Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun] at [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minister of Science William Waldegrave , may have released the first major UK government White Paper on science and technology for over 10 years yesterday , but information technology professionals need n't hold their breath : while Waldegrave seems to think we should count ourselves lucky because we 've got our own research council for the first time , it would be more truthful to say we 've been stuffed into the miscellaneous section of the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council , along with the electronic , electrical and communications industries ; our body , together with the Particle Physics and Sciences Research Council , will replace the Science and Engineering Research Council ; as a result , we will benefit ‘ from the same building of bridges between research bodies and industry ’ as the rest of the reorganised bodies and should experience interaction at an earlier stage — on the Japanese and German model . |
| 2 | Proof indeed that the Prehen youth policy might soon yield rewards at a higher level . |
| 3 | Thereafter , the long-term future of the game could be resolved by a 10-10-10-10 formula which would stimulate interest at the lower end of the league as well as at the top . |
| 4 | There is also already evidence that healthier lifestyles at early ages — including , in particular , abstention from smoking , a reduction in alcohol consumption , more controlled eating , and regular exercise — are now being adopted , and it is probable that they will improve health at a later stage for the cohorts which adopt them . |
| 5 | There are few exceptions where human skulls have been found in wells and which could suggest violence at a later period . |
| 6 | Males can produce sperms at a faster rate than females can produce eggs , and are therefore selected to allocate more of their time to searching and competing for mates than are females . |
| 7 | Reed was also ordered to pay Macmillan 's legal costs , and an inquiry into the amount of damages suffered by Macmillan will take place at a later date . |
| 8 | In 1978 it was claimed that these devices could not produce electricity at a cheaper rate than 20 pence per kilowatt hour ( as opposed to the Central Electricity Generating Board 's 2.7 pence per kilowatt hour ) but this has now been reduced to 10 pence per kilowatt hour while Dr Salter maintains that the Duck could achieve 4 pence per kilowatt hour . |
| 9 | In the case of alcoholic liver disease , this may be logistically impossible , since even if biopsy specimens could be obtained from alcoholics with normal liver blood tests to ensure the absence of occult disease , there is not way of predicing whether these patients will develop disease at a later date . |
| 10 | The level at which stamp duty is imposed has been lifted to £60,000 , which should save homebuyers at the lower end of the market an average £600 . |