not include in his official text .
46 A good working dog — at least one is essential for any stock farmer but the Hauxwells did n't always have much luck in finding the right one .
47 At least one must be a proper subcomponent . )
48 By which I mean at least one out of every two issues .
49 The words implied at least one something else , if not more .
50 Some are just housewives , and there 's at least one who I know does n't need the money . ’
51 The defenders pushed at the makeshift scaling ladders , and at least one went crashing back down into the crowd below ; but those who exposed themselves to do it were immediately the target of a dozen archers .
52 A few , however , did leave and at least one was killed in the war .
53 Not a particularly admirable pair , Pumfrey decided , but at least one that cared .
54 The view that it is all worth it , in order inextricably to link the destinies of the countries of Europe with that of the Germans , is at least one which is worthy of being tested .
55 Now there are several of those that will require a statement being accepted by the executive but there 'll be a statement on behalf of the C E C , and there 's at least one where there 'll be a qualification .
56 But I feel the need to make at least one more small intervention , so a little friendly torment is called for .
57 ‘ There is at least one who has adapted himself to circumstance , ’ observed Theda .
58 Without exception the C E C are recommending you to accept them all but there is at least one where we 're accepting with a qualification .
59 I think we 're in a nest of greedy , self-centred , corrupt old men , of whom at least one would stick at nothing to preserve his privileges .
60 to appoint at least one suitably qualified black equal opportunities officer to replace one or both of the present appointees .
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