Example sentences of "[noun] at [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A crucial factor upon which it will depend is the speed at which management-employee buy-out teams can mount bids . |
| 2 | But a lot depends on the state of Gullit 's knee and the speed at which other injury problems are solved . |
| 3 | In an effort to cut costs , Nissan will reduce the breathtaking speed at which new models are rushed on to the market . |
| 4 | There has been much discussion of the need to increase the speed at which new products are brought to the marketplace and a ‘ rugby team ’ in contrast to a ‘ relay ’ approach to project management has been suggested as a way of making faster progress ( Takeuchi and Nonaka , 1986 ) . |
| 5 | This is made more difficult by the speed at which new stores are now built . |
| 6 | ‘ The speed at which Hawaiian music spread was really something . |
| 7 | The speed at which direct marketers such as Dell can move is unparalleled , thanks to their knowledge of the customers ' wants and needs , and has resulted in the development of a whole class of computer-literate users . |
| 8 | In recent years psychiatrists in Scotland have peered over the border , somewhat bemused by the speed at which psychiatric long stay beds have been emptied in England . |
| 9 | He was however er reasonably clear as to the speed at which local authorities tend to deal with these matters , he said that it always takes a long time and getting any answer out of the local authority might well take somewhere between six months and up to two years , he thought that perhaps eighteen months was a reasonable guess before he would actually manage to get somebody if Paul were to move as er , it maybe well occur to here or a different local authority then of course the application would just go back to square one and that would lead to more delay . |
| 10 | Penry stretched out his long legs to glower at his battered espadrilles . |
| 11 | To human beings it might appear as a random jumble of instrumentation , but to those of the Doctor 's civilisation one glance at its internal configuration would enable the pilot to work out his position in time and space . |
| 12 | After one alarmed glance at her apoplectic face , Mr Loveitt said smoothly : ‘ I think we should get back to the facts . |
| 13 | He was too drunk to be driving , he thought , angling a glance at her wide , sloping thighs on the seat beside him . |
| 14 | She saw his eyes slip a fraction , registered the all too familiar male gleam in his eyes , and with a swift glance at her gaping robe knew exactly what he meant . |
| 15 | Leith was still gasping at his audacity as well as at his discernment when , flicking a glance at the way her chestnut hair was fastened in a repressive knot , he inserted with another glance at her severe hairstyle , ‘ Now why would a beautiful woman , with equally beautiful hair , try to hide her beauty behind glasses which she clearly does n't need , try to minimise the beauty of her splendid hair , and also try to detract attention from what I clearly recall is a figure of delightful shape and proportions ? ’ |
| 16 | She was conscious of fitzAlan 's sharp glance at her sudden murmur of laughter , then he sat down heavily on the bench , wincing at the jolt to his arm , and gestured towards the bulky pack by the door . |
| 17 | He risked a quick glance at her outraged expression . |
| 18 | Roman took a quick glance at her heavy frown and kissed her again . |
| 19 | A brief glance at their relative sizes shows that the OED is several times larger than any of the other dictionaries , resulting in a considerable computational overhead in terms of memory requirements and search times . |
| 20 | Alec Reid picked me up sharp at six , and gave an approving glance at my clean shirt , spotless white trousers ( bought off the peg in Sydney ) and the fact that I wore a tie . |
| 21 | No , he was n't — one glance at his chilling expression convinced her of that . |
| 22 | Harry could have listened to this man for hours on end simply reading the telephone directory , yet one glance at his absurd and dishevelled appearance would instantly have broken the trance . |
| 23 | One can not leave Wordsworth 's religion without a glance at his final years . |
| 24 | Fernando 's eyes were cold and expressionless once the horror and surprise had faded and as Ruth made pointless reminiscent remarks in a voice that was barely her own she saw him take a worried sidelong glance at his beautiful companion . |
| 25 | Damian sat opposite her , and every glance at his tough face only underlined her rash promise to her . |
| 26 | When , in a voice that is neither , he sings ‘ My arms were sure and strong ’ , a glance at his thin arms and meagre frame brings you dangerously close to a belly-laugh . ’ |
| 27 | It was the women who had to face their children 's disappointment at their unmet wants and it was the women who constantly had to say no : |
| 28 | Freddie had managed to get into the hall by now , although even here his hostess had contrived to place her formidable bulk before the front door , her expression revealing , only too plainly , her disappointment at his early departure and her failure at not having conducted the evening more to her advantage . |
| 29 | Soon after the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 outlawed surrogacy contracts , members of the British Medical Association at their annual meeting voted by a small majority , that surrogacy should be allowed as infertility ’ therapy ’ for couples who could not have a biological child any other way . |
| 30 | Mr Berrie describes more of his experiences to Darlington branch members of the United Nations Association at their annual meeting in the Arts Centre , Darlington , on Friday at 7pm . |