Example sentences of "at a time when the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the nineteenth century , the cattle of Friesland in particular were being selected locally for black-and-white pied coats at a time when the cattle of other provinces were of various colours and types . |
| 2 | At a time when the clarion call is for intensified training , higher education and greater specialization , it is a contradiction in terms to attempt to eradicate one of the best educated specialized sectors of the community , a sector that has taken hundreds of years to be created and which has the rare advantage of combining its specialized knowledge with a practical technique inherited over centuries . |
| 3 | During the nineteenth century attempts were made to improve the monks ' breed by using various imported bulls , including Durham Shorthorns , Scottish Highlands , red North Devons and , in particular , Swiss Browns , at a time when the Aubrac 's main roles were in milk production and draught work . |
| 4 | Surely , at a time when the U K's economy position is disastrous , even the Tory government should see that low wages are a drain on the nation 's resources as they reduce industry 's productivity potential . |
| 5 | Any such declaration of independence would be a blow to the ISE 's reputation , at a time when the exchange is trying to reform itself . |
| 6 | Lisa is also incredibly popular at a time when the tide of affection for Diana is turning . |
| 7 | Hence there were a considerable number of able and committed prophets around at a time when the gospel they were spreading — a gospel of modernity — was one which their auditors were anxious to hear . |
| 8 | As it takes about two years to convert an idea to law through our parliamentary system , new legislation is often implemented at a time when the circumstances which gave rise to the idea have substantially altered . |
| 9 | At a time when the rivalry between Rangers and Celtic was rising to a new level of competitiveness , Baxter turned tradition on its head , and befriended a group of like minded Celtic players . |
| 10 | This problem is more likely to arise at a time when the patient is unconscious and can not be consulted . |
| 11 | At a time when the credit of the legal profession was at a low ebb , the duty solicitor scheme could be advanced as practical evidence of its commitment to the theory of community service ( Hillyard 1975 , p.6 ) . |
| 12 | Much more attention was being devoted to Korea in Washington in March 1947 at a time when the Truman administration was deeply involved in the complex issues inherent in taking over from Britain in handling aid to Greece . |
| 13 | Robins is clearly annoyed by the wages package at a time when the Sky Blues are making heavy losses . |
| 14 | Its extended opening hours uptown to 8 p.m. six nights a week and downtown to 10 p.m. on Thursday , Friday and Saturday , will trawl a large local audience at a time when the Whitney Museum is closing on Monday and Tuesday , as will its heavyweight exhibition programme , concentrating upon the century 's major historical developments and established personalities . |
| 15 | Now , on top of everything else , she looked like something the cat had dragged in , and she had n't even brought a change of clothes with her , having planned to return to the Sheffield hotel to collect her luggage and settle her bill at a time when the actors would be at the theatre . |
| 16 | The very diversity of the Scottish experience , from the views and activities of the constitutional suffragist , Bady Frances Balfour , to the continuing connection in Glasgow between the working-class suffragettes and the Independent Labour Party ( at a time when the WSPU in England had become very middle class ) makes it particularly worth studying . |
| 17 | The fact that Barilli has recently shown a keen awareness of contemporary art trends may help his candidacy at a time when the Biennale has reaffirmed its commitment to the documentation of contemporary art . |
| 18 | But at a time when the swing is to full-time 4 × 4 , they have added a central viscous coupling so that in 4 × 4 , on road or off , the power goes to the wheels with the most grip without transmission wind-up and all that entails , which can be locked for extra traction off-road . |
| 19 | The charges included his acceptance of a commission following the completion of SOMISA 's purchase , at well above market prices , of new offices which were then lavishly decorated at a time when the state company 's workforce was being dramatically reduced in preparation for its privatization in 1992 [ see p. 38527 ] . |
| 20 | If the fish is to be saved , the abstraction will have to be cut back significantly , at a time when the state is only beginning to emerge from seven years of drought . |
| 21 | But this is not tenable at a time when the voice of the consumer and the making of comparisons between education and other enterprises grows more insistent . |
| 22 | Diplomats in Bangkok say the movement is attempting to boost its credibility at a time when the US Congress is debating policy on Cambodia . |
| 23 | ‘ The KPNLF is anxious to put on a show of force at a time when the US Congress is debating future aid to the non-communist resistance factions . ’ |
| 24 | The result , in the aftermath of the Japanese coup , was that immediate help to the French , who were now fighting the Japanese in Vietnam , was denied to them at a time when the US 14th Airforce in southern China could be seen by the French in Laos and Vietnam as they flew on their predetermined attacks on the Japanese elsewhere in Southeast Asia . |
| 25 | The Eurocurrency market is a wholesale market ; it had its origins in holdings of US dollars outside the US in the sixties at a time when the US authorities were placing restrictions on capital exports . |
| 26 | The move , expected to form part of the imminent white paper on the coal industry , would come at a time when the US , Japan and Germany are pumping greater resources into clean coal research . |
| 27 | For the fourth time of asking , what will be the impact on 15 Para of the change from battalion to company status , where will the battallion headquarters be , why is it being taken out of Scotland , and , at a time when the Secretary of State says that flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain 's Army , why are we making major reductions in a force which is the most flexible and mobile in the British Army ? |
| 28 | This happened at a time when the ice had , so to speak , sucked up much of the sea . |
| 29 | At a time when the Home Secretary is inviting the Probation Service to ‘ move centre stage in the Criminal Justice System ’ ( NACRO , 1990 , p. 17 ) it may seem misguided and unnecessarily pedantic to take issue with the White Paper 's notion of punishment . |
| 30 | If the Russians do arrive on this scale it will be the largest single wave of what Israelis call aliya ( literally ‘ ascent ’ ) since the immediate post independence years in the early 1950s , a heady return to the heart of the Zionist idea at a time when the country — still fighting the Palestinian uprising , on a permanent war footing and its economy slipping into recession — is far from ready . |