Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Readability researchers often emphasise that it is not possible to use a formula to assess difficulty at the individual sentence level ; a formula or graph can only make predictions about difficulty at a global level . |
| 2 | In 1990 Richard Cork made a selection of prints for purchase at an affordable rate by hospitals . |
| 3 | Further , decisions about the needs of kin , and whether one has a duty to put them before one 's own interests , cease to be static sets of responsibilities and become matters for judgement at a particular point in time , with such judgements being related both to the economic circumstances then prevailing , and to the situation of all the other members of the family group . |
| 4 | On occasion there were more serious charges where preliminary hearings were held and the case either dismissed or passed on for trial at a higher court . |
| 5 | As an alternative means of adding security , the bill[s] of exchange may be sent with shipping documents — the buyer only obtains title to the goods once the bill[s] have been accepted for payment at a future date [ or , if the bill is payable ‘ at sight ’ , when payment has been made ] . |
| 6 | Dinah , accordingly , had champagne drunk out of her slipper , more champagne thrust upon her in a glass ; and was driven home in the small hours of the morning , after supper at a famous restaurant with three escorts ; Nathan Holland , the famous actor who played Macbeth , and her father . |
| 7 | In the study which Teresa Hinton and Richard Berthoud made of Money Advice Services , they showed how much the development had been a response to the increasing demands for help at a local level . |
| 8 | Mandy had planned a short trip : about a forty-five-minute paddle and then a stop for lunch at a secluded bay down the lake , and then back . |
| 9 | However , prizegiving was only about half an hour later than planned and we set off for home at a reasonable hour . |
| 10 | On nationalisation , the divisions had acquired around 300 power stations , initially grouping them for management at an intermediate level . |
| 11 | According to some reports Shamir refused Baker 's request to issue a statement , saying that Israel would not rule out the idea of discussing land for peace at a later date . |
| 12 | A cremated body can not be exhumed should there be any suspected need for re-examination at a later date . |
| 13 | Now I think the landscape issue and by landscape I mean er landscape and ecology , is capable of assessment at a strategic level , that 's why we have er National Parks , A O N Bs and so on . |
| 14 | This effectively destroyed any chance of progress at a crucial stage in the negotiations , it meant the collapse of the so-called ‘ Finlandisation ’ option . |
| 15 | Indeed , getting proposals through is a test of virility for some executives , so notions of change at a late stage in the policy-making process are unreal . |
| 16 | It is possible that these differences reflect the availability of suitable timber , but it is difficult at present to determine the extent of woodland at a sufficient level of detail . |
| 17 | Some years ago I discussed my beliefs with a learned Professor of Agriculture at a leading university . |
| 18 | He could glean from each category what was happening and , of course at a convenient time , he would test the aircraft itself and then put it on line so that the bombload could be installed before mid-afternoon or early evening . |
| 19 | It must also be remembered that a written admission of liability at an early stage could have dire consequences if the third party 's medical condition , without warning , drastically deteriorates and such deterioration is not due to a NOVUS ACTUS |
| 20 | What the seller now has is something of immediate value — the undertaking of the buyer to pay a certain sum of money at a future date . |
| 21 | This is particularly necessary if you are using either the VHS-C or Video 8 formats ; unlike the ubiquitous standard VHS cassettes which can be bought just about anywhere , the availability of the mini-format cassettes tends to be patchy and you risk running out of tape at an awkward time . |
| 22 | Consider someone 's total state of consciousness at a particular moment , comprising various perceptual experiences , thoughts , imaginings , feelings and so forth . |
| 23 | More senior posts were employed as tools of patronage at a higher level , for they might be the object of the ambition of a substantial freeholder with his own political interest , whose support might be of value to the Administration directly . |
| 24 | They agreed to try to express any feelings of animosity at an early stage , rather than harbouring them until they exploded . |
| 25 | The shibboleth of the DM3 standard should not stand in the way of entry at a realistic level , which would probably be at around DM2.80 to the pound . |
| 26 | Liley , with a try , five penalties and two conversions at Welford Road on Saturday , is already ahead of Hare at an equivalent stage in the Leicester programme . |
| 27 | Thus , the final decision on segmentation and labelling is made as a result of recognition at a higher level . |
| 28 | Now imagine a source of light at a constant distance from us , such as a star , emitting waves of light at a constant frequency . |
| 29 | Now imagine a source of light at a constant distance from us , such as a star , emitting waves of light at a constant frequency . |
| 30 | In RFS a parallel beam of light at a single frequency ( or energy ) from a tunable laser is directed at the atoms . |