Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were no sudden changes in direction even though employers and government began to modify their attitudes towards trade unions in such a way as to encourage negotiations at the highest level . |
| 2 | I do n't like strangers at the best of times and particularly not when I 'm eating . |
| 3 | After all , if you can borrow ( or exchange your existing UK mortgage where you are paying rates at the highest level in real terms for over a century ) for a Swiss franc mortgage at around 9.5 per cent , a mark mortgage at just under 10 per cent , an Ecu mortgage ( Ecu is the European currency unit which is made up of a ‘ basket ’ of 10 currencies including sterling ) at about 10 per cent or a Japanese yen mortgage at just under 8 per cent , why not do so ? |
| 4 | They do n't like Romanies at the best of times . |
| 5 | Selling houses to the poor may not be compatible with minimising the losses to taxpayers , which requires selling assets at the best price available . |
| 6 | SIR RAGHAVAN PILLAI , the eminent Indian civil servant , who has died aged 93 , achieved the distinction of holding positions at the highest levels both during the Raj and after Independence . |
| 7 | Because I play the game I can not stand referees at the best of times … am I being biased here ? |
| 8 | The subsidiarity principle ( taking decisions at the lowest practicable level of government ) , which the British government makes much of , is drafted in a form so soft that it will cut both ways if it cuts at all . |
| 9 | I ca n't stand minis at the best of times , but that 's hilarious ! |
| 10 | The trouble with having lived in the Middle East for a year or two is that , wherever one goes , one is bound to run into acquaintances ; and that means drinks at the nearest bar , and more acquaintances , and finally the complete derangement of one 's intended programme , and great loss of time . |
| 11 | Where it is possible to deliver services at the lowest point , one does just that . |
| 12 | He bought politicians at the lowest level — and the highest . |
| 13 | As we have seen , the CNAA validates courses at the highest level , with DATEC operating at the next level . |
| 14 | This manager should be able , through his or her position , to advice and influence colleagues at the highest level . |