Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] at a time when " in BNC.
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| 1 | The study comes at a time when many health authorities are reducing the number of clinics and there has been a 35% rise in teenage pregnancy rates over the last 10 years . |
| 2 | This uncertainty comes at a time when the housing needs of all elderly people are increasing and there is a clear need for more good low-cost rented accommodation . |
| 3 | The impending civil action comes at a time when Saunders ' career has reached a new high with eight goals in 10 matches since moving to Villa . |
| 4 | The research comes at a time when serious questions are being asked about the use of advertising and public relations by the government , and when the media , too , are the subject of considerable scrutiny . |
| 5 | Mr McGahon 's controversial proposal comes at a time when the British Government is under mounting pressure to radically review what many perceive as an outdated judicial system . |
| 6 | The sadness is the greater as the Act comes at a time when the accumulated wisdom from attempts to improve schools was establishing a consensus on how schools might more effectively meet the needs of all pupils . |
| 7 | Moreover , it 's surely no coincidence that the Public Windows Initiative comes at a time when anti-trust allegations against Microsoft are still under investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission . |
| 8 | The latest move comes at a time when ICI 's £1.2bn a year pharmaceutical division , which accounts for around a fifth of group trading profits , is set to emerge from a relatively fallow period . |
| 9 | Alas , this knowledge comes at a time when it is virtually the eleventh hour for the tiger . |
| 10 | His departure comes at a time when GEC Ferranti is enjoying considerable success in securing major contracts in the face of stiff international competition . |
| 11 | This will cut farmers ' grain drying costs at a time when margins are under pressure . ’ |
| 12 | Ironically , the terminal 's death knell sounds at a time when Seacombe 's fortunes have taken an upturn . |
| 13 | But her symbolic stance emerges at a time when there is considerable disquiet over the imaging of children . |
| 14 | But their tandem ride comes at a time when unity is becoming more of a possibility in South Africa . |
| 15 | The launch comes at a time when Rover 's share of the record UK car market is slipping . |
| 16 | The launch comes at a time when support for the Green Parties of Europe appears to be waning . |
| 17 | The strong recovery in manufacturing comes at a time when it appears to have stalled in the rest of the UK . |
| 18 | The judge 's ruling comes at a time when many legal experts are pressing for young children to be allowed to give evidence in court . |
| 19 | It will also cut training needs at a time when people no longer want to serve long apprenticeships . |
| 20 | The challenge comes at a time when competition is getting tougher . |
| 21 | The threat comes at a time when BA is putting on extra flights to cover the rush , which would have seen 100,000 passengers a day at Heathrow alone . |
| 22 | The film comes at a time when Home Secretary Kenneth Baker is considering making squatting a criminal offence . |
| 23 | His story begins at a time when , as at other times in this century , the patriciate , and the merely rich , had slipped down into marked collusion with the smart , with upstarts and bohemians . |
| 24 | The Organic market comes at a time when the term organic is coming under scrutiny . |