Example sentences of "taking [noun sg] at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Delegates felt that women had more talent than men for spotting potential sources of trouble and taking action at an earlier stage . |
| 2 | However , the change is taking place at a differential rate which seems to be related to the relative prestige of the various media . |
| 3 | A similar , if less dramatic , process ‘ was taking place at a lower level ; new urban districts were being carved out of the rural districts ’ ( Keith-Lucas and Richards 1978:200 ) . |
| 4 | The combination of a higher activity of calcium in bile and precipitation of bile salts taking place at a lower pH in patients with gall stone disease than in patients without gall stones suggests a major role for calcium and pH in the pathogenesis of gall stones . |
| 5 | Technical change within the IT sector is taking place at a fast pace as data processing , microchips , telecommunications , image broadcasting and satellite transmission coalesce . |
| 6 | In both cases these are intellectuals talking about their own work by linking it with a process continually taking place at a popular level and in everyday life . |