Example sentences of "at [noun sg] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of his particular enjoyments at camp was the log-fire singing , whose ebullience and rhythms remain with him even today , many of them drawn from The People 's Song Book . |
| 2 | The southern region embracing Saigon and the Mekong delta was the colony of Cochin-China ; the central area with its imperial capital at Hue was the protectorate of Annam ; and the northern region , Tongking , was also a separate protectorate with its capital at Hanoi . |
| 3 | I had always assumed that this sort of civilized dismay at barbarism was the monopoly of our cause . |
| 4 | At issue was the right of the state to sell forest land to British planters . |
| 5 | While that struggle tended to centre on financial matters — the government 's commitment to effect reductions in public expenditure in opposition to local authority commitment to the enhancement of public services — what was at issue was the power of local authorities in relation to the power of central government . |
| 6 | The point nominally at issue was the one which had spasmodically rent the Conservative Party for the past three decades — the tariff question . |
| 7 | part of what was at issue was the nature of ‘ theory ’ and ‘ explanation ’ themselves . |
| 8 | What was at issue was the future of cities themselves . |
| 9 | The most important point at issue was the tactic of infiltration which had led to several splits in the American Socialist Workers ' Party , the dominant group in Trotsky 's Fourth International . |
| 10 | If what was at stake was the existence of ICI , rather than its ownership , then concern would be understandable . |
| 11 | In practical terms what was at stake was the need to close the price scissors , as Trotsky termed it , that is , the disparity between the high prices for industrially produced consumer goods and means of production , compared to the prevailing world market prices , and the prices being paid for agricultural produce . |
| 12 | Not that there was ever any question of the western democracies intervening directly in the fighting ; what was at stake was the right of the Republic 's legally elected government to purchase arms , ammunition and military supplies from its fellow democracies . |
| 13 | What was at stake was the renovation of modes for achieving freely-given cultural consent to a renewed leadership ; a leadership capable of entertaining the world of " men " on terms of only apparent equality . |
| 14 | TOO much at stake was the message from both camps after an edgy Bass Cup quarter-final which Ards front man Harry McCourt almost settled four minutes from time . |
| 15 | In fact both Eisenhower and Dulles privately accepted the absurdity of a European war if all that was truly at stake was the status of East Germany and Berlin . |
| 16 | She was , fundamentally , a good person but the side we all saw at work was the side that could not cope with the constant expansion of the business . |
| 17 | I subsequently established from Mr. Docherty 's mother that the other factor preventing him from living at home was the fact that his presence would have had an impact on the family 's eligibility for housing benefit and would have resulted in additional poll tax liability which the family simply could not meet . |
| 18 | She struck out forcefully towards Alexander , which seemed natural , since the boat at anchor was the only thing to swim towards or away from or around on the flat Mediterranean . |
| 19 | Late at night was the best time to leave . |
| 20 | He felt that two hours in the morning and one hour at night was the appropriate assistance . |
| 21 | When Max ‘ lifted ’ some cash at his hostel in north London , ‘ the only person who appeared at court was the German who ran the hostel . |
| 22 | The first announcement made by Miss Cackle at assembly was the ghastly news that Miss Hardbroom had changed places with Miss Gimlett , and would now be accompanying her old form into their second year . |
| 23 | In the UN , the inevitable instrument of most attempts at mediation was the Security Council resolution , in which two themes were intertwined : ending the war and freedom of navigation . |
| 24 | The 1–0 League Cup win at City was the start of Tottenham 's revival , which also coincided with goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt 's return . |
| 25 | Close at hand was the skittering of a small animal through the grass and the dry fragile sound of leaves turning . |
| 26 | What did provide a fruitful source of conversation at dinner was the table setting . |
| 27 | The last serious look at finance was the Royal Commission on the NHS that reported in 1979 . |