Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [prep] least [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it slows down or stops suddenly , the safe rule is never to get closer than the overall stopping distance shown below , but on the open road in good conditions leave a gap of one metre for each mile an hour of your speed or a two second time gap may be enough , they will also leave space for an overtaking vehicle pulling or wet or icy or the gap should be at least double that , drop back if you know that taking vehicle closing gap in front of you make way for ambulance , fire engines , police or van emergency vehicles when their blue lamps are flashing or their bells , two tone cones or sirens or . |
| 2 | However , the sanction chosen should be real and effective , that is , it should satisfy cumulatively the following three conditions : ( a ) it should be adequate in relation to the damage sustained ( principle of proportionality ) , ( b ) it should have a real deterrent effect on the author of the infringement ( principle of effectiveness ) and ( c ) it should be at least comparable to the sanctions imposed for infringements of national law of similar nature and importance ( principle of non discrimination or of comparability ) . |
| 3 | The initial conceptual models were developed almost intuitively , based on the idea that , for a College to be self-sufficient , the income received must be at least equal to the cost of providing the further education courses at the required level . |
| 4 | In relation to on-exchange transactions the amount of margin demanded must be at least equal to the exchange 's own requirements . |
| 5 | If , as I must assume for present purposes , the plaintiffs have a good cause of action in professional negligence against the third party , then it must be at least possible , if not indeed likely , that the damages recoverable by the plaintiffs from the third party would include damages under at least some of these heads . |
| 6 | Expensive to maintain ; Fedorov must be at least well-to-do , probably rich . |
| 7 | She was , as Clara had discovered at an early age , colossally inconsistent ; and sometimes Clara thought that it might have been easier to live with a true religious fanatic , whose fads and fancies would be at least predictable and well-marshalled , with the backing of some kind of external authority , from which there could be some appeal . |
| 8 | Under new Law Society regulations the articled clerk must be paid an ‘ acceptable ’ salary , the intention being that this shall be at least equivalent to the undergraduate maintenance grant , grossed up to cover 52 weeks instead of 38 and further increased to take account of the income tax and national insurance contributions payable . |
| 9 | I shall continue to speak in these and the more ordinary ways of the things in question , but it will be at least economical to have a single wholly general term for all of them . |