Example sentences of "for at least [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Novices who had been in the London Road End for at least a good part of one season displayed quite a detailed acquisition of social knowledge which was appropriate to correct conduct in the Rowdies . |
2 | I do not know any ( secondary ) school teachers who , in private , are not willing to say that they are substantially dissatisfied with the job that schools are doing , for at least a substantial proportion of pupils . |
3 | The United States had taken the initiative in this development , since it appeared the only means by which the Americans could disengage gradually from Korea with some hope that the UN could produce a solution that would sustain south Korea for at least a limited period . |
4 | This should not happen for at least a million years … but there is an outside chance that it could happen tomorrow . ) |
5 | It has to provide the financial resources for at least a minimum number of services — defence , roads , education , income support , etc. — which are generally deemed to be necessary for the survival of any modern society . |
6 | Likewise , ‘ moral rectitude , social conformity , clean living , and a clean rent book on occasion seem to be essential for eligibility for at least a new house ’ ( Central Housing Advisory Committee , 1969 , p. 32 ) — qualifications that a woman left on her own with dependants on a low income or social security benefit may well find hard to fulfil . |
7 | Quite apart from the question of the right of return , or even the strong feelings which this issue engenders , there are compelling physical and economic reasons for at least a partial return . |
8 | I do not remember whether we enlivened the day with a penny ride on a donkey round the White Stone pond but I regarded these donkeys with the respect and admiration rarely afforded by the keenest jockey for his mount and one of my day-dreams ( only once realised and then somehow a little disappointing ) was to save up three weeks ' pocket money and have a 3d ride in place of a Id one , which took you for at least a hundred yards along the Spaniards Road . |
9 | It was uncrossable for at least a hundred yards , but then my side appeared to slope more easily to its floor . |
10 | ‘ Lee , nobody who has n't known you for at least a hundred years is going to appreciate oblique and esoteric … ’ |
11 | There were only two chairs in the whole place for at least a dozen women many now uncomfortably unsupported by girdle or bra . |
12 | IF YOU INTEND TO CONTINUE PAYING VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AT LEAST A FURTHER YEAR FROM APRIL 1989 , WE WOULD PREFER TO COLLECT THEM BY DIRECT DEBIT , MONTHLY . |
13 | Foreign Secretary David Owen was not keen to support the British Shipbuilder 's tender to supply six Type 21 frigates to Argentina , for at least a billion pounds . |
14 | But the conditions of farming in a largely self-sufficient community , where needs could be satisfied without moving out of the village , made for at least a formal unity in the rural group . |
15 | Allow to set for at least a short while before serving garnished with lime wedges . |
16 | In the event , for at least a few years to come , no such necessity arose . |
17 | We slide the photo quickly into the tray of fixer to secure that clear , vulnerable moment , to make the image harder , unchippable , solid for at least a few years . |
18 | Store the boards for at least a few days , ideally in the place where they are to be laid , but at least somewhere with a similar temperature . |
19 | Keep your notes for at least a full year — and probably for the whole length of the course . |
20 | It is my contention that a similar process is occurring for at least a significant part of the people of Tyneside today , although it is not affecting everyone in the same way and involves a complex process of what may be more apparent than real social differentiation . |
21 | Further , the fact that there has been such a steep rise in the number of divorces , combined with a fairly high rate of remarriage , means that a rising proportion of all marriages are of people marrying for at least the second time . |
22 | It is also expected to lead to student transfers between the two centres , distance learning through new technologies and Kirkcaldy running franchised courses for at least the early years of Dundee 's courses . |
23 | In my own survey of visitors to the British Museum in which teams of five interviewers worked for four separate weeks interviewing at the museum entrances I made sure that I was present for at least the first day of each survey and was available by phone during the rest of the time . |
24 | The sail effect of wind on the top foliage therefore concentrates stress at the top tie and in the vulnerable buds , which will be weak anyway for at least the first year or two . |
25 | Biological anthropology in the present context considers infants and their care within an evolutionary perspective , arguing that over the millions of years it has taken for humans to evolve , infant-parent contact was likely to have been virtually constant for at least the first year of life . |
26 | Therefore for at least the first year of Council Tax I have included a separate section to deal exclusively with Poll Tax residue issues , although in practice many of these posts will need to be filled by temporary secondments back from Council Tax structures , staff unsuccessful in obtaining permanent positions initially within the Council Tax structure and temporary staff . |
27 | At the moment , we 've got , Devon County Council 's Recycling Working Party who are very likely to be paying our site 's rental charges , for at least the first year to get us off the ground . |
28 | It appears that Vicini will recall Donadoni ( back from injury ) for at least the first half at Wembley . |
29 | However , a steady increase in new cases among heterosexuals would carry on for at least the medium term . |
30 | Try the following dietary changes for at least the two weeks before your period . |