Example sentences of "[noun pl] and at the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | Selling a house even provides an opportunity to practise survey techniques and at the same time improve the chances of selling quickly . |
| 32 | But apart from that he , he was a , he was er humorous too by nature and er he was , he was quite free in as much as if you made an approach to him , and he understood that you were n't there just for fun , he would set up a meeting and discuss it with you , er and go into details and at the same time , give you an answer at the earliest possible moment . |
| 33 | It would give the American parent group a chance to examine his potential at close quarters and at the same time he would be able to undergo some training to prepare him for the more elevated positions he was destined to occupy in future . |
| 34 | Our early thinking , at the moment , is that we should seek ways , but without major upheaval , to bring HNCs and HNDs under the ‘ general SVQ umbrella ’ because this would give those advanced awards a rightful place in the framework of Scottish Vocational Qualifications and at the same time simplify and clarify progression routes from introductory through to advanced qualifications and beyond . |
| 35 | So , in effect , we turn adversity to profit : we parade our infirmities and at the same time make quite sure that someone else suffers also . |
| 36 | As the final building in a line of four-storey semi-detached villas , it compliments its neighbours and at the same time relates approximately in both function and scale to neighbouring buildings in a mews at the rear . |
| 37 | She longed to fall into his arms and at the same time to run away . |
| 38 | Until the start of the civil war , in the summer of 1918 , there was a relative lull in the social conflicts during which the Bolsheviks shared power with the Left Social-Revolutionaries and at the same time attempted to obtain the collaboration of some sections of the bourgeoisie and industrial managers in their efforts to revive industry . |
| 39 | They served to mark conspicuous waste in the form of offerings and sacrifices and at the same time as objects of conspicuous consumption on the part of individuals highly placed in social hierarchies . |
| 40 | Delivery of components to particular plant sections must be smooth enough to prevent delays and at the same time reduce stocks of surplus materials . |
| 41 | Domestic monetary authorities had to hold dollar reserves to support their exchange rates in foreign exchange markets and at the same time currencies were officially convertible into gold via the dollar . |
| 42 | Here they grow tomatoes and lettuce to provide valuable nutrients and at the same time they 're learning to grow vegetables in a way their parents did n't know how . |
| 43 | They clear the lawn of slugs and at the same time delight us with their presence . |
| 44 | Thus , for example , the prison service may wish to pursue the twin goals of the punishment of offenders and at the same time their rehabilitation . |
| 45 | So the project will have the double benefit of clearing the rivers and at the same time creating a saleable product . |
| 46 | Clearly no one person could get round five parishes , control five PCCs , prop up the fabric of five buildings , look to a couple of church school governing bodies , visit , bury and comfort the sick , dead and bereaved , let alone baptise , prepare for confirmation and marry five sets of parishioners and at the same time keep up a life of prayer . |
| 47 | The telex message is just that — a message , which advises details of the accounting procedures necessary to change bank deposit records and at the same time gives the authorisation to make the changes . |
| 48 | He said : ‘ I went to the island of Kos with some mates and at the same time as I was being ill some of my mates were having headaches and feeling ill . |
| 49 | Through the use of school self-evaluation with pupil involvement , school communities could take more responsibility for maintenance and cleaning of school premises and at the same time improve pupil attitudes through raising awareness of social and environmental issues . |
| 50 | We actually need to be out in the community working with people who are dependent upon those services and at the same time we 've got to recognize that our nationally agreed terms and conditions are under serious threat . |
| 51 | It became increasingly difficult to pay insurance and assistance benefits and at the same time keep them below the level of wages . |
| 52 | This is the so-called ‘ poverty-trap ’ of the lower paid : a small increase in earning takes them over a threshold , whereby they may lose certain welfare benefits and at the same time have to pay a disproportionately large increase in tax on their original income . |
| 53 | Estimators often work against considerable time pressures and look for ways to win jobs and at the same time make a profit . |