Example sentences of "be at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is possible an EC directive would be at the same level or just below UK standards . ’ |
| 2 | Perhaps the most important point is that , regardless of who may be at the launch point , the pilot alone bears the responsibility for accepting or rejecting the launch in the light of the situation as he sees it from the cockpit . |
| 3 | Your lower leg should be at the same height as the knee as the latter points to the target . |
| 4 | The yellow steps rose in steep flights but now it was clear that when she reached the top she would also be at the bottom , starting out . |
| 5 | He could justifiably be at the British Museum if asked . |
| 6 | Then , be at the net . |
| 7 | Brian Cowie said : ‘ It was the Ipswich branch of CAMRA which mounted a publicity campaign to save the brewery and so it seemed appropriate that the launch of Pride should be at the festival . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ When we had ascended a little more than half-way , I was much afraid we should have been doomed to return , on account of the masses of rock , over which we had to climb , beginning to increase in size ; we knew , however , that a descent would have been attended with infinite danger , and being urged on partly by eagerness in our pursuit , but more from a desire to be at the top , we determined to brave every difficulty . |
| 9 | Since calls must be made close to a node , then why not simply find a telephone kiosk — must work these days and the cost will only be at the standard rate . |
| 10 | Thanks to Clive Wilmer among others , an exhibition of paintings , sculptures , photographs and printed material bearing on Pound 's interests in ‘ the visual arts ’ was mounted for the Cambridge Poetry Festival on 14 June , and could be seen in Cambridge 's not sufficiently renowned Kettle 's Yard Gallery until 4 August ; it will now be at the Tate from 11 September to 10 November . |
| 11 | But no matter how often the archives are ransacked for old genres to bastardise , you do n't have to be at the forefront of style-making to foresee that very few clubs will be swaying this time next year to Pub Acid , Hip Malt ` n ’ Hops , or Sweaty Backroom House . |
| 12 | But back to Bodytalk , whose convention happened to be at the Metropole , next to Labour 's conference hotel . |
| 13 | Wherever the game is played , and the possibility of alternate years in Manchester and Sydney will be discussed in the coming weeks , one team will always go into the match having just become champions , while the other will be at the start of their first defence . |
| 14 | However , Parke may soon be at the heels of Del Harris , the 20-year-old England No. 1 who had to battle hard for the second day in succession . |
| 15 | Bribes to officials are part of the culture of some areas of the world ( and therefore necessary to obtain business ) , yet US citizens are forbidden by law to offer bribes to officials of foreign governments , no matter where in the world the citizen happens to be at the time . |
| 16 | The mosquitoes do n't seem to like the rain either , they all seem to be at the back of the trench . |
| 17 | In his Budget speech in April , 1950 , the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that ‘ for the three years 1950–2 we have decided that the programme for Great Britain should be at the completion rate of 200,000 houses a year ’ . |
| 18 | In fact it is downright unfriendly and I was very pleased to be at the top . |
| 19 | Having decided that he was very unlikely to shave for next sixteen or so days he wanted his beard to be at the past-scratch stage when he arrived . |
| 20 | While I was supposed to be at the beck and call of not only my husband but even his parents , his going around with other women was just taken for granted . |
| 21 | The statement went on to give full support to APEX 's decision to limit the number of pickets ; the TUC wished to stress to all trade unionists that any action by them should be at the union 's official request . |
| 22 | ( As suggested in Chapter 1 , ‘ larks ’ tend to be at the lower end of the range and ‘ owls ’ towards the top of it. ) • Where are the sense organs that pick up such external factors ? |
| 23 | ‘ A rare meeting , and you , dear sister , ’ he turned to Omi , ‘ will be at the head of the table with me ! ’ |
| 24 | Tomorrow and on Monday the Polgar sisters will be at the Barbican competing in an exhibition ‘ rapid ’ ( all moves have to be completed within 30 minutes ) against three of England 's leading young male players , Michael Adams , David Norwood and Stuart Conquest . |
| 25 | Were they , because of their political pull within soccer 's international body , to be seeded , then that would be at the expense of England . |
| 26 | Lloyd 's needs to get a grip on more ‘ safe ’ business to offset its increasing tendency to be at the wrong end of big disasters such as Piper Alpha . |
| 27 | Lloyd 's needs to get a grip on more ‘ safe ’ business to offset its increasing tendency to be at the wrong end of big disasters such as Piper Alpha . |
| 28 | The postponed Littlewoods Cup fourth-round replay between Southampton and Swindon will now be at The Dell on January 16 , kick-off 7.30 . |
| 29 | I ca n't remember who he was supporting , but I was a regular visitor because being a big blues fan , it meant I could go and see Sonny Boy Williamson , and all the people who would be at the Richmond Jazz/American Blues Folk Festival that came every year . |
| 30 | On January 22nd Alan Greenspan , chairman of the Federal Reserve , suggested that it would be at the low end of that range largely because much of the equipment being used would not be replaced . |