Example sentences of "[subord] [det] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a reasonable assumption — though little more than an assumption that ads in the categories at the lower end of the scale as it appears on the page will be more closely studied , and more thoroughly and consciously used by purchasers , than those at the upper end of the scale . |
| 2 | The advantages of a centralized policy are the speed and scale of reform it allows ; the disadvantages , particularly in a complex arena like education , are the resistance and disaffection it may generate , and the inevitability that the practice which emerges will be rather different from that intended because those at the receiving end may have insufficient understanding or commitment to secure its implementation . |
| 3 | Since those at the front shout loudly , you wo n't necessarily know that those at the back ca n't . |
| 4 | Between 1979 and 1989 those at the highest decile ( ie those earning more than 90 per cent and less than 10 per cent of the population ) increased their real income by 36.6 per cent whereas those at the lowest decile ( ie those earning more than 10 per cent and less than 90 per cent of the population ) who increased their real income by only 5.7 per cent . |
| 5 | The centre and one end pair were fixed wheels , while those at the other end were radial . |