Example sentences of "be [verb] at [art] [adj] stage " in BNC.

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31 They can give early warning of stability problems and enable the corrective action to be taken at an early stage and thus save time and development resource .
32 In the event that the defender contends that the case is not appropriate for the Optional Procedure , argument to that effect can be made , but insofar as the Diet Roll will be heard approximately eight weeks after service of the Summons , a decision as to how to proceed will require to be taken at an early stage .
33 There is a further variation on the above procedure , which is that under section 2 of the 1936 Act steps can be taken at an early stage on grounds of the novelty and importance of the order , or because it deals with matters outside Scotland , to convert the order into a substituted Bill , in which case it goes through both Houses as a Bill and is not dealt with under the standard 1936 procedure .
34 The myth that governors are all ‘ uninformed lay people ’ should be dispelled at an early stage .
35 The attitude of the family has implications for the style of initial assessment carried out by the psychiatrist ; if the psychiatrist realises from the outset that other agencies are involved then consent of the family for reports may be obtained at an early stage .
36 The scheduling of payments should also be covered at an early stage .
37 In other chairs the arm is integral to the front and back legs , and must be fitted at an earlier stage .
38 Contracting out of other services within Westminster SSD will be extended at a later stage , said Windiate .
39 The various parties involved in the peace process had tended to ignore the issue , working on the assumption that it could only be tackled at an advanced stage of a settlement .
40 Thus unacceptable strings could be rejected at an earlier stage , leaving fewer for the lexical look-up to check .
41 The takeover team should be assembled at an early stage .
42 Secondly , there were cases where after considering the whole hearing structure in its particular context a fair hearing might be required at the original stage and on appeal .
43 The practitioners are still largely in the state of new recruits to any government 's army , who will be required at an early stage to learn by rote the names of the standard machine-gun issue .
44 If the make-up of the device is not appropriate to its application then it must be changed at an early stage .
45 Whenever child abuse is suspected , a conference will be held at an early stage in the investigation and decision-making processes .
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