Example sentences of "[vb infin] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judging from remarks between Mr Carnwath , Mr Steele ( QC for Dyfed County Council ) and Mr Burrell , the prevailing view is that the inspector will find against McAlpine , but that the company will seek a Judicial Review in the High Court , where the arguments will recommence at a rarefied legal level . |
| 2 | But genes can act at a distance ; extended phenotypes can extend a long way . |
| 3 | The invisible powers of nature were analogous to the visible powers of the magnet , which could act at a distance and penetrate matter with its rays . |
| 4 | A trader seeking to buy dollars ( for example ) in the forward market will buy at a forward rate which is less advantageous to him ( that is , if the exchange rate is defined as the sterling price of a dollar , f t may be greater than ) . |
| 5 | That 's right , that 's right , yes , how we consume these products , yes , I mean , you 're right , so a potato is a potato is a potato , but if it 's pre-packed , graded and washed , that is sort of intrinsically different from er , er , sort of , mouldy , scruffy old potatoes that you could buy at a greengrocer . |
| 6 | Styled in hard-wearing canadium , it has a built-in meter so that you can know at a glance if you 're applying enough pressure . |
| 7 | This is accompanied by a status LED , to let you know at a glance what you 've selected . |
| 8 | On the other hand , if the initial state is one of excess supply money-wages will fall at a rate . |
| 9 | How many people do you need at a time then ? |
| 10 | Ashley was glaring at me over the candle flame the way a hawk must glare at a field mouse the instant before it parts mouse from field forever . |
| 11 | Some executives may resign at a Daiwa board meeting that is due to be held on May 18th . |
| 12 | If Labour could not win at a time of economic gloom , bolstered by the most effective campaign it has ever fought , and facing a Government whose campaign did not really come to life until the last 10 days — then when could it ? |
| 13 | The other party would then win at a subsequent election , enter office and largely undo the work of its predecessor , implementing instead its own program . |
| 14 | It 's a lot of fun , and people can excel at a variety of skills . |
| 15 | Clearly individuals could survive at a low standard of physical efficiency and in housing which to those accustomed to greater comfort was grossly overcrowded and substandard . |
| 16 | To get this charter , Ayr had to demonstrate that they could manufacture at a ‘ landed cost ’ competitive with other Digital plants , particularly those in the Far East . |
| 17 | Let us glance at a familiar passage of Scripture : 2 Corinthians 5.16–21 . |
| 18 | Anyone who doubts this need only glance at a profile of Peter Phillips , director of The Tallis Scholars , published in The New Yorker : |
| 19 | ( c ) The matrix could yield at a strain lower than that required for fibril yield . |
| 20 | The hostility that siblings show can therefore commence at a very young age : 2-year-olds become increasingly adept at asking for mother 's help in a sibling conflict and can be quite explicit about what the sibling has done to them . |
| 21 | About 1,700 people were watching the weekend display at an 11th-century castle at Pevensey , Sussex . |
| 22 | It means that only one person can speak at a time and that members can not address each other directly . |
| 23 | Being a good and persuasive talker is a must for this work as you may have to get up and speak at a sales conference or at an agency presentation . |
| 24 | Once I heard him speak at a church service in Morton , and although he was an excellent speaker , there was a certain bitterness and disappointment in his words . |
| 25 | The three candidates Mr Fowler , Mrs Fletcher and Frank Cook , who defends the seat for Labour will speak at an open forum arranged by the Christian Election Forum in Norton parish church , at 8pm on Sunday . |
| 26 | This will generate at a cost of 10 pence per kilowatt-hour but the Department of Energy has stated that 20 to 30 such aerogenerators could produce electricity for one-third of this cost . |
| 27 | If another competitor catches you up , they may overtake at a safe and suitable place , and you should give way . |
| 28 | The channel will now reopen at a lower cGMP level , thus aiding the recovery of the ROS to its dark level as cGMP synthesis proceeds . |
| 29 | The boy will appear at a special sitting of Chesterfield youth court . |
| 30 | It is thought unlikely that he will appear at an event attended by the international Press . |