Example sentences of "[noun pl] be at [art] " in BNC.

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1 Discussions are at an advanced stage with a number of nationally-known retailers , and one retail DIY outlet has already confirmed that it will be renting a unit .
2 The genesis of the deposits is linked to their location , generally along the central axis of ‘ spreading centres ’ , in the language of plate tectonics , where heat flows are at a maximum .
3 Our investigations are at a delicate stage … ’
4 Students who do n't know who half their lecturers are at the best of times ca n't be in a position to decide on their pay packets .
5 The contributions paid by employers are at the same rate , regardless of whether the employee pays at standard or reduced rate .
6 Two other projects are at the development stage and there are a number of other prospects being evaluated .
7 On the other hand it is equally important not to minimize the effects of sentencing practice on penal policy by assuming that the courts are at the mercy of pressures over which they have no control , and to which they can only passively respond .
8 From the comments in the article it would seem that sporting activities are at an all time low at this school this is far from the truth .
9 Amid the banter and foul jibes of the crowd — drunk as all crowds are at a blood-letting — the God-bearer Mary and a few disciples stood numb with horror and dread as they saw their Lord and their champion humiliated , despised and broken .
10 So the experimenters are at the stage where they might just have expected to have seen one Zo .
11 His talents are at the service of the text .
12 But I think , are n't they always , their timetables are at the same time are n't they , the topics ?
13 Although discussions about translating targets into action plans are at a preliminary stage , the succession of target setting exercises has been based on a broad concept of the influences on health .
14 The ISE is aiming at creating a Single European Market in the top 200 international equities in cooperation with European exchanges , with one price mechanism ( centred in London , the ISE hopes ) , although plans are at an early stage .
15 The doublings are at the unison , not the octave .
16 ‘ Not only is this crucially important to women voters , but we need women there to ensure that women 's experiences and views are at the centre of our policy .
17 The lacewing 's ears are at the base of each forewing , and cause the wings to fold whenever they pick up the bats ' echolocating sounds .
18 [ … ] How shocked one 's ears are at the Paris Opéra by the unpleasant and continual noise made with his baton by the conductor .
19 The joint Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Standard survey has come at a time when Essex Rivers Healthcare is trying to save £2.2 million to cope with an overspend of £1.3 million last year , waiting lists are at a record high and the closure date of a Colchester hospital has been set .
20 No I 've got this big problem you see because very often pianos are at the centre of orgies .
21 Kuiken says that : " These animals are at the top of the food chain , so they would have the highest concentration of pollutants in their bodies .
22 Organised efforts to protect other animals are at an historic crossroads .
23 There are separate Post Office Users ' Councils for Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales ; the addresses are at the back of this booklet .
24 There are separate Post Office Users ' Councils for Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales ; the addresses are at the back of this booklet .
25 These distinctive characteristics come from differences in minute quantities of flavouring constituents whose concentrations are at the threshold of human sensory perception .
26 Those are the facts about the state of manufacturing industry , and industrial disputes are at the lowest for half a century .
27 Or the moment can be an important point in an overall design to fill space , such as the moment in a grand jeté en avant when the dancer 's two legs are at an equal height from the ground and he or she appears to travel onwards effortlessly through space .
28 Secondly , in this chair where the back legs are at an angle to the front , compensation has to be made on the back mortise , otherwise the whole seat frame will end up on the skew .
29 These parameters are at the limits of those allowed by treefall simulations .
30 To British voters , especially those who identify strongly with a political party , ‘ energetic ’ or ‘ decisive ’ probably imply approval : for them , images are at the margin between perceptions and attitudes .
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