Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | On the positive side , it says that the company 's financial condition remains strong , with about $150m of cash and long-term investments at 1992 year end , and $112m of debt , and a debt-to-equity ratio that stands at a conservative 13% . |
2 | The temple illustrates the animal fetishism that lies at the dark roots of Egyptian religion and which it never really outgrew . |
3 | It is this conundrum that lies at the very heart of the Section 28 debate — not to mention Labour 's problems with it . |
4 | It 's done nothing to tackle the desperate need for a balanced energy policy that looks at the long-term needs of the country . |
5 | We shall see that although the uncertainty principle places limitations on the accuracy of all our predictions , it may at the same time remove the fundamental unpredictability that occurs at a space-time singularity . |
6 | Through this relationship , they can also be a record of the life force that exists at a certain site . |
7 | The assumption is that there is only one possible explanation of our saying this : namely , that we believe that the man 's utterance is the result of encoding something that exists at a pre-linguistic level , namely a thought , and that in the case of the parrot there is nothing at this level . |
8 | The theory of the operation of a Pitot tube is contained essentially in eqn ( 10.19 ) , Bernoulli 's equation applied to the streamline that ends at the forward stagnation point of an obstacle placed in a stream . |
9 | It is also reflected in Tillich 's rejection of the superficial approach to religion which sees value in every religious tradition apart from one 's own , and in his rejection of the kind of approach that aims at the complete synthesis of all particular religions into one all-embracing whole . |
10 | The gall bladder is a reservoir that empties at a slow pace . |
11 | But to our disgust , and as Nigel mentioned , also that we have seen a demise of factory inspectors , and this is borne out by the fact that figures at the present time show that an average workplace can be expected to be visited once in eleven years . |
12 | It is a show that progresses at a terrific pace , none of the performers , from Duncan downwards , spare themselves . |
13 | ( In modern French , a discussion that proceeds at a businesslike pace , even briskly , may be said to do so rondement . ) |
14 | It came as no surprise to mystics that DNA is found to function like a right handed helix in which each tread is of the same size and turns at the same rate of 36° per tread . |
15 | The definition of " consumer use " is very wide , and looks at the actual facts of the case , even if the other party did not know them , or could not be expected to know them . |
16 | The opening chapter uses a slightly different method and looks at the greatest variable in improving — namely ourselves , since the way we approach and react to learning greatly affects the end result . |
17 | JOHN HATFIELD examines the opportunities for Scottish companies in France and looks at the booming environment of a French region that is peculiarly similar to Scotland |
18 | It begins by defining the augmented nature of the product or service being purchased , and looks at the derived characteristics of demand for goods and services in these industrial markets . |
19 | It asks how far the jobless attempt to maintain traditional roles , whether by legal or illegal means , and looks at the different sources of pressure and aid found in this village . |
20 | Finally , Lindsey and other tax experts have consistently argued that as tax rates are cut , economic efficiency is raised by reducing tax breaks and shelters at the same time . |
21 | More than once they saw a passer-by , soaking wet , shout threats and curses at an open window . |
22 | The Figure omits the clones and probes spanning the rDNA region , because the majority of these clones also hybridise to over half of of the other YAC probes , and so it is not possible to place these clones and probes at a single position on the map . |
23 | On goes the road in a series of turns and twists and interesting situations , with intriguing glimpses of the coast and the wide sweep of Eddrachillis Bay , and then the vast seascape is fully revealed as the road comes alongside the lovely Clashnessie Bay , bounded and sheltered in the west by a peninsula that thrusts far out to sea and ends at the rocky Point of Stoer . |
24 | Most climbers park at the Belvedere de la Carelle , a viewing point on the loop road that follows the rim of the gorge and ends at the little village of La Palud . |
25 | Its many alterations and additions reflect in stone and brick , the looms and busts at the woollen industry . |
26 | Olivine , for instance , is the most unstable mineral in the weathering series and crystallizes at the highest temperature in the reaction series . |
27 | Quartz , on the other hand , is the most stable and crystallizes at the lowest temperature . |
28 | Jaye Davidson wanders into the Ground Floor Bar in Notting Hill and sniffs at the saloon-in-space restyle job with a languid disdain that is only mildly theatrical . |
29 | The task is to follow lead car , which also appears on the screen , and travels at a varying rate . |
30 | There were further moans and groans at the old toper 's repetition of an apparently well-worn story . |