Example sentences of "[vb -s] at [adv] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It denies at once the sovereignty of the State , and that more subtle doctrine by which the State is at once the master and servant of law by willing to limit itself to certain tested rules of conduct . |
| 2 | Words and names , as we all know from everyday experience , possess magical power : naming and identifying experiences and things imposes some degree of control over them and gives at least the illusion of bringing them within our power . |
| 3 | The ‘ original ’ actually fits Taylor , Walton and Young 's argument rather better than the amended version they quote above which implies at least the possibility of poverty as a cause of ‘ rational ’ crime . |
| 4 | One must , I think , start from the general premise that the protection of the child 's welfare implies at least the protection of the child 's life . |
| 5 | To the inner city local authority it offers at least the promise of retaining some economic activities that would otherwise leave the area ; and to the inner city resident it offers the prospect , as well as often the reality , of countryside recreation and relaxation . |