Example sentences of "to [prep] least the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . ’ |
| 2 | Most ancient silver was extracted from argentiferous ( silver-rich ) lead by cupellation , a process dating back to at least the second millennium BC , which involved oxidising the lead to molten litharge ( lead oxide ) , leaving the relatively unreactive silver as the metal . |
| 3 | It dates back to at least the fifth century BC and is still carried out today at the roadside in parts of Asia . |
| 4 | The fragments have a long and complex history since their discovery , dating back to at least the sixteenth century . |
| 5 | For a time , Freames was used for the manufacture of chemicals and later became known as Crystal Fountain Mill , then for the production of shoddy and mattress stuffing up to at least the Second World War . |
| 6 | Overt attempts to achieve this date back to at least the ‘ cogwheel ’ Reports of 1967–69 . |
| 7 | Both were with the SAAF through to at least the early 1980s . |
| 8 | As Levine ( 1981 ) points out , the decentralisation , exclusiveness and high degree of autonomy of enterprise unions ( despite their affiliation to industry-wide federations ) sacrifice a high degree of labour movement solidarity and leave them open to at least the possibility of employer influence . |
| 9 | Initial deliveries are expected to go to at least the other announced PowerPC allies , Groupe Bull SA , Thomson-CSF , Harris Corp and Tadpole Technology plc , with Apple taking the lion 's share . |
| 10 | He could use these to intervene on virtually any aspect of policy , though , in practice , as we have seen , his prospect of imposing a policy against the united opposition of the Boards was slim , and there was a widespread commitment to at least the principle of independent management for public corporations . |
| 11 | A theory which , in its classic form , gives a pretty positive answer to at least the first two of these questions is utilitarianism . |
| 12 | Each time the oil was replenished to at least the original amount . |
| 13 | Rescue excavations are those conducted on sites that are threatened with destruction and should be carried out to at least the same standards as found on research excavations . |
| 14 | Although Walton J. referred on two occasions to the plaintiff being under a mistaken belief that they were bound to pay the duties it is clear from his findings that in relation to at least the last three payments they were in considerable doubt as to their liability and he said , at p. 745 : |
| 15 | ‘ For purely practical reasons we do not permit debates in either House to be cited : it would add greatly to the time and expense involved in preparing cases involving the construction of a statute if counsel were expected to read all the debates in Hansard , and it would often be impracticable for counsel to get access to at least the older reports of debates in Select Committees of the House of Commons ; moreover , in a very large proportion of cases such a search , even if practicable , would throw no light on the question before the court . |
| 16 | Low-growing , almost mat-like , with white daisy flowers in summer , chamomile dates back to at least the time of the ancient Egyptians who are said to have used it for curing ague . |
| 17 | Because of the early establishment of the Danish Cancer Registry we were able to show that this potential association dates back to at least the 1940s . |
| 18 | 1 to select , train and assess others to practice as interpreters in the context of the public services to at least the level required by the Institute of Linguists Certificate in Community Interpreting ; |
| 19 | Such reclining figures , clasping either a cornucopia or an urn ( and sometimes both ) , date back to at least the mid-sixteenth century ( for example at the Villa Lante at Bagnaia in Italy ) and were a commonplace in late seventeenth-century Baroque gardens ( for example at Vaux-le-Vicomte , Versailles and Het Loo ) . |
| 20 | Thin sections for etching should be left a little thicker than usual , after being taken down to at least the 600F Carborundum stage . |
| 21 | By the time of the French revolution three main classes of diplomat were generally recognised : the ambassador , with or without the title of " extraordinary " ; the envoy or envoy extraordinary , often with the additional designation of " minister plenipotentiary " ; and the resident , or now more commonly minister resident ( the term " minister " as a somewhat vague diplomatic title went back to at least the mid-sixteenth century ) . |
| 22 | The germ of several measures whereby Britain ( and other states ) might receive assistance can be traced back to at least the autumn of 1938 . |
| 23 | It is on such schemes that they intend to bring regional levels of unemployment back down to at least the June 1990 low point of 107,000 and lower . |