Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | This objection may be made about most human beings as well as about most fictional characters at the present time , when there is no accepted common standard . |
| 32 | ‘ After all , I only have to make the right moves at the right time . ’ |
| 33 | It really does appear to illustrate the negligent and Philistine attitude of the majority of CDC councillors at the present time . |
| 34 | It does nothing useful , despite what you may think about screen saving , but it 's given me more entertainment watching it than any amount of television soaps — Johnny even celebrates major holidays at the right time ( assuming your PC 's clock is set correctly , of course ) . |
| 35 | Do you feel that it 's pointing the right way , bringing the sun in through the right windows at the right time of day ? |
| 36 | The rise of the lay colleges at the present time is largely the fault of the medical profession itself , a result of its consistent disregard for this approach to treatment so that the demand for it far outweighs the practitioners available to supply that demand . |
| 37 | I am happy to have debates at the appropriate time . |
| 38 | Some of the Indian princes had private stations , and in China special stations were even built so that the Emperor could visit the western tombs at the appropriate time of the year . |
| 39 | One of the chief causes at the present time was the increase in interest rates , especially for the self-employed . |
| 40 | For Millie , the lesson needed no thinking , for the sister had practically told them what to say , but she wove a story round it as if the incident were happening in Benton Fields at the present time . |
| 41 | Chris Ivory , chief executive at Bedale food firm Dalepak said he knew of a small company which would struggle to stay in business if it had to raise wages at the present time . |
| 42 | I think the government should slow down on all its activities at the present time and concentrate on getting the economy right , and everything else put on the back burner . |
| 43 | The position is perhaps best described by saying that the directors owe their duties to the present and the future shareholders , rather than simply to the particular persons who are shareholders at the relevant time . |
| 44 | Indeed , the only formal requirement for economic evaluation of alternative plans or programmes at the current time is that of option appraisal for schemes where one of the options is a capital scheme with an initial outlay of £10 million or more ( DHSS , 1981 ) . |
| 45 | The trend towards milder winters is beginning to concern horticulturists. many trees need lengthy cold spells if they are to open their buds at the right time in spring , and research on the Continent confirms that apple trees will be confused by the changing climate . |
| 46 | I soon realized that if one reversed the direction of time in Penrose 's theorem , so that the collapse became an expansion , the conditions of his theorem would still hold , provided the universe were roughly like a Friedmann model on large scales at the present time . |
| 47 | Lautro 's rules at the relevant time |
| 48 | ‘ Nevertheless the fact remains that disciplinary action against officials who may have exceeded their duties or wilfully abused the position of responsibility with which they have been entrusted is a purely internal matter which will be carried out , should the situation warrant it , by the appropriate authorities at the appropriate time . |
| 49 | He is the one with the knowledge and power to bring in the right instruments at the right time , of ten just by raising a hand to reach for his telephone . |
| 50 | There is very little objective reason for choosing among these approaches at the present time . |
| 51 | ‘ I 'll have a lot of time to go back over the past in the coming years , I suppose , wonder whether I made the right choices at the right time . ’ |
| 52 | The future It was peculiarly difficult to predict future trends at the present time when it was anticipated that there would be a major re-distribution of work in the trial courts in consequence of legislation to give effect to the recommendations of the Civil Justice Review . |
| 53 | All other necessary care should be given , including drugs at the correct time . |
| 54 | It would depend both on his precise mental state , whether he was capable of lucid moments at the particular time , and the particular treatment involved ; for instance , refusal of therapeutic drugs prescribed to control dangerous behaviour would not be regarded in the same light as refusal to have a tooth extracted . |
| 55 | The unpredictable English weather meant that delivering the leaves at the right time and at exactly the right stage of development for silkworms to thrive on them was impossible . |
| 56 | The vital task facing trade unions at the present time is to sell trade unionism — to convince trade union members that they belong to a beneficial , positive and essential organisation . |