Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] at [art] time [adv] " in BNC.

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31 But her symbolic stance emerges at a time when there is considerable disquiet over the imaging of children .
32 But their tandem ride comes at a time when unity is becoming more of a possibility in South Africa .
33 The launch comes at a time when Rover 's share of the record UK car market is slipping .
34 The launch comes at a time when support for the Green Parties of Europe appears to be waning .
35 The scandal came at a time when the government was already riding low in the polls because of the social and economic effects of its economic deregulation policies [ see p. 38524 ] .
36 The ruling came at a time when Indians throughout Canada were asserting their rights to vast areas of land .
37 For Perez de Cuellar , this incident came at a time when he was still closely involved with other business , notably engineering the release of hostages held in Lebanon and Israel .
38 Hannah 's film was transmitted at 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday , 30 January 1973 , to an audience approaching five million — a very respectable rating for a documentary shown at a time when most people are either retiring for the night or thinking about it .
39 It 's heartening for actors like these from the award-winning Gate Theatre company to see a theatre expanding at a time when many they play in are threatened with closure .
40 But because the scandal broke at the time when one of the most popular pastimes in Yugoslavia was hunting for the scalps of former politicians , the moment the British press reported the involvement of Yugoslav diplomats , Tito 's family and the Yugoslav National Army , the silver became interesting .
41 The strong recovery in manufacturing comes at a time when it appears to have stalled in the rest of the UK .
42 The judge 's ruling comes at a time when many legal experts are pressing for young children to be allowed to give evidence in court .
43 It will also cut training needs at a time when people no longer want to serve long apprenticeships .
44 The challenge comes at a time when competition is getting tougher .
45 The disappointing results of this survey come at a time when the second WHO review of its Health for All policy concludes that ‘ the implementation of strategies to achieve those aims has in many cases slowed down ’ .
46 The threat comes at a time when BA is putting on extra flights to cover the rush , which would have seen 100,000 passengers a day at Heathrow alone .
47 The film comes at a time when Home Secretary Kenneth Baker is considering making squatting a criminal offence .
48 His story begins at a time when , as at other times in this century , the patriciate , and the merely rich , had slipped down into marked collusion with the smart , with upstarts and bohemians .
49 His death came at a time when the movement was split over whether to join in the negotiations or to maintain its principles and risk being marginalized .
50 The decisions on this were taken in August 1981 before the formal emergence of the Labour Party split at a time when the old guard were in control of the Labour Group .
51 Pitcher pooh-poohs the notion of a stock market listing at a time when so many entrepreneurs are taking their companies private once more .
52 The Organic market comes at a time when the term organic is coming under scrutiny .
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