Example sentences of "[noun] at the [adj] time [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One discouraging aspect of the relations between nations at the present time is that there is little indication of a decline in nationalist sentiment or in the fervour with which particular national interests are pursued . |
| 2 | There is little disagreement with the view that the principal public interest issue at the present time is the quality of audit-ing . |
| 3 | Being in the right place at the right time is all important in fishing , and living on the doorstep of the river gave me the advantage . |
| 4 | It was n't a graceful goal , but being in the right place at the right time is what counts . |
| 5 | The rise of the lay colleges at the present time is largely the fault of the medical profession itself , a result of its consistent disregard for this approach to treatment so that the demand for it far outweighs the practitioners available to supply that demand . |
| 6 | The average consumption of fat in the Western world at the present time is about 130 grams ( over 4½ ounces ) a day per person . |
| 7 | An officer 's doing the right thing at the right time is taken for granted . |
| 8 | Probably the most common type of conversion project at the present time is the adaptation of a mill or warehouse into a block of dwellings . |
| 9 | Indeed , the only formal requirement for economic evaluation of alternative plans or programmes at the current time is that of option appraisal for schemes where one of the options is a capital scheme with an initial outlay of £10 million or more ( DHSS , 1981 ) . |
| 10 | The great growth in Christianity at the present time is in the Third World and those parts of Eastern Europe that are still under atheistic leadership . |
| 11 | The vital task facing trade unions at the present time is to sell trade unionism — to convince trade union members that they belong to a beneficial , positive and essential organisation . |