Example sentences of "[conj] at the same time [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 And at the same time their influence must be bounded by other , dominant ISAs .
2 Thus , for example , the prison service may wish to pursue the twin goals of the punishment of offenders and at the same time their rehabilitation .
3 Yes and at the same time your colleague er Constable is also sheltering behind the shield .
4 As his experience increased his interest turned from the study of animal anatomy to problems in the fields of bacteriology and pathology , and at the same time his reputation as a pioneer in veterinary surgery steadily increased .
5 ‘ Give me a chance to put it right , ’ he murmured , and at the same time his fingers traced a delicate pattern over the inner skin of her wrists as he lightly caught hold of her and drew her closer .
6 His mouth closed over hers and at the same time his body abruptly demanded entry .
7 But at the same time their concern with Eastern Europe is one more reason that they do not want West Europeans to do anything that weakens NATO .
8 The nobility readily supported the king 's ‘ just quarrel ’ , but at the same time their military importance was greatly enhanced , the financial relationship between the king and the nobles moved substantially in favour of the nobles , and both the profits of war and the generosity of the crown enabled them to extend and safeguard their inheritances .
9 gripping and of interest but at the same time my priorities at this moment
10 This leads Althusser into the unrewarding account of ‘ science ’ but at the same time his account of the social process of ideology through the concepts of overdetermination and the ideological state apparatuses takes the theory of ideology forward substantially .
11 In this way not only are the expenses of ( the worker 's ) reproduction considerably lessened , but at the same time his helpless dependence upon the factory as a whole , and therefore upon the capitalist , is rendered complete ’ ( ibid. , p. 547 ) .
12 He is regretful of his position all along and knows full well the hopelessness of the situation but at the same time his stubbornness and pride will not allow him to repent .
13 She knew how to listen with active goodwill , while at the same time her sceptical and meditative temperament saved her from any impulse to change or manipulate clients .
14 As such , the ethnic minorities represent a major demographic strength for parts of urban Britain , though at the same time their presence may have hastened the exodus of better-off whites and certainly gives rise to a very difficult set of policy issues ( Chapter 8 ) .
15 The Greeks found this agnostic approach yielded a sense of presence and bliss that transfigured their lives : it gave them the discipline to apprehend a reality infinitely greater than they could conceive , even though at the same time its absence was acutely felt .
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