Example sentences of "be [verb] at an [adj] stage " in BNC.
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1 | This inspection should then be repeated every ten years so that remedial treatment can be undertaken at an early stage if rotting is detected . |
2 | 11.4 In cases of severe disturbance or potential violence , consideration must be given at an early stage to involving the police . |
3 | If high grade dysplasia or arcinoma is detected the patient can be treated at an early stage . |
4 | These fundamental initial considerations or ‘ building blocks ’ ( developed by Roy Nicholson ) are applicable to all valuation engagements and enable a skeleton of the valuation to be developed at an early stage : |
5 | Obviously all age-groups are arbitrary ; the point being made here is that the actual divisions used should be chosen for their usefulness in classifying people for the purposes of the research being undertaken , and this decision should be considered at an early stage . |
6 | The question of whether the proposed disposal is in the best interests of the client and when the business should best be sold should be addressed at an early stage . |
7 | Adjustment can then be made at an early stage before it is too late . |
8 | Challenges on this ground can be made at an earlier stage in the reference by a construction summons , which is a procedure by which a party who disputes the meaning of a document can apply to the court for a ruling . |
9 | If those authorities were negligent or in any way in breach of duty , it is important that that fact should be uncovered at an early stage . |
10 | They should be instructed at an early stage , and informed promptly of developments . |
11 | It is not a conflict which will lead inevitably to problems , but it should be recognised at an early stage and rectified by the Government . |
12 | ( d ) Offices and employments As a matter of prudence , agreement should be reached at an early stage in the life of any firm whose partners , or some of them , are likely to find themselves appointed to some professional or public office as to : ( 1 ) whether remuneration from such offices should in principle be accounted for as part of the profits of the firm ( Clause 10.06 ) ; and ( 2 ) the amount of time any partner should be permitted to devote to such activities ( before his profit share suffers some downward adjustment ) . |
13 | Counselling , the provision of positive role models and other techniques may be introduced at an early stage . |
14 | The advantages of early identification are that the patient can co-operate in decisions , and support services can be introduced at an early stage . |
15 | If Labour come to power we have been promised that access to the countryside for canoeists and ramblers will be reviewed at an early stage . |
16 | If the new product is similar to one already in production , costs may be estimated at an early stage of design with adequate accuracy by discussion with the manufacturing department . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | The myth that governors are all ‘ uninformed lay people ’ should be dispelled at an early stage . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | The scheduling of payments should also be covered at an early stage . |
23 | In other chairs the arm is integral to the front and back legs , and must be fitted at an earlier stage . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | Thus unacceptable strings could be rejected at an earlier stage , leaving fewer for the lexical look-up to check . |
26 | The takeover team should be assembled at an early stage . |
27 | 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 . |
28 | If the make-up of the device is not appropriate to its application then it must be changed at an early stage . |
29 | Whenever child abuse is suspected , a conference will be held at an early stage in the investigation and decision-making processes . |