Example sentences of "[prep] [prep] least [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After at least 120 minutes of fasting recording , the patients were fed . |
| 2 | A curfew was imposed in Cabinda on Nov. 12 after at least nine deaths in clashes between government forces and supporters of the Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave ( FLEC ) , which was calling for the independence of the region . |
| 3 | When you feel ready ( after at least five minutes of lying quietly and breathing normally ) have a good stretch from fingertips to toes before slowly getting up . |
| 4 | The ‘ People 's Will ’ achieved their aim after at least six unsuccessful attempts . |
| 5 | Associates become full members by nomination and by presenting to the selection committee three original works for assessment after at least six months . |
| 6 | Ashby 's idea is that the government should introduce a system of employment vouchers , valued at around £3–4,000 , for unemployed people unable to find employment after at least two years on ET and a temporary work scheme . |
| 7 | The daylight fixtures are going too , I understand that Yorkshire are bowing out after at least 30 years of playing Ulster every season . |
| 8 | Patients had a baseline assessment after at least 30 min of bed rest and a minimum of 5 min of stable oxygen saturation when breathing room air . |
| 9 | There were 229 new referrals from general practice , most of whom had previously received one or more courses of antibiotic treatment ; 155 existing patients who showed little or no clinical improvement after at least three months ' antibiotic treatment ; and 84 patients sampled for other reasons ( mainly anxiety and screening after treatment with isotretinoin ) . |
| 10 | The first General Directive related to the recognition of qualifications awarded after at least three years of higher education . |
| 11 | For the next four years he was symptom free only while on elemental diet despite at least 12 week trials of prednisolone , azathioprine , and methotrexate . |
| 12 | They were following the perimeter of the cricket ground in full view of at least twenty-two other boys , and Richard was damned if he was going to trail in Murray 's wake before this audience . |
| 13 | The Ministry of Agriculture collaborated on the dog study and circulars have gone out urging villages to fence in their garbage dumps to deprive the animals of at least that source of food , but there is no wave of popular enthusiasm for slaughtering dogs wholesale . |
| 14 | The reader can confirm from Table 5.1 that 10% of such trials would result in an imbalance of at least 20:10 after 30 patients . |
| 15 | MORTGAGE borrowers face an increase of at least 7 per cent in their monthly bills after a widely-feared 1-point rise in base lending rates yesterday . |
| 16 | The individually tailored package of at least 7 modules is ideal for those seeking professional re-orientation or updating in fields such as publishing , computer studies and cartography . |
| 17 | Deneb is exceptionally luminous , and is the equal of at least 60000 Suns . |
| 18 | The new law stated that any Pole aged 35 or over and enjoying full electoral rights could run for the presidency ; the signatures of at least 100,000 electors would be required to secure nomination as a candidate . |
| 19 | On 22 June , when the Prime Minister was asking for a corps of at least 5,000 parachutists , the commando idea was moving in a number of directions . |
| 20 | He resigned to join the private sector and says there was a massive demonstration of at least 5,000 women , marching in his favour , on London 's Hampstead Heath . |
| 21 | Seal Sands is also an important staging post on the migration route of at least 11 species of waders , including the knot and redshank , which feed on the plants that grow on the marshes . |
| 22 | Fundholding was initially limited to practices with list sizes of at least 11 000 patients , which meant that few practices in Scotland were eligible . |
| 23 | Nuclear DNA content of at least 10000 tumour cells in each block were measured with an EPICS C flow cytometer . |
| 24 | Mr Wheeler , now moving to the rear of the plant to show off the £2m smoke-cleaning section , which had just broken down , pointed out that his company achieved destruction of at least 99.9999 per cent of all materials . |
| 25 | The new Marxist government was saved only by a Cuban expeditionary force of at least 20,000 men , with logistical back-up from the Soviet Union . |
| 26 | A new programme of preparation for the new nurse will normally be completed within three years , and will begin with a Common Foundation Programme ( CFP ) of at least 18 months in length , followed by a branch programme in mental health ; or nursing of persons with mental handicap ; or nursing of the adult ; or nursing of the child . |
| 27 | By a notice of motion dated 14 February 1992 the local authority appealed against those parts of the order which directed that there should be no contact between the father and the girl until after the local authority review and that there should be supervised contact between the girl and her half-sister , on the grounds that ( 1 ) the justices had been wrong in law in failing to invite the parties to comment on the agreed proposals for contact ; ( 2 ) the justices had been wrong in law in failing to indicate to the parties the nature of the orders for contact which they proposed to make , thereby depriving the parties of the opportunity to make submissions relating to those proposals ; ( 3 ) the justices had wrongly exercised their discretion in authorising the local authority to refuse contact to the girl by the father for only six months when they had found as a fact , inter alia , that the father had abused the girl over a period of at least 18 months ; ( 4 ) the justices had been wrong to impose the condition of supervision on contact between the girl and her half-sister when there had been no application for such contact to be supervised , the evidence was that the half-sister had been enjoying unsupervised contact and that there was no evidence that there was any risk of the girl coming into contact with her father while having contact with her half-sister , and the justices had heard evidence that the local authority were considering placing the girl with her half-sister and by their order they had precluded the local authority from making such a placement and had fettered the discretion of the local authority ; and ( 5 ) the order was therefore contrary to the girl 's best interests . |
| 28 | Fouard Ali Salah , 34 , from Tunisia and described as a pro-Iranian Hezbollah militant , was ordered to serve a life sentence of at least 18 years without parole for masterminding the campaign . |
| 29 | After that going for gold involves participating in a wide range of activities over a period of at least 18 months . |
| 30 | Around a century ago , the mill housed three sets of stones ; there is now a single pair of French Burrs , of at least 70 years of age and probably much older . |