Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the early days , when wage differentials between the two cities were not great , the Edinburgh compositors were considered by their Glasgow colleagues to be lacking in spirit : " The printers [ i.e. compositors ] of Edinburgh had the unenviable reputation of being willing to accept work at a reduced rate in almost any town in the United Kingdom before 1840 . " |
| 2 | An allegation that drugs are being supplied as a " liquid cash " to modify behaviour at a particular prison may point a sufficient finger at the medical officers working at that prison , even though they are not referred to by name . |
| 3 | The community broadcasters are in a stronger position than ever before to establish credibility at a nationwide level . |
| 4 | Insist though trade unions might that their purpose was not to subvert the market economy but to sell labour at a fair price as a commodity in it , the fact remained that successful trade unionism implied reduced dividends on investment , just as organising the production of goods for sale in Co-operative stores as a function of independent industrial co-operatives implied reduced dividends on purchases from them . |
| 5 | One of the principal drivers for the DTI campaign is the need to create awareness at a senior management level . |
| 6 | Thus for practical reasons it has sometimes been found expedient for projects initiated by Unidroit to reach fruition at a Diplomatic Conference held under the aegis of UNCITRAL . |
| 7 | But he was able to win support at a National Delegate Conference in 1983 for an overtime ban , linked to both the believed closure programme and an outstanding pay claim . |
| 8 | In fact , the SDDR , upon which work has progressed well and speedily — it is all part of the relief road system round the city — has started to discharge traffic at a great rate on to the A6 at Oadby , which is seeking to percolate further south on the A6 or further east towards the A47 . |
| 9 | After some discussion , we elected to play golf at a charming course in the Cotswolds , to have lunch in a nearby town and then go browsing amongst the many antique shops . |
| 10 | Seven months later , daughter Doris was born and was herself to experience widowhood at a young age , followed by a second marriage . |
| 11 | Once he came into Ken 's dressing room , asking for ten pounds to buy dinner at a nearby restaurant — this , from a man who never ate out in his life . |
| 12 | I would n't say it 's the answer in every case , especially when a ‘ classic ’ sound source is required to sound classic at a low level . |
| 13 | It was not until they had rounded a bend in the road , and the echoes of Master Thomas 's good wishes had long since died away , that Isabel managed to pull herself together enough to recall her resolution to put fitzAlan at a safe distance — and keep him there . |
| 14 | John Evans , 112 , Britain 's oldest man was asked to give evidence at a public inquiry to help prove a footpath linking Fforest-fach and Gowerton in West Glamorgan , has always been public . |
| 15 | Survey methodology is a highly developed technique for obtaining a representative sample of opinions and attitudes from an enumerated population , but the interactive technique used in such surveys is designed to keep rapport at a moderate level and filter out all information that can not be coded in the scheme developed . |
| 16 | Few men could fail to shed weight at a satisfactory rate on a daily allowance of 1,500 calories . |
| 17 | Suffice it to say that if you are cutting calories in order to shed weight at a speedy pace , every calorie counts . |
| 18 | We can tailor-make the product to the detergent manufacturer 's requirement : to release oxygen at a certain temperature range , a certain speed , with particular dissolving characteristics . |
| 19 | To maximise performance at a given application it is necessary to choose components carefully — and if you are considering upgrades this again needs to be kept in mind . |
| 20 | Labour councillors are planning to rally action at a public meeting at Woodchurch leisure centre on June 22 . |
| 21 | Because family credit and housing benefit are withdrawn over a large band of income , and because low-income families begin to pay tax at a low threshold , there are now whole bands of income over which it is difficult for low-income families to improve their net income . |
| 22 | You see when committees are meeting at two o'clock usually have a much shorter agenda than this committee discussion but to enable to this committee and to do its job properly , I would think we 'd be looking where possible to be able to discuss items properly and to get start at a reasonable time like we do . |
| 23 | The reiver 's last proud defiance has passed into Border history : ‘ It is folly to seek grace at a graceless face ’ . |
| 24 | She had invited the housekeeper , a Mrs Parsons , to have dinner at a nearby de luxe hotel . |
| 25 | Some people might argue at a local level rather than a central level , you 're much more likely to get effectiveness at a local level , than of by central dictate . |
| 26 | SUPPORTERS of the Government 's Care In The Community plans which will have a significant effect on South West Durham with the closure of Winterton Hospital were no doubt shocked to learn staffing at a travelling day hospital had been savagely cut back recently . |
| 27 | Many would argue fiercely for local autonomy , in both sectors , which makes it possible to develop flexibly and to take responsibility at a local level . |
| 28 | The Central Bank liberalized its foreign exchange regulations on Feb. 1 , 1990 , eliminating the system which required all transactions to go through the bank and to take place at a fixed daily rate . |
| 29 | The first such inspection was due to take place at a civilian chemical enterprise in St Petersburg , which Western military experts suspected was used as a cover for illicit military work . |
| 30 | ( 5 ) Where under a contract of sale the transfer of the property in the goods is to take place at a future time or subject to some condition later to be fulfilled the contract is called an agreement to sell . |