Example sentences of "[prep] least the " in BNC.
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| 31 | It was evident that by the end of the seventies Britain would be self-sufficient in oil and was likely to remain so , depending on depletion policy , until at least the end of the century . |
| 32 | At least the European Communities Act , if I remember rightly , had been the subject of a debate or two . |
| 33 | In order to do this , however , Britain must herself become in some degree protectionist and place tariffs on foreign imports of at least the things which the Dominions had to sell to her — above all , food , if not also raw materials . |
| 34 | But ‘ belong ’ — she is fearful that for her at least the word may explode , may vanish in a puff of smoke as delicate as the smoke that trickles from Fenna 's nostrils when he is asleep ; as delicate as the fronds of smoke that drift mysteriously from the end of Phoebe 's cigarette when she gestures impatiently in conversation . |
| 35 | At least the priest had to pay for his position with celibacy and prayer . |
| 36 | If a Muslim , she usually marries a cousin who lives in the same village so at least the surroundings are familiar to her ; but among Hindus and Sikhs the husband 's family nearly always live in a different village ( because a woman must marry outside her kin ) . |
| 37 | At least the Dodge gets a proper set of circular analogue instruments . |
| 38 | We had almost completely forgotten about Christmas — but at least the kitchen was finished . ’ |
| 39 | Europe 's hotel industry is on the bumpy road to re-establishing its pre-Gulf War position but full recovery is not expected until at least the end of 1991 , according to a report from analyst Salomon Brothers . |
| 40 | In 1974 military engineers stood by to operate power stations in Northern Ireland during the protest strike by the Protestant Ulster Workers ' Council , though they could have done nothing without the help of at least the power station managers . |
| 41 | The income trust will invest in between 60 and 70 UK stocks — mainly blue chip companies like ICI — and will seek to maintain at least the current dividends levels in all but ‘ the worst possible economic circumstances . ’ |
| 42 | It appears that Vicini will recall Donadoni ( back from injury ) for at least the first half at Wembley . |
| 43 | Field of Corn it may be , but at least the corn is not over-ripe . |
| 44 | Of course , Atari has not cut the price of its ST micro for two years , but at least the raw 520ST-FM has a powerful 16/32-bit Motorola 68000 processor , 512K of memory , upgraded 720K disc drive and a mouse . |
| 45 | Basically , Mr Porceddu intends to jail every troublemaker in sight — a minimum of two days for offensive drunkenness , automatic detention until at least the first round is over for anything more serious . |
| 46 | Dr Tyrell stressed that the results do not mean that a similar vaccine can be made for HIV ‘ but at least the road now does not look like a dead end ’ . |
| 47 | According to Inland Revenue estimates for England some 500,000 businesses , mainly in the South and West , will see their rates bills rise by 20 per cent in real terms for at least the next two years . |
| 48 | It is clear that LRT is planning regular increases above the rate of inflation for at least the next five years . |
| 49 | At least the night held more relevance for the manager of England who , though watching a Dutch side deprived of most of its foreign-based players , now had a chance to run the rule over a Brazil team finally set to play at Wembley on March 28 . |
| 50 | He has a habit of playing in at least the inaugural event held on one of his lay-outs and in December 1988 fully intended to play in the Austrian Open of 1989 . |
| 51 | These had to be answered , and answered well — or at least the first ten or so did — because the original questioner and other MPs were allowed to ask supplementary questions . |
| 52 | Dolphins have been hunted in Japanese coastal waters since at least the seventeenth century , when drive fisheries were first reported . |
| 53 | The subcommittee said it was a matter of urgency to ensure the catch was reduced to at least the levels of previous years ( which themselves had possibly been too high ) . ’ |
| 54 | This bizarre concept makes a mockery of any claim that the dolphin slaughter by the tuna industry is incidental , but at least the quota provides a limited measure of control . |
| 55 | At least the Americans should be pleased with Japan 's new budget . |
| 56 | Sumitomo Metal Industries , Japan 's third-largest steel company , has abandoned at least the first phase of a big refinancing scheme . |
| 57 | At least the government can answer those who say its attitude to retroactive legislation is inconsistent . |
| 58 | Still , at least the interlocking issues of taxation , welfare and the family are now on the political map . |
| 59 | But at least the new developments should ease the diplomatic impasse that has kept relations between Japan and the Soviet Union frozen for 46 years . |
| 60 | The marks of a corporation are : perpetual succession , i.e. the death or withdrawal of members , or the addition of new members from time to time , does not impair the continuity and identity of the body : ‘ in like manner ’ , as Blackstone says , ‘ the river Thames is still the same river , though the parts which comprise it are changing every instant' ; the use of a common seal as evidence of at least the more formal acts of the corporation ; and the capacity to sue and be sued by its corporate name . |