Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] the moment " in BNC.
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| 1 | What matters for the moment is to examine the contention that the Roman catholic church had this special position only because of this matter of fact . |
| 2 | One of Scotland 's more interesting ruins , Minto stands for the moment in unspoilt Scottish Borders scenery , which could never be ‘ replicated ’ in Japan . |
| 3 | It was held that an applicant for a patent has all the rights which a holder has from the moment the complete specification of the patent is published . |
| 4 | In the latter he or she develops from the moment of birth . |
| 5 | I hope that my painting stands beyond the moment ; I want it to be about the human situation rather than a fleeting moment in time or a specific view ’ . |
| 6 | Does he agree that such twin torture is the very last thing that British business needs at the moment ? |
| 7 | Harriet Harman , shadow Treasury chief secretary , said : ‘ The last thing the country needs at the moment is a dogfight in the Cabinet and that is what has been going on . ’ |
| 8 | Well I think we 'll have to re-look at the whole question of village envelopes in certain cases , where it is decided that low cost housing is desirable , and see if in some way , they can encourage the farmer to make land available so that he can make some money which he badly needs at the moment , as agriculture 's going through one of the biggest depressions it 's been through for years . |
| 9 | Best of south west waters at the moment . |
| 10 | Italy has at the moment no Bruce Chatwin or Paul Theroux , and the history of Italian travel-writing belongs more to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries than to the nineteenth or twentieth , but it is possible to discern an interest in the imaginative and expressive possibilities of travel-writing in the work of some contemporaries who are not travel-writers as such . |
| 11 | South Africa has at the moment six Rottweiler specialist breed clubs , who are affiliated to the Kennel Union of South Africa : one in the Western Cape Province , one in the Eastern Cape Province , one in Durban , Natal and three in the Transvaal Province centred in and around Johannesburg . |
| 12 | And the answer 'll be no , cos nothing has at the moment . |
| 13 | Can I just put the point that it stands at the moment . |
| 14 | Can I just say , very , very quickly report system as it stands at the moment |
| 15 | But as the key diagram stands at the moment , because it goes north of Knaresborough in its indication of where the route proposal will be , I think if that i key diagram is to remain , it is right for the examination to consider what the need for that route is as opposed to a route or any other route which goes between Harrogate and Knaresborough . |
| 16 | It seems to me however that the terms presumption and exception as national guidance stands at the moment go together in the context of greenbelt . |
| 17 | The only issue that I think we have some er difficulty with in the policy as it stands at the moment , is the uncertainty that arises between the figure provided in policy I five of forty six hectares for the city , and actually our agreed calculation which I think the County Council accept , that site availability in the city is limited to something in the order of thirty three hectares if we exclude er one site which is subject to a dispute between parties er in relation to the greenbelt . |
| 18 | As it stands at the moment all we 've done is thrown numbers at the typing |
| 19 | as it stands at the moment . |
| 20 | ‘ It looks at the moment as if she has fallen to her death , ’ a spokesman told TODAY . |
| 21 | ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE WAY YOUR HAIR LOOKS AT THE MOMENT ? : |
| 22 | Yes , of the 28 it looks at the moment as if there are only 4 from the Wolves area . |
| 23 | But the ‘ hairy monsters ’ which no one wants at the moment are also tremendous value , and could eventually rise in value . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't think anyone knows what the immediate future holds at the moment . ’ |
| 25 | What really matters at the moment is that the rugby pot keeps itself on the boil , so that it wo n't need too much of a boost from the fickle flames of European International rugby , when it returns in the New Year , to reactivate the interest of the casual followers uncovered by the World Cup . |
| 26 | They focus not on areas of need but on areas where they want to be seen to be giving , and that 's usually where the spotlight happens for the moment to be falling . |
| 27 | The county council says for the moment New Barns remains closed . |
| 28 | It happens at the moment anyway , so why not sanction it and make it a skill in itself . |
| 29 | That community , for historical reasons , happens at the moment to be East Sussex , the whole of East Sussex including Brighton , Eastbourne , Hastings and so on , and a substantial slice of West Sussex , so that our open community courses are available in these areas . |
| 30 | We said no , I , I , I 'm doing everything that table says at the moment , so no , but I 'm going to give one to Shirley because she got most of the answer and then she came back with the right bit at the end as well . |