Example sentences of "at the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | . Now what I 'm now going to do , I 'm going to tell you what these initials are , so if you , on the back of the piece of the paper , you make some notes , because some of these obviously are going to be what you , your personality is , but you also need to note , if you look at the type of things that you can expect from different people in the teams , or the strengths and weaknesses that some people may have in your team . |
| 2 | No but you see , you 've got to look at the type of , we look at the type of illnesses that people suffer from in a minute , and sort of , you know , a day here , a week there , somebody has a month somewhere else . |
| 3 | So far we have been looking at the type of grave-clothes provided for the very wealthy . |
| 4 | It is n't a case of wanting them they 're such good knives you do n't get them at that price , too often right can we just have a look at the price of microwaves , while we 're here |
| 5 | People have to make choices ; some goals will be achieved at the price of others . |
| 6 | and then he looked at the row of trolleys tangled in the front of the car . |
| 7 | Hal Shepherd stood at the turn of the road , his hands resting lightly on the low stone wall , looking down at the row of cottages and the bay beyond . |
| 8 | He gestured at the row of chairs where the offenders lolled . |
| 9 | ‘ The trouble with you , ’ Doone said with disillusion , looking at the column of negatives , ‘ is that you have n't met enough murderers . ’ |
| 10 | In Section 2.3 we look at the system of values , beliefs and understandings that are shared by members of the organisation , that is , its ‘ culture ’ . |
| 11 | Edward VI 's Bill of 1547 encountered a great deal of opposition throughout English society not only because it concerned the chantries but also because it struck at the system of confraternities on which much of medieval life was based . |
| 12 | Some councillors expressed their deep concern , but declined to comment further ; some promised help and support , and expressed their own outrage at the course of events ; some did n't take the trouble to answer the letter at all , A few of them , however , proceeded to make their own enquiries . |
| 13 | In Britain this growing public alarm at the course of events has increasingly found expression in Parliament , especially from the Conservative benches in the House of Commons . |
| 14 | I do n't think we should look for fundamental changes now but we must look at the configuration of services |
| 15 | Highlights : the atmosphere of Twilight , the trio 's cohesion in House of Jade and de Wilde 's rapid virtuoso fingerwork on Four in One ( even though the ghost of Monk might shudder at the plethora of notes and the lack of significant spaces ) . |
| 16 | Back at the board of directors are meeting . |
| 17 | The Holland Report looked explicitly at the issue of employers ' dissatisfaction with young workers and presented its information in such a way as to support the idea of education 's failure in this area . |
| 18 | Aziz claimed that the budget aimed at the transfer of resources from rich to poor and it accordingly avoided measures which would be unpopular among the majority of the population . |
| 19 | On Feb. 6 the Minister of Tourism , Maj. Mihai Lupoi , was dismissed for allegedly protesting at the transfer of buildings used by his ministry to other bodies . |
| 20 | Until it was developed , prawn hatcheries would remain at the mercy of factors beyond their control . |
| 21 | No industrialist liked to put himself at the mercy of creditors . |
| 22 | A company that had always been paranoiac about labour unions , it should have noticed that it was suddenly at the mercy of customers ' unions . |
| 23 | You are n't simply at the mercy of restaurateurs . |
| 24 | That leaves many at the mercy of landlords in a tough market … like this young woman who was told to get out after falling one week behind with her rent . |
| 25 | There is little point paying large amounts to establish a leafy bower outside an office if it is left to wither at the mercy of cleaners or caretakers . |
| 26 | Future pension rates will be at the mercy of employers who take over subsidiaries of the Scottish Bus Group . |
| 27 | Future pension rates will be at the mercy of employers who take over subsidiaries of the Scottish Bus Group . |
| 28 | I was now at the mercy of others and nobody in a position of authority had , so far , shown any great desire to help . |
| 29 | And erm I think too , some ways of allowing people to have more power over their own lives , and not just being at the mercy of agencies , such as social services and erm |
| 30 | There is a great need for more careful use of language , otherwise we shall be at the mercy of bureaucrats and their jargon . |