Example sentences of "but at [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a few years of this last attempt by an emperor to rally the Roman empire to paganism , a Greek bishop could speak of Julian 's pagan revival as a misguided attempt to introduce ‘ novelties ’ in place of the traditional religion ; but at much the same time in the West , Christians were still regarded as outside the mainstream of respectable upper-class culture , as the foolish minority who rejected the wise and hallowed traditions of their forefathers which had made Rome great . |
| 2 | The Hurricanes dived on them , but at once the escorting fighters were on their tails ; at least two ‘ convoys ’ were noted of Ju87 , Hurricane , Bf109E in line astern , all firing . |
| 3 | This year , he had been offered the same opportunity , but at twice the price . |
| 4 | But at least the Cain 's mob would have made the lunch where the awards were announced . |
| 5 | SANDY LYLE conducted another exercise in self-immolation while Chip Beck discovered that his gunpowder was damp and useless but at least the American left a legacy after his first visit to the Suntory World Matchplay Championship . |
| 6 | We had almost completely forgotten about Christmas — but at least the kitchen was finished . ’ |
| 7 | Field of Corn it may be , but at least the corn is not over-ripe . |
| 8 | Of course , Atari has not cut the price of its ST micro for two years , but at least the raw 520ST-FM has a powerful 16/32-bit Motorola 68000 processor , 512K of memory , upgraded 720K disc drive and a mouse . |
| 9 | Dr Tyrell stressed that the results do not mean that a similar vaccine can be made for HIV ‘ but at least the road now does not look like a dead end ’ . |
| 10 | This bizarre concept makes a mockery of any claim that the dolphin slaughter by the tuna industry is incidental , but at least the quota provides a limited measure of control . |
| 11 | But at least the new developments should ease the diplomatic impasse that has kept relations between Japan and the Soviet Union frozen for 46 years . |
| 12 | We might say it is galling for people to hear such things when they have been told they will die in the wilderness , but at least the promises of God remain very much in force for their children . |
| 13 | But at least the South Bank was freed . |
| 14 | But at least the hole in its order book is no longer growing so fast . |
| 15 | But at least the mineral waters are analysed and labelled . |
| 16 | They still argued , but at least the furniture stayed in one place . |
| 17 | Of course Parliament in Britain does not control monetary policy on a day-to-day basis , but at least the Chancellor can be called to account for his policies , and he and his government will be judged on their performance . |
| 18 | Many severely handicapped children do die at an early age through natural causes , but at least the parents can feel that they did everything they could for the child when it was alive . |
| 19 | Only a minority of the population would have the plasmids needed to combat such a stress but at least the species , if not a majority of individuals , would survive . |
| 20 | This meant that any extraction procedure was much cleaner and more satisfactory : the mould might provide some tiresome debris , but at least the medium did not add the viscous remains of stale meat soup . |
| 21 | But at least the rift with Rough Trade appeared to have been solved . |
| 22 | You may not be able to measure the results exactly but at least the appraisal discussions are based on some known criteria , rather than likes and dislikes |
| 23 | But at least the fusion community needs such volumes to remind it that at the end of the day the scientific juggling will come to nothing if it does not lead to a convenient and not too expensive source of electricity . |
| 24 | As she felt the muscular ridges pulsing and throbbing she almost sobbed aloud from a mixture of fear , curiosity and excitement , but at least the thing was no longer between her legs . |
| 25 | But at least the snapper was quiet , sleeping in its cot . |
| 26 | But at least the computer route-finder seemed simple enough and he had no problems in setting it . |
| 27 | Above , it 's along way home , but at least the competitors get to take the scenic route . |
| 28 | The listing was something of a wet blanket — half of the shares were left with the underwriting institutions — but at least the company had got its listing away . |
| 29 | But at least the conditions made clear the hazards for shipping approaching this coast , the innumerable rocks and reefs and skerries over which the rollers spouted and boiled , many just below the surface , and the greater danger therefore . |
| 30 | No satisfactory answer to this problem was forthcoming meantime , but at least the situation gave them time for the main Scots foot army to come up . |