Example sentences of "[verb] be at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scientific and engineering skills which we have developed are at the cutting edge of nuclear technology , and through subsequent diversification , are improving the competitive position of customers in over 70 countries and more than 2000 organisations worldwide . |
| 2 | Ever since the first distant sounds of music and odd snatches of alien speech began interrupting the 1920s ' world of Morse , better ( and louder ) reproduction of audio has been at the forefront of development priorities for engineers . |
| 3 | White has been at the arboretum for 14 years and observes that the best autumn colour often comes after the worst summers . |
| 4 | Ever since Conran converted a struggling furniture-manufacturing business into a unique chain of retail shops called Habitat and set in motion a high-street revolution , good design has been at the core of everything he has done . |
| 5 | Conviviality has been at the heart of sport . |
| 6 | I should have been very glad of your society this last year , Maureen has been at the Royal College of Music , and I have been much alone , only for the animal 's company I do n't know what I should have done and poor Mr. Papworth [ a dog ] has been so ill we had to telephone a vet up at 2 a.m. one morning it was a funny night , Jack and I in our dressing gowns in the kitchen trying to comfort Mr. Papworth . |
| 7 | Mr MacRae has been at the hotel for five years . |
| 8 | He has been at the helm for six weeks . |
| 9 | He has been at the helm for six weeks . |
| 10 | Rifkin has been at the forefront of the struggle to make biotechnology accountable to the public since 1977 , when he invaded the stage at a conference of the National Academy of Sciences , brandishing a banner reading ‘ Do n't tread on my genes . ’ |
| 11 | A number of issues are raised in the paper , but one of the companies which has been at the receiving end and has been canvassed for views , says : ‘ Part of the document looks as if it has been drafted by British Gas . ’ |
| 12 | Mr Crosby has been at the centre of that romance , reviving the club 's fortunes almost immediately after taking over from Denis Smith at Christmas and then inspiring the sort of Cup run last enjoyed by the passionate Roker supporters in the days of Bob Stokoe . |
| 13 | He has been at the head of many investigations , one major case being the doping of Bravefoot and Norwich , which disfigured the 1990 St Leger meeting at Doncaster . |
| 14 | But Mr Patten , who has been at the Home Office as Minister of State for four years , has clearly harboured doubts about his decision to turn down that Arts job . |
| 15 | Israel has proved highly successful at achieving regional predominance in association with the United States but this has been at the price of increasing economic and military dependence on its outside patron . |
| 16 | Sister Linda Buckland , who has been at the General for the past ten years , expressed mixed emotions . |
| 17 | Situated close to Harrods and just a few doors along Beauchamp Place from Kanga , the dress shop owned by Prince Charles 's confidante Lady Tryon , San Lorenzo has been at the centre of much that has happened around Diana this year . |
| 18 | The question of what is significant has been at the heart of much recent discussion , but is not addressed in the ASB 's proposals . |
| 19 | It is an idea the Pru has been working on for many years , and Mr Lawrence has been at the forefront of the plans . |
| 20 | Snell , who has been at the station for nine years , said : ‘ This woman really wound me up . |
| 21 | He has been at the club long enough to know its workings inside out and must be a candidate . |
| 22 | MANCHESTER CITY can call off their wide-ranging search for a goalscorer — the man they want has been at the club all the time . |
| 23 | Whitlock , who has been at the centre of the storm , has not made himself available to take part . |
| 24 | The EADT has been at the forefront of the campaign , believing it vital grant aid is injected quickly into Clacton , with the third highest unemployment rate in the country , and Harwich , which offers a wealth of opportunities as the gateway to Europe . |
| 25 | Tcherkassoff 's current album release , Songs for Suicidal Lovers , has been at the top of the musichip charts for six straight months . |
| 26 | For several years , the FCT has been at the forefront of media awareness campaigns in Japan , many of which have been coordinated by Midori Suzuki , a specialist on media education and member of WACC 's Central Committee . |
| 27 | Equality of opportunity — the idea that everybody should have a fair chance of doing themselves justice — is a notion that has been at the basis of public provision of education and indeed of much educational charity for a long time indeed . |
| 28 | Kent SSD has been at the forefront of restructuring social services over the past few years . |
| 29 | The strongest activity has been at the bottom end of the market , where there is considerable pent-up demand from first-time buyers who have delayed buying over the past few years , for fear that house prices would fall further . |
| 30 | He has been at the centre of California politics too long to escape responsibility for the state 's deeper sicknesses . |