Example sentences of "at the top [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , some industries ( newspapers , retailing , property ) seem to need dominant authoritarian managers at the top while there are others in which the sharing of power appears essential to get the work done ( publishing , consulting and some forms of manufacturing ) . |
| 2 | The third part of Mrs Thatcher 's strategy of creating an enterprise culture , which massively rewards those at the top while penalizing those at the bottom of the income pile , has been the launching of a series of reforms of the welfare state . |
| 3 | I worked a lot in one which I used to call D4 — basically taking the second string down to A and then sometimes taking the third string down to F sharp — open D. But sometimes keeping the third string tuned to G. I also used to tune to D minor sometimes and take the F sharp down to F , but sometimes keeping the E at the top so you 'd have a ninth . ’ |
| 4 | It 's called time , it gives you a little space at the top so you can fill in what you feel to be your role , and if you can fill below , all the tasks in respective order that you do in a typical day . |
| 5 | Here , the shapely Am Bodach makes you ache to carry on , and although it looks sharp but simple , there is quite a vertigo-inducing section of easy scrambling at the top that may catch those without a head for heights unawares . |
| 6 | The amount at the top that you need is just enough to tie a reef knot oh I 've forgot to show you a reef knot did n't I ? |
| 7 | ‘ I am 25th in the rankings but it is so tight at the top that a few points will make a big difference . |
| 8 | right at the top that 's in the yeah ? |
| 9 | I think , yeah I think , that , that he 's structured and like the , like plays like King Lear , where there 's this sort of unspoken erm good guy at the top that sees that anything is punished that 's bad , and people get their just desserts . |
| 10 | Llanelli went into the 1992 at the top but two consecutive defeats at the hands of Newbridge ( 13–9 ) and at home to Bridgend ( 17–12 ) saw The Scarlets slip back to third . |
| 11 | Avoid width at the top but create volume at the chin — do not wear your hair shorter than chin level . |
| 12 | These reforms created a service which was controlled at the top but left some regional autonomy in relation to the allocation of funding and service organisation ( see Klein , 1989 ) . |
| 13 | In one he 's in a lift that does n't stop at the top but keeps going into a world of claustrophobia and vertigo . |
| 14 | The attitude of men — not just the middle-aged grey-suits at the top but increasingly of young grey-suits who put their career above that of their partners ' — came in for some stick . |
| 15 | It 's at the top but the lift you pick up at the bottom now . |
| 16 | In a later age the policy was taken up at Manchester United by Sir Matt Busby , who wrote : ‘ Look at the top when analysing clubs who have lasting success and there you will find the original cause of the happy effect . |
| 17 | Citadel : VII , 8 on the other hand , has excellent protection but is long and sustained with the crux right at the top when abseil retreat is both difficult and uninviting . |
| 18 | For more than half the road up you climb between more beech forests — the beech flourishes in these parts because it likes the moisture — and in spring or autumn you get that seasonal effect , whereby the trees that are only starting to turn brown at the foot of the pass are already losing many of their leaves at the top , or alternatively are still half-wintry at the top when already fully greened lower down . |
| 19 | They were right at the top when doorman Cecil barred their way . |
| 20 | The Sheffield Wednesday stalwart insisted last night : ‘ I aim to be still playing at the top when the next World Cup qualifying bid starts in three years time . |
| 21 | What is wrong , however , is the comparison which places universities at the top because they are thought to be concerned with the abstract and academic , polytechnics below , because of their more technological emphasis ( which is itself , as often as not , a myth ) , and which deems schools to be worth considering only if they are seen as primarily devoted to academic ‘ standards ’ , imposed from above by the universities themselves . |
| 22 | The draw cost Norwich crucial points in the championship race and assistant manager John Deehan said : ‘ It would have been nice to close that gap at the top because we now find ourselves a bit adrift . |
| 23 | We can stay at the top because we 've got a good enough squad to keep us there . |
| 24 | A mash tun showing the sparging arms at the top and the slotted base |
| 25 | I read it through , then crossed out where she had written ‘ Miss ’ at the top and wrote ‘ Dr ’ instead . |
| 26 | An alternative is to put the planted-up bowls in black polythene sacks ties at the top and keep them in a cold greenhouse or cool , frost-free outhouse , garage or shed . |
| 27 | Will I need room at the top and bottom of the stairs ? |
| 28 | The military command structure of the Khmer Rouge is tight at the top and loose at the bottom . |
| 29 | The West Indians are at the top and the Asians are at the bottom . ’ |
| 30 | Put strong bolts at the top and bottom of all outside doors , the Mortice Security bolt is one of the best type available and can not be opened from the outside of the door . |