Example sentences of "that [prep] least the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Practise stepping quickly from one stance into another , always ensuring that at least the width of a fist separates your leading guards . |
| 2 | We showed that at least the British version of socialism could be reversed and that a nation could win back its prosperity and its pride . ’ |
| 3 | On the positive side one could cite the wider political knowledge acquired by a territory invaded on all sides during 1917–21 , so that at least the many peasants , caught up in military life , like our travelling soldier , might acquire broader interests . |
| 4 | ‘ There ; ll be nobody left behind to grieve , ’ carolled Lehrer , looking on the bright side , Kahn , on the other hand , advocated massive investment in deep shelters so that at least the lucky half — or should it be the unlucky half ? — would be left behind to grieve , and to prove that war need not yet be quite abandoned as mankind 's most addictive sport . |
| 5 | Snapping out of his brief trance , Mungo supposed Stanley was relieved that at least the shop had survived the flood . |
| 6 | The hope that at least the disappearance of the Party might be one thing to emerge from a lost war was said in one report to be more widespread in rural areas than appeared to be so on the surface . |
| 7 | The pros and cons of this theory are the subject of much contentious debate by experts , but it would probably be correct to say that the greater number of specialists believe that at least the more bipedal of the dinosaurs , including small and large carnivores , were warm-blooded , active animals . |
| 8 | The question we must now turn to is : can one of the subsidiary arguments for the justification of authority supplement the main argument and show that at least the authority of relatively just governments is as wide as they claim it to be ? |
| 9 | The important point about statistical methods however is that at least the ones mentioned above really do require only minimal arithmetical ability . |
| 10 | But Courtney said he hoped that at least the factual part of the document would be made public . |
| 11 | The Committee would have liked to secure legislation which ensured that at least the existence of every computerised system handling personal information was known : such provisions apply in other Western democracies , but the British tradition of shielding National Security matters even from Parliamentary scrutiny militated against such disclosures here . |
| 12 | She drove slowly and carefully , her anxious eyes peering ahead , glad that at least the route home was familiar . |
| 13 | Ramsay was less than delighted with the task , but consoled himself with the thought that at least the journey south would take them by Dunbar Castle again , and a call thereat would be possible . |
| 14 | Life may indeed have been nasty , brutal and short a few hundred thousand years ago , but there are those who claim that at least the shortness was a benefit in comparison with modern human existence . |
| 15 | More recent studies have shown that at least the higher primates display REM while sleeping , and therefore probably do dream . |
| 16 | She knew that at least the dress — given to her by Monsieur de Levantiére as a farewell gift — looked right . |
| 17 | The full extent of the work carried out is not known , but it is thought that at least the outboard wing panels were replaced but certainly it was given four new Merlin 22 engines , H2S and the navigation aid Rebecca , as well as a brand new paint scheme . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , the burials were thoroughly plundered for their precious grave-goods in antiquity , and we must be thankful that at least the Wasp or Bee Pendant survived the looting ( Figure 28 ) . |
| 19 | If you are an Imperial player and facing a foe that uses such despicable tactics then console yourself with the thought that at least the units firing at the Helblaster are not firing at other targets . |
| 20 | Like the Zande they live in the southern Sudan and have been studied by Evans-Pritchard , so that at least the personal equation can be held constant in comparisons between these two cultures . |
| 21 | I 'd suggest to him that at least the place should be yours for life ; let the young man have it on your death . |
| 22 | Speech ! ’ , so that at least the groom has to give a speech . |
| 23 | You should always , for example , try to make sure that at least the text in the columns lines up across the page-headings and sub-headings may well not but the text really should . |
| 24 | A thin line of light around the edge indicated that at least the range was alight , even if nobody was sitting by it . |
| 25 | He threw the hoe to the ground , hoped that at least the pig had had a good meal , and want back inside his church . |
| 26 | In Darcy 's Utopia parents will have some reassurance in the fact that at least the neighbours thought they were fit to rear children : some of the responsibility for failure , should failure there be , will rest with the community . |
| 27 | As in any ongoing business things can change ; it is often thought reasonable that at least the more general warranties should be qualified as to materiality . |
| 28 | What is envisaged is that at least the above six mentioned countries will form a currency union by the end of the decade , while the remaining EC countries enter into an EMS type relationship with the union until they have converged sufficiently to become union members . |
| 29 | Clearly therefore a bare majority of DGMs believe that at least the threat of competition is necessary to exert leverage , even if , as the case studies show , they do not contemplate moving much business from their main providers . |
| 30 | This would ensure that at least the following were treated as Class A : |