Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [vb pp] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European Community ( EC ) , for example , actually came into existence largely through an acute perception of French national interests by Jean Monnet , who was mainly responsible for creating the European Coal and Steel Community — the precursor of the Common Market — as a means of protecting French industry and especially French steel makers from their more efficient German competitors ; and it is widely recognized at the present time that national interests continue to play a major part in the debates and decisions of the Community . |
| 2 | The strict settlement method is rarely used at the present day . |
| 3 | Ms Davis is highly regarded at the Metropolitan Police 's forensic science laboratory . |
| 4 | Girls do not gain the same level of formal qualifications as do boys , and the gap is especially marked at the upper levels of education , in the universities . |
| 5 | There is never a moment when Dustin gets as worried as Gary Cooper in High Noon , although , like Cooper , he has to cope singlehandedly with a number of killers , and is only saved at the final moment when his wife blasts the last opponent with a shotgun . |
| 6 | erm there was a time , for instance , when we had members of parliament who were gentlemen of means , perhaps , and who did not need to draw salaries , erm and it was erm perhaps a gentleman amateur job , but it 's all changed totally now and now we recognise that erm to be a national politician is a career and erm it is a career which is perhaps rewarded at the going rate . |
| 7 | This is generally observed at the first meeting and to a somewhat lesser extent at subsequent meetings . |
| 8 | In Mark and Luke , the betrayer is not named at the Last Supper itself . |
| 9 | But if the first speaker is not seated at the top table there may be a pause while he walks to the microphone . |
| 10 | Abnormal development may occur if a protein is not made at the right time or place , or the protein is defective or if too little or too much is made . |
| 11 | Rather unexpectedly , the lighthouse is not situated at the far extremity of the headland , the Point of Stoer , but two miles short on the west side . |
| 12 | If the diagnosis of pyloric stenosis is not confirmed at the first test feed the examination can be repeated or imaging performed . |
| 13 | If the polyester , carbon-impregnated , pad which is used for adsorption of liquid and gaseous impurities is not replaced at the recommended interval of two weeks , due to the fine membrane of the pad clogging , the pump may find difficulty in drawing water through the filter and start to vibrate . |
| 14 | The reflex component will continue to operate provided the spinal cord is not damaged at the sacral level and manual or other stimulation of the penis and surrounding area will result in erection even though feeling below the level of the lesion is lost . |
| 15 | The production , created by Nuria Espert , is not set at the conventional house on the hill , but in a tenement block in Nagasaki , in the post-war period . |
| 16 | It 's not united at the present day , there are far too many lefts and rights and centres . |
| 17 | On pages 14 and 15 , see our lovely salmon and salad menu — it 's very quick to prepare , very light , and for that special touch , the salmon is served with an impressive hollandaise sauce : this is best made at the last minute , but it 's not difficult and well worth the effort . |
| 18 | It is best made at the last possible moment , although it can be kept warm for a short time in a bowl set over a pan of hot water . |
| 19 | Application for leave is usually made at the pre-trial review . |
| 20 | It contrasts so vividly with the centesimal system where the remedy may well be given as a single dose and even when several doses are taken is usually stopped at the first sign of improvement . |
| 21 | In prayer-rug designs this arch-shaped form is usually found at the top end of the composition , although it is sometimes employed at both ends in what are generally referred to as " double-ended " prayer rugs ( pls. 17 and 18 ) . |
| 22 | Thirdly , in economic theory it is presumed that any level of output is always produced at the lowest technically feasible cost . |
| 23 | Births , marriages , deaths — ; all the routine stuff is still kept at the local Standesamt where it was first registered , and only there . |
| 24 | Although a stepping motor is magnetically saturated at the rated current , larger currents can still improve the motor torque and the corresponding rates of acceleration and deceleration . |
| 25 | The bit where the rest of the family goes out and the cat is after Stuart bores Babur : he thinks it is probably directed at the younger reader . |
| 26 | They come in three volumes , each presented by Julian Colbeck , and volume one is clearly aimed at the complete novice . |
| 27 | Again prosecution is clearly aimed at the undeserving poor . |
| 28 | Such damage normally involves earth retaining walls but unless the private residence is also damaged at the same time , there would be no cover for the damage to the wall under this section of the policy . |
| 29 | The size of FAB 3 has allowed space for a special survivors ' cabin below decks , additional seating is also provided at the aft end of the wheelhouse . |
| 30 | Fresco is really aimed at the next generation of object applications which will actually use large numbers of objects . |