Example sentences of "time [being] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is needed is an active campaign to change the law to allow children , accompanied by a responsible adult , into a public house , or certain specified rooms within that public house , at specified times of the day , the rooms and times being agreed by the licensing justices following application from the licensee . |
| 2 | Times being hard , the vicious squabbles that have plagued Peru since the 1960s have broken out again , between raw-material exporters ( who want freer trade ) and manufacturers ( who want still more protection ) . |
| 3 | The shortest exposure time at which the subject succeeds better than 97.5 per cent is taken as the inspection time , with short inspection times being indicative of high intelligence . |
| 4 | Since that time it has had a somewhat chequered history , at certain times being in favour and at others being disapproved of most heartily . |
| 5 | Suppose that , in the illustration above , the new minibus scheme provides a service that on average is one-third faster ( previous average journey times being approximately 15 minutes ) but costs 10 per cent more ( with the present average fare being 30 pence ) . |
| 6 | PLAYER : We can give you a tumble if that 's your taste , and times being what they are … |
| 7 | PLAYER : It costs little to watch , and little more if you happen to get caught up in the action , if that 's your taste and times being what they are . |
| 8 | ROS : Times being what they are . |
| 9 | The event at UCF Headquarters , at 40 Eglantine Avenue in Belfast , runs until Saturday , with opening times being 9am-5pm tomorrow and 10am-12.30pm on Saturday . |
| 10 | Times being hard , annual subscriptions were set at five bob . |
| 11 | That 'll do me very well fer the time bein' , thanks ! ’ |
| 12 | The conscientious lay person was simply involved in a two-way process of having his or her conscience informed , while at the same time being protected from making unintended errors of judgement . |
| 13 | General evidence of the activities of that society would be quite sufficient for the time being . ’ |
| 14 | ( There is a lot to be said about the role of other persons too , but I am leaving that out for the time being . ) |
| 15 | Having realised , I suspect , at least for the time being , that they are not going to get anywhere in their fight for equal prize money at Wimbledon or the French , the Women 's Tennis Association have come up with another proposal which I know has support in some areas but which I certainly hope will also bite the dust . |
| 16 | What with all this baring of fangs and of ultimate weapons , these snarlings and ‘ long-term psychic damage ’ , how is one to protest mildly that Prothero is — with an engagingly archaic elegance ( ‘ stamps a man too disadvantageously ’ ) — telling Pound that he need n't waste his time submitting manuscripts to the Quarterly Review for the time being ? |
| 17 | The West German Ambassador , Hermann Huber , who earlier in the day told the new arrivals the transfer of 4,000 to West Germany was a ‘ one-off action ’ , appeared again to tell them : ‘ For the time being we are letting you in . ’ |
| 18 | But it is the voice of Pearl investors which will have more influence on the outcome and they should keep quiet for the time being . |
| 19 | They have decided not to declare the company in default for the time being only because of the continuing discussions between Eurotunnel and the contractors , Transmanche Link . |
| 20 | Virgin 's sale of one quarter of its music business to the entertainment and leisure giant , Fujisankei , ensures that it will remain the last of the world 's independent record companies — for the time being , at least . |
| 21 | If Hong Kong ever does achieve democracy , it will owe Mr Lee a monument : for the time being , it owes him a holiday . |
| 22 | The news that ‘ for the time being ’ they can only go to or through Czechoslovakia with a visa , left East Germans stunned . |
| 23 | Mr Guerin 's lawyer said he had advised Mr Guerin to say as little as possible for the time being . |
| 24 | The pay zone will , for the time being , remain the same . |
| 25 | Although a similar performance next year would be difficult , the valuation of the market is modest and analysts believe that Oslo will keep outperforming other European markets for the time being . |
| 26 | ‘ Interest rates are in the driving seat for the time being and it is still too early to buy , ’ says Mr Tora . |
| 27 | Father McGuinness has decided , for the time being at least , to keep his profile low . |
| 28 | For the time being all BT is buying is a concept . |
| 29 | Yet since 1987 , the level of child sexual abuse diagnosed in Cleveland has been shown to be no higher than elsewhere in the country , and an increasing number of people locally take the view that she should be treated in the same way as myself — allowed to return to work as a paediatrician in Cleveland , but restricted from working in child abuse for the time being . |
| 30 | Ron Birch , the protest leader , said they would accept the fence for the time being but would step up their campaign to protect the trees from a surprise attack by council workmen . |