Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pressure to conclude a settlement is almost always on the plaintiff who is placed at a considerable disadvantage against the skilled defendant . |
| 2 | An alternative view ( 13 ) is that because these areas contribute only 7% of the gross agricultural output their contribution is of little importance and is sustained at an unacceptable cost to the nation . |
| 3 | This is Pitfall Number Three — ‘ Niche-marketing ’ , by which each product is targeted at a specific market . |
| 4 | It is usually more difficult to deal more effectively with a complaint if it is reported at a later date . |
| 5 | The ozone layer is located at an average height of 12 kilometres above the earth 's surface an it screens us from 99% of the harmful ultra-violet radiation coming from the sun . |
| 6 | Two further introns were included in our comparisons : the second LSUrRNA intron from P.wickerhamii , which resembles Pw ri1 in sequence and secondary structure , and ri2 from Scenedesmus obliquus mitochondria , which is located at an identical position as ri2 from P.wickerhamii ( 21 ) . |
| 7 | This task is approached at a general level , and also by reference to specific legal concepts . |
| 8 | Top juniors are capable of beginning to detect differences between two pieces of evidence , if it is presented at a simple language level , and even bias and attitudes to events . |
| 9 | At Key Stage 2 pupils can also begin to make use of viewdata compilations of simple written sources , provided that the material is presented at an appropriate language level . |
| 10 | Most gliders are very reluctant to stall in the slip ( try it some time ) , but if the recovery is made at a low speed , or the pilot forgets to ease forwards to prevent the nose rising during the recovery , there is a very real danger of stalling or of flying rather slowly as the glider encounters the wind gradient . |
| 11 | It has been in the initial stage in which wishing prevails over thinking , generalisation over observation , and in which little attempt is made at a critical analysis of existing facts or available means . |
| 12 | Finally , a good deal of inquiry is made at a local level by local authorities or local voluntary bodies attempting to assess a particular problem in the immediate area . |
| 13 | ( d ) whether any shares are held by family trusts ( trustees may become particularly vulnerable if an offer is made at an attractive price because a refusal to accept may result in allegations of a breach of trust ) ; |
| 14 | Social benefits are not solely restricted to cash returns but include any favourable effects that may affect members of the community at large ; for example , the time saved in travelling because a hospital is sited at a particular location . |
| 15 | A very thick hard rail , which you can hardly get your hand around , is often used in the mid-sections of a race board where speed is important , since when the board is sailed at a slight angle the thick rail digs in providing more lateral resistance and thereby helping the daggerboard . |
| 16 | One group on low income who will lose out consists of those people living in areas where the poll tax is levied at a higher rate than the Government calculates , and who in consequence will have to meet a 20 per cent poll tax bill that is larger than that calculated by the 20 per cent met by the Government . |
| 17 | ( Income tax is levied at a basic rate of 25 per cent and a higher rate of 40 per cent — correct as of 1990 budget . ) |
| 18 | Ueda and Akamatsu present a different view of the attractors by using stroboscopic portraits : the trajectory is sampled at a fixed phase of each driving cycle . |
| 19 | The firm has parallelising compilers for Fortran and C. The Cenju-3 is offered at a monthly rental of $11,130 for the eight processor model , $271,360 for top-of-the-line 256-CPU model . |
| 20 | The firm has parallelising compilers for Fortran and C. The Cenju-3 is offered at a monthly rental of $11,130 for the eight processor model , $271,360 for top-of-the-line 256-CPU model . |
| 21 | Also available in sheet form , it is offered at a sensible price . |
| 22 | In addition , Robert Adam : Architect of Genius is offered at a special discount price to all visitors to the exhibition . |
| 23 | An acid derived from the oil is produced at an unlikely location on the Outer Hebrides . |
| 24 | First , wind velocity is measured at a given observation point and refers solely to that point , for all that it may be convenient to show it on a chart as an arrow apparently extending for a long distance . |
| 25 | When the dielectric loss factor is measured at a characteristic frequency ο max and a given temperature , it passes through a maximum when a relaxation occurs , and the dipole relaxation time , can be obtained . |
| 26 | This is an independent , five-year parts and labour warranty , which is sold at a competitive rate . |
| 27 | The European ( and Japanese ) unwillingness to accept this is shown at a theoretical level by their refusal to accept proposals which would have required revaluations , and in practice by their preparedness to pile up dollar reserves . |
| 28 | They know the game is played at a fast pace but that , overall , there is room for improvement in the key area of ball retention in contact . |
| 29 | If the sound is played at a different speed , only adjustment of the volume control is necessary to make it sound as it did before . |
| 30 | In periods of rising profits a company which is geared at a low level may not have the growth potential to give ordinary shareholders the returns expected from a more highly-geared company . |