Example sentences of "at [art] [adj -est] level " in BNC.

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1 Weekend talk of policy rifts at the highest level and of impending recession , and a perception that the Government is most reluctant to raise interest rates again , caused sterling to collapse to its lowest against the Deutschemark since the celebrated events of March last year .
2 After all , if you can borrow ( or exchange your existing UK mortgage where you are paying rates at the highest level in real terms for over a century ) for a Swiss franc mortgage at around 9.5 per cent , a mark mortgage at just under 10 per cent , an Ecu mortgage ( Ecu is the European currency unit which is made up of a ‘ basket ’ of 10 currencies including sterling ) at about 10 per cent or a Japanese yen mortgage at just under 8 per cent , why not do so ?
3 Players certainly gained in terms of rising wages , advertising , and other sources of income , but at the highest level they often found there were new stresses to cope with as they were ‘ declassed ’ and lost touch with their old communities .
4 Mr Coetsee said a warrant would also be issued for the arrest of Captain Dirk Coetzee , the former head of a police murder squad who confirmed and amplified Nofomela 's disclosures , claiming that the killings had been approved at the highest level .
5 Sole is one of those rare front-row forwards whose remarkable range of skills not only makes him a complete footballer but also brings fresh possibilities to the way the game can be played at the highest level .
6 The former eco-terrorists , feared for their readiness to ambush government whenever it marched into the green province , had suddenly become people worth informing and consulting at the highest level .
7 There were no sudden changes in direction even though employers and government began to modify their attitudes towards trade unions in such a way as to encourage negotiations at the highest level .
8 Denis Evans , secretary of the WRU , said : ‘ Both men have demonstrated their great commitment to Wales over the last nine months and have shown they have the talent and organisational ability to help generate success for the Welsh team at the highest level . ’
9 They feel the need to inject young and hungry talent into the bank 's deliberations at the highest level .
10 Others have survived similar heart complaints and are still working , both in the First Division and at the highest level on the Continent .
11 There have been one or two double-handers but not at the highest level .
12 We have an Academic Advisory Group , chaired by Lord Lewis , which has given us access to professional expertise at the highest level .
13 She will ensure that women 's voices are heard at the highest level .
14 Since her day , Henley has followed with an unbroken County involvement at the highest level .
15 Peron was a political patron at the highest level , who offered his workers definite improvements in return for their support on which he depended .
16 For five hours I had thought about and written about Machu Picchu at the highest level of my consciousness .
17 One of his offspring , Jagen Dreaming Blue , was a key member of the Southern Obedience Team , a great achievement in itself , but when the team went on to win the team event at Crufts Dog Show , it was patently clear that the show dogs of today , given a chance , can still perform in the obedience arena at the highest level .
18 These books speak of betrayal — of betrayal of the ideals of a public library system , of the system of higher education and the education of our teachers , and , at the highest level , of gifts and endowments and the historical integrity of collections that were at the heart of the country 's literary culture .
19 The applicant John Cox was involved at the highest level in both CND and the Communist Party of Great Britain , both in the period of Communist domination ’ and in the late 1970s when CND was growing .
20 Lord Wilson 's account in 1985 of the decay of what was intended to mark a sea-change in the process and outcome of economic policy-making at the highest level is best read slowly and without comment — except , perhaps , to note that , in reforming terms , an almost ideal apprenticeship for a Prime Minister is no guarantee that he will deliver the goods :
21 It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed .
22 To produce highly trained people with scientific knowledge and technical expertise at the highest level , not just within the science base , but throughout the economy .
23 At the highest level of society there were the names given to the great tenants-in-chief who held their estates directly of the Conqueror , and it must be remembered that if these magnates were already powerful in their own country they may even have brought locative bynames with them , as was the case of William de Moyon already mentioned .
24 Sometimes , presumably in order to try to influence the climate , there was even a little skirmishing at the highest level , about the timing of various publications .
25 The approach used by Sheffield was particularly helpful , in that it established credibility for partnership at the highest level , with a supportive framework for development .
26 ‘ The decision to meet Sakharov 's demand and save his life was taken at the highest level , evidently at a meeting of the politbureau .
27 It would be helpful to state this clearly at the highest level and work out a strategy to match the vision .
28 At the highest level the soils are skeletal .
29 All this criticism at the highest level .
30 ‘ Look at the players who have come through and learned to compete at the highest level ’ , the captain said before citing Wright , Carl Hogg and the 20-year-old Kenny Logan , all new caps .
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