Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] time as it " in BNC.
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1 | His eye fell on it for the first time as it sprang onto the marble plinth and clutched at the neck of the vase to steady itself . |
2 | Er I mean the er it 's er , course there are three orders that we are looking at tonight , it includes the er the third order er in relation not to boundaries but to the registration of overseas er voters to enable them to vote er in this , in this er election within U K constituencies and therefore that 's why the position that Mr David Robeddow as the chairman of Conservatives abroad er in Monte Carlo is relevant , er but also bec because of course the purpose of the European parliament for the first time as it will go through under these new boundaries , now is that they will be able to remedy some of that democratic deficit . |
3 | It probably gets dark about the same time as it does here . |
4 | It takes imagination and a lot of practice to read a play to yourself in the same time as it would take to see it on the stage . |
5 | Even at the same time as it publicly commends higher education , seeking out the graduate entrant , spending large sums on publicity to this end , and funding access to degree courses on scholarships , it also holds to a central ethic of distrust of the academic . |
6 | Yet the very study of mythology from a scientific attitude distanced modern man at the same time as it seemed to bring him closer . |
7 | The employee top 10 features those companies which are expanding fastest , and it says something for the performance of WPP that it has managed to perform well in eps and return on capital terms at the same time as it has achieved that expansion . |
8 | The difficulty was that Labour could have found itself supporting military action against a fascist state at the same time as it threatened a general strike against war . |
9 | The suspension during the first three weeks and the possible extended period does not apply to a public takeover or exchange bid , provided this has been notified to the Commission at the same time as it is publicly announced . |
10 | One can hardly say the same about the Post Office which busts a gut licking the boots of its business users at the same time as it cuts the quality of service to residential customers . |
11 | So his strategy made sense at the same time as it seemed wantonly ruinous . |
12 | The fact that the hulk was protected against daemonic intrusion piqued Jaq 's curiosity at the same time as it relieved his mind . |
13 | For , ‘ As Marx said , every child knows that a social formation which did not reproduce the conditions of production at the same time as it produced would not last a year ’ . |
14 | Instead of centring his analyses on the knowledge derived from the experience of the subject , Foucault investigates the conditions of emergence of the subject as the basis of knowledge ; he argues that at the same time as it was widely proposed as the one saving good of human civilization it also facilitated a more sinister operation . |
15 | At the same time as it stimulated Political activity and consciousness among the provincial nobility , the process leading to Emancipation also speeded the emergence of a more socially diverse public opinion . |
16 | Elsewhere , in the works of Gyorgy Ligeti and Mauricio Kagel , it could question the very bases of musical performance , extending the range of expression and gesture at the same time as it undermined their very validity , and begin to colonise the imprecise border country between theatre , music and performance art . |
17 | The impact of the recession in Britain has compelled employers drastically to reduce labour costs at the same time as it has effectively shifted the balance of market strength in their favour . |
18 | Octopus feed on small crustacea , and Young designed experiments in which the octopus would be shown a large black or white shape — say a cross — at the same time as it was offered a small crab . |
19 | In the 1960s , the Soviet Union rapidly discovered that its connection with Cuba led to the complication and distortion of its relations with other Latin American nations at the same time as it presented them with new opportunities in the region . |
20 | In other words , the system of competitive vote bidding acts like a ratchet encouraging ever more government services at the same time as it penalises a government prepared to take " tough " decisions that may hit particular interests in the short run even though these decisions may work to the advantage of all in the longer run . |
21 | This was the era of competitive capitalism and the laisser-faire state which simply sought to guarantee freedom of contract and trade at the same time as it dismantled the restrictive apparatus of the feudal economy and secured public order at home and defence from abroad . |
22 | Over the past few years , part of the Left in Britain has moved into a more considered view as to the limits of elements of the British constitution , at the same time as it has become increasingly alive to the merits of elements of that same constitution — especially in so far as they bear on the issues of democracy , the sovereignty of Parliament and the people , and civil liberties . |
23 | On that occasion , the inspectors ' report was handed to the press at the same time as it was referred to the DPP for possible criminal proceedings . |
24 | Any upgrading of skills in Third World TNC production is liable to be challenged by home-country constituencies , at the same time as it is welcomed by those in the host country . |
25 | This multiplies the humour for those in the know , at the same time as it enhances the potentially shocking behaviour of the poet-narrator . |
26 | A local authority may assess a child 's needs at the same time as it carries out an assessment required under any other statutory provision . |
27 | A copy must be lodged with the Quotations Department and the Panel at the same time as it is posted to shareholders . |
28 | ( 4 ) A copy of any circular sent by the board of the offeree company to its shareholders in connection with the tender offer must be lodged with the Panel at the same time as it is posted . |