Example sentences of "for [prep] least the " in BNC.
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1 | Britain had governed Hong Kong for at least the past 25 years only because China allowed it . |
2 | It appears that Vicini will recall Donadoni ( back from injury ) for at least the first half at Wembley . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | It is clear that LRT is planning regular increases above the rate of inflation for at least the next five years . |
5 | The following article written by , the editor of the national journal of the NCT ‘ New Generation ’ , struck a chord with the branch committee members , and we hope that you too will want to continue to be part of NCT for at least the year 1991 ! |
6 | Providing you continue to pay your monthly premiums — which wo n't increase , incidentally — you 'll remain covered for the rest of your life for at least the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit . |
7 | For known diabetics the blood glucose can be rechecked four-hourly for at least the first 48 hours . |
8 | In August 1945 the Leaders asked the Superintendent , the Reverend Ernest Shaw , to allow the Reverend Thomas Kennedy to concentrate on visitation in the Edenderry district for at least the following 12 months in view of the probable building of a new church and the need for special attention to the work of God in the area . |
9 | And to the east there are vast reserves of coal to supply fuel for at least the next 200 years . |
10 | In my own survey of visitors to the British Museum in which teams of five interviewers worked for four separate weeks interviewing at the museum entrances I made sure that I was present for at least the first day of each survey and was available by phone during the rest of the time . |
11 | Do not give the child eggs , fish , chocolate , wheat , oranges , peanuts or other nuts for at least the first six months , and preferably for the first year of life . |
12 | What soon became known as ‘ The Glorious Revolution ’ was to shape England 's defence policy , and affect her place in the world , for at least the next century . |
13 | The three teams relegated to the Alliance League will be guaranteed cash hand-outs from central funds for at least the next three years . |
14 | In 1826 she was joined by her sisters-in-law , Sarah and Ann , who had just lost their mother ; the poor relief ‘ Extras ’ list granted them 1s. or 18d. a week for at least the next three years . |
15 | But he adds : ‘ We would expect the French economy to remain relatively weak for at least the next year because its main trading partner , Germany , is itself entering what is likely to be quite a painful economic slowdown , brought about by the very high interest rates . ’ |
16 | We scrupulously check references for at least the past five years working . |
17 | Acqua alta ( the chance combination of high tide and strong winds ) therefore remains an emergency for at least the next seven years . |
18 | Although , as discussed in Chapter 4 , most search consultants encounter difficulties in attracting candidates on behalf of clients who insist on remaining anonymous for at least the initial stages of the search , many clients see this as a real plus in using headhunters in the first place . |
19 | The sail effect of wind on the top foliage therefore concentrates stress at the top tie and in the vulnerable buds , which will be weak anyway for at least the first year or two . |
20 | Biological anthropology in the present context considers infants and their care within an evolutionary perspective , arguing that over the millions of years it has taken for humans to evolve , infant-parent contact was likely to have been virtually constant for at least the first year of life . |
21 | He sees relational and object models co-existing for at least the next 30 years . |
22 | Although Sun has re-iterated that it wo n't be doing a 64-bit Sparc implementation itself for at least the next three years — ‘ there is no need for it yet ’ ( UX No 376 ) — the company is seeking to define the space in which some are already working — Hal Computer Systems Inc for one . |
23 | The Australian tobacco industry has been on the very sick list for at least the past 16 years , with adult per capita consumption falling by about one third to its present annual level of 1827 grams . |
24 | So , for at least the fourth time , he told the mortal untruth . |
25 | And ITN 's position as monopoly supplier of news to the Channel 3 stations ( current or future ) is assured for at least the next five , and probably 10 , years . |
26 | BARB 's research shows that the average individual watches around three and a half hours of television per day ( and has done so for at least the last 10 years ) , just over half of this being ITV . |
27 | Further , the fact that there has been such a steep rise in the number of divorces , combined with a fairly high rate of remarriage , means that a rising proportion of all marriages are of people marrying for at least the second time . |
28 | It had been relatively constant for at least the previous three centuries as shown by the work of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure ( Laslett and Wall , 1972 ) . |
29 | In any case , ministerial training continues on a less formal and standardised basis for at least the first three years after ordination , in the context of one or more curacies . |
30 | That state schools should teach by the oral method , but that a child found incapable of learning lipreading and speech after being taught these subjects for at least the initial year should , with the consent of the parents , be removed from the oral department of the school and , subject to strict segregation , be taught on the sign and manual system elsewhere . |