Example sentences of "[prep] least [art] [n mass] " in BNC.

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1 The next most important feature is a heavy weight ; at least a 1½oz bomb , but more likely a bomb of 2oz , and up to 3oz .
2 All were lifelong non-smokers , had a normal electrocardiogram , a baseline forced expiratory volume in one second ( FEV 1 ) greater than 60% predicted , and at least a 15% rise in FEV 1 after 400 µg inhaled salbutamol .
3 Often the key to success is maintaining at least a pair of species , and sometimes even a small group with one male and a few females is desirable .
4 There is a plot , too , or at least a series of threads woven through these recapitulations of bygone existence .
5 The Bank sets itself exceptionally high standards that , inter alia , call for projects to deliver at least a 10% economic rate of return .
6 However the IG index of prices on the grey market — where shares are traded unofficially before issue — indicates that the more popular companies , such as Thames and Northumbrian , could open with at least a 30p premium , while the premium on the less popular North West and South West could be as low as 21p .
7 By the same token , parsley in pots should have a good potting compost , No 2 if John Innes is used ( see page 36 for recipe ) , and at least a 12cm ( 5in ) diameter pot , 15cm ( 6in ) if possible , to provide depth for the tap-root and sufficient food and moisture .
8 The intervals at which plastic pipe should be supported depends on the temperature of the water that the pipe will carry , but generally speaking the supports should be positioned at least every 0.5m for horizontal runs and lm for vertical runs .
9 The clear inference must be that the average knight was expected to have at least the £120 a year postulated by Smith , and indeed the median of twenty-three in Buckinghamshire , Suffolk and Sussex in 1524–5 lay between £120 and £160 , while nationally the median of eighteen feodary surveys works out at £204 .
10 Only a minority of the population would have the plasmids needed to combat such a stress but at least the species , if not a majority of individuals , would survive .
11 The first half had virtually passed Ferdinand by , but at least the £5 million-rated QPR striker got involved after the break although without much success .
12 We also feel that the number of Scottish members of CTC warrants a grant of at least the £600 we got before .
13 At least the fish were moving well and lots of them too that night .
14 Certainly they had the expertise ; or at least the means to gain it .
15 But at least the people of Limoges had been reminded that royal favour and displeasure were worthy of consideration .
16 if you question you might actually find that there 's some good thing or , or at least the people might find that there 's some good things in it so it 's then er it becomes more of a threat then to the capitalist world
17 So that now at least the people are becoming more aware ,
18 but at least the people of Estonia are not stupid .
19 I personally prefer to go to see them , at least the people that I like to see .
20 The newsletter rates HP the leading Unix vendor last year and expects it to consolidate its position this year with at least the 40% revenue increase it got last year on an 80% increase in shipped units .
21 A master file record in a partially inverted file will always be required to hold at least the data on fields that are not inverted .
22 The files tend to be very large , so you 'll need at least an 80Mb hard drive .
23 Clearly , then , Professor Usher remains convinced that the baby had at least an 80% chance of survival , and that Leonard Arthur did prescribe the drug with the intention of causing the child 's death , especially in view of Dr Arthur 's comments on his philosophical attitude to this type of situation .
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