Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [is] [vb pp] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | . Spanish wool is manufactured at this works and prepared for the weaver of broadcloth and Kerseymere ’ . |
| 2 | For small switching angles a high torque is developed at low speeds , so the system accelerates rapidly from rest , but the maximum speed is restricted . |
| 3 | On an international basis , the British rate is calculated at 10.2 per cent which is above the averages for the ‘ Major 7 ’ economies , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , and the European Community . |
| 4 | The case for immediate shelf representation in a public library is made at some length by Ranganathan , in his fourth library law — ‘ save the time of the reader ’ . |
| 5 | High gain is achieved at low frequencies through incorporation of several differential stages of amplification . |
| 6 | A specific exercise is aimed at specific |
| 7 | Strong management is required at two levels — management of the practice and management of each project . |
| 8 | A paranoid reproach is aimed at all females by an Amis-like figure , who then reproaches himself , or is reproached by some other Amis agent detectable in the novel . |
| 9 | The following entry is taken at random , but illustrates this well . |
| 10 | However , the total annual fee is capped at 1.5 per cent |
| 11 | Individual attention is promised at this small hotel delightfully situated overlooking one of Amsterdam 's main canals — The Singelgracht . |
| 12 | This need not matter but the following advice is aimed at those for whom it is an inconvenience . |
| 13 | Part-time employment is assumed at all times to involve a 10 per cent pay penalty reflecting the ‘ crummy job effect ’ on the pay of those with current domestic constraints . |
| 14 | However , a shift in the type of sediment from weathered to unweathered material is noted at this level . |
| 15 | Off shallow coasts , 90 per cent of white light is absorbed at 10 metres ( 33 feet ) depth , and only one per cent of white light penetrates below 40 metres ( 130 feet ) . |
| 16 | The examples all have the same structure : a well-defined quantity is recorded at successive equally-spaced time points over a specific period . |
| 17 | Deferred taxation is provided at current rates on timing differences which are anticipated to increase taxation liabilities in the future . |
| 18 | Senile dementia is estimated at 100 to 200 per thousand individuals aged 70 years or older . |
| 19 | Although oceanic crust is consumed at destructive plate margins at very nearly the same rate at which it is created at constructive plate margins , a small proportion of mantle material — perhaps only a few per cent — is involved in the generation of andesite magmas at destructive plate margins , and contributes to the volcanic rocks erupted at the surface . |
| 20 | Invariably , the own-brand range is offered at lower prices than the competing brands . |
| 21 | Inert electrodes are immersed in the solution under test and the change in electrical conductivity is measured at suitable time intervals . |
| 22 | Will he take this opportunity to confirm that sufficient resources will be made available to ensure that full establishment is maintained at each of those locations for men and resources , for training and administration ? |
| 23 | Ward teaching commitments must be honoured , and this can not be done if the clinical teacher is asked at short notice to participate in classroom teaching . |
| 24 | The small circular bow is for suspension from a chain while the narrow square-sectioned shank is notched at each end and has a large incised ‘ X ’ on one side . |
| 25 | Difficulties will emerge later unless considerable thought is given at this stage to the appropriate range of skills required and the consequent problems of interdisciplinary communication . |
| 26 | This conception arises out of a ‘ distinct but recurring type of historical situation in which a fundamental challenge is directed at established institutions and in which the supporters of those institutions employ conservative ideology in their defense ’ . |
| 27 | The only fault which can be levelled at this production is its brevity in comparison with its cinema counterpart Shirley 's Greek idyll is compressed at break-neck speed into a second half which lasts less than 45 minutes . |
| 28 | If any descriptive word is used at all , it is usually " valuer " , and the procedure is called a " valuation " or an " appraisement " , and not " expert determination " or a " reference to an expert " . |
| 29 | He expresses the view that strikes will be fewer in number where collective bargaining is conducted at higher levels and more numerous where there is plant bargaining , largely because , in the latter case , since all workers within an industry or region need not be brought out , strikes can be called at much less cost to the membership as a whole . |
| 30 | No systematic attempt is made at this point to resolve the many doubts about the details of Hocazade 's career , particularly the dates of his various appointments , since his career impinges on those of a number of Muftis and the conflicts are more appropriately discussed in detail where they arise in these contexts . |