Example sentences of "at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Television pictures of the huge and well-organised exodus from the embassy over the weekend had clearly instilled a touching — and , so far at least , ultimately justified — faith in the Federal Republic 's ability to look after all Germans , both East and West . |
| 2 | Most pundits , so far at least , rule out the prospect of a neutral unified Germany , if only because the Federal Republic is too deeply rooted in the West to distance itself from its allies . |
| 3 | This is another sign that , so far at least , the Opposition is rather getting the better of the ratings ' war . |
| 4 | For this reason , mistakes in the LBO boom have caused more fuss than mistakes in the merger boom of the 1960s , even though — so far at least — there have been fewer of them . |
| 5 | I had been counting on his saying no to at least one of those , so that I could issue a hollow guffaw and depart , shaking my head ruefully ; but he did not , and I had no choice but to slink away or sign in . |
| 6 | He therefore travelled through the greater part of England , observing everything , but was equally careful to inspect all ornamental and kitchen gardens , and to make himself at home and acquainted with all horticulturalists , for he was of the opinion that he could learn something useful which he did not know before at least from some of them . |
| 7 | Responsibility for these plans was divided between the tiers of local government after reorganization so that counties , metropolitan counties and the Scottish regions were responsible for the structure plans , which were understood , at first at least , to be of strategic importance , providing the framework within which local plans might be prepared by district councils . |
| 8 | No reference was made by Press , or , so far at least , by any of our other statesmen of science , to the fact the new Reagan budget consigns 70 per cent of all federal R&D funds to national security . |
| 9 | Even if it does , few formal agreements are likely to prove practicable — while a national pact between the parties seems , at present at least , like whistling in the wind . |
| 10 | In the event of such disclosure will obtain from such third parties ' duly binding agreements to maintain in confidence the information to be disclosed to the same extent at least as is so bound hereunder . |
| 11 | 11.2.2 where the Signage of 11.2.1 can not be removed or destroyed painting or otherwise covering from sight all signage incurring any of the Trade Marks in so far at least as it relates to the Trade Marks , |
| 12 | Until , perhaps , another child came along and put a stop to such activities , at least , as far as she was concerned . |
| 13 | The scientific underpinning of such an idea is necessarily speculative , but that is far from saying that it is a nonsense : such clouds are at least as complex , in terms of interacting molecules , as human beings . |
| 14 | ‘ Woe betide if you die before at least those first five years of service ! |
| 15 | A study of different ways to burn up plutonium by America 's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory came out against such clevernesses , at least as far as using up America 's surplus plutonium is concerned ( though it did recommend more research into a few ) . |
| 16 | Their complaint has been that , so far at least , the market mechanism has not proved effective for such large volumes — British Steel , for example , spends £100 million annually on electricity , and ICI accounts for 2%-3% of all consumption in the UK . |
| 17 | She was advised that formal evidence would have to be called in order for her to form an opinion under section 7(5) of the Act of 1976 as to whether the defendant should be remanded in custody or on bail on the same or more stringent conditions , and that accordingly the hearing would in effect be a trial and would require to be heard before at least two justices . |
| 18 | of the directors are such persons ( hereinafter called ‘ a qualified company ’ ) ; and ( b ) must be beneficially owned as to at least 75 per cent . |
| 19 | Under section 14(2) , a fishing vessel is to be regarded as being British-owned if the legal title to the vessel is vested wholly in one or more qualified persons or companies and the vessel is beneficially owned wholly by a qualified company or companies or , as to at least 75 per cent. , by one or more qualified persons . |
| 20 | of the directors are such persons ( hereinafter called ‘ a qualified company ’ ) ; and ( b ) must be beneficially owned as to at least 75 per cent . |
| 21 | Such a border can be at least as ornamental as the conventional one , given the range of plants which are now considered to be herbs , and it is much more likely to be the haunt of bees and butterflies , as well as being more aromatic and fragrant . |
| 22 | This is a salutary reminder of the powerful implications of teacher enthusiasm : no doubt at least part of the popularity of any text has as much to do with the way it is taught , as with characteristics embodied in the text itself . |
| 23 | Such a situation could only come about if researchers are encouraged to at least prepare for publication , if not to actually publish , papers on their research whilst they are still in the environs of the university . |
| 24 | Such a situation could only come about if researchers are encouraged to at least prepare for publication , if not to actually publish , papers on their research whilst they are still in the environs of the university . |
| 25 | Developments in information technology , including electronic publication , and devices for rapid access to large information stores , produce products which require the use of technology as an intermediary between the user and the required information , in a way which differs ( to date at least ) from the interface between a reader and the printed page . |
| 26 | Well Mr never been before at least I 've done it for the first few years that I was there . |
| 27 | The two sides eventually reached agreement but not before at least one priest had threatened to make it an election issue . |
| 28 | That one at least you |
| 29 | While we 're getting married at least we can invite the kids to the wedding she goes cos I 'm upset too she goes let me comb your hair oi Mum ! |
| 30 | I think what 's very striking about the report which the students ' union have recently published and are circulating around the university , is the extent to which they have tended to define sexual harassment as being as much or at least as much a problem between students , a problem of behaviour between students and a problem of the sort of atmosphere in the colleges in terms of how that affects how peoples lives feel and and how they are how their behaviour what sort of behaviour is acceptable . |