Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following resolution , passed by the Aberdeen Congress in 1950 , is an example of repeated calls for change at other Congresses : That the members of the BDDA assembled in Congress at Aberdeen in August 1950 , while appreciating the genuine desire and efforts of the teaching profession to furnish deaf children with a satisfactory education by means of the Pure Oral Method , are nevertheless gravely perturbed at the general low standard of achievement under a system which ignores completely the value of manual means of communication . |
| 2 | The minor axis passes through O at right angles to AOB . |
| 3 | Local councils , housing associations , and self-help groups should be enabled to buy suitable land for building at existing use value . |
| 4 | Vultures are known for their extremely keen eyesight , and their ability to take advantage of thermals with their extensive wings and soar for hours at high altitudes . |
| 5 | Saturday 's expected points spree for West at relegated Liverpool St Helens never materialised as they signed off their highly successful season with a 32–0 win . |
| 6 | The school was chosen for inspection at random . |
| 7 | They will also be available for inspection at public libraries . |
| 8 | Conflict about assessment at Key Stage 4 and about equivalence with GCSE ultimately led to the giving up of proposals for double testing . |
| 9 | The report is also intended to help set the agenda for discussions at UNCED in June . |
| 10 | The availability of on-line facilities and displays allows the inspection of results as a simulation proceeds through time and gives the operator the opportunity to make decisions about progress at regular intervals . |
| 11 | Anyone standing for election at local government level has to have an election agent . |
| 12 | From these profiles it will be established which , if any , indicators most clearly differentiate between groups at different income levels . |
| 13 | Several prison reforms have now been introduced : an independent Prison Inspectorate , financial controls , and legal representation for prisoners at certain disciplinary hearings . |
| 14 | A recent publication from the Schools Examination and Assessment Council on advice for assessment at Key Stage 3 in mathematics and science holds useful information for the forward thinking history teacher . |
| 15 | Their dealings for clients at premium prices realised £1,378,892 more than would have been obtained if the shares had been sold later . |
| 16 | Sharp swings in business activity , changing corporate cash requirements and the perceived need for industry at large to focus its operations , are all likely to produce opportunities for divestment and hence for the application of venture capital . |
| 17 | Proposals might be made for action at European Community level which do not fall within the Community 's exclusive competence and which certain Member States regard as undesirable or unnecessary . |
| 18 | Wherever management of affairs is delegated sufficient reports should regularly be prepared for submission at full partners ' meetings . |
| 19 | He may perhaps be identifiable with the ‘ Brown ’ who deputized as organist at New College on two occasions during 1493 ; otherwise his identity remains resolutely obscure . |
| 20 | Irritations that occur between animals at other times are forgotten in the general feasting . |
| 21 | Some dealers worried the so-called ‘ repo ’ rate would rise after the Bundesbank asked banks to bid for funds at variable rates rather than the fixed 8.25 per cent set in recent tenders . |
| 22 | They also knew that he was a violent man , a man prepared not only to handle shotguns , but to saw off the barrel and to shoot sawn off shotgun at human beings . |
| 23 | ( The latter association , along with the other two major local authority associations — the Association of Metropolitan Associations and the Association of County Councils — and professional bodies such as SOLACE ( Society of Local Authority Chief Executives ) also provide opportunities for liaison at national level . ) |
| 24 | I defended myself stoutly by pointing out that the alternative was to break off negotiations , with a dispute that could have gone on for months at great cost to the health of the nation . |
| 25 | A revised pay offer for drivers at Western Scottish Buses was agreed between both sides at the Glasgow offices of the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service yesterday . |
| 26 | DEC will offer services using the technology in partnership with cable companies , and will go after business , universities , local governments and hospitals that need to send data between computers at different sites within a city or town . |
| 27 | On almost any evening in central and southern Malaysia barn owls congregate after hunting at favoured spots , and do not disperse again until after dawn . |
| 28 | ‘ With a simple touch this woman could do what I still was not able to after years at medical school . ’ |
| 29 | And Northumbrian Water reported it was extracting water from the river once again after inlets at Broken Scar Treatment Works , near Darlington , were closed as a precautionary measure on Tuesday night , and emergency supplies brought into use . |
| 30 | Minimal-competency testing — as mentioned earlier , some 38 states have now introduced laws which require that students should be able to demonstrate that they possess certain basic skills after attendance at public school . |