Example sentences of "[was/were] at [art] time [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was at a time when the rest of the world , following the American lead , was developing a clear preference for water-cooled designs . |
| 2 | This was at a time when the work load was growing . |
| 3 | This was at a time when the principle of vaccination had still not been universally accepted , although the Vaccination Act of 1840 had enabled the guardians to provide it for paupers . |
| 4 | This was at a time when the same gp160 product was being vigorously touted by MicroGeneSys as a prophylactic vaccine candidate ; a time when , as now , being able to mimic as closely as possible the natural viral antigens was held to be important for such a vaccine . |
| 5 | The Arab world was alarmed at the implications of the new Cabinet for the peace process , formed as it was at a time when the USA was considering breaking off its 16-month dialogue with the PLO , following the abortive raid on the Israeli coast on May 30 [ see this page for breaking off of dialogue on June 20 ] . |
| 6 | This was at a time when the resistance of Japan was expected to continue for anything up to eighteen months later . |
| 7 | It was at the time when The Jesus And Mary Chain were just beginning to bumble along . |