Example sentences of "at least the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prisoners welfare group Nacro , says every prisoner leaving jail should be given at least the basics to make a fresh start . |
| 2 | At least the accountants were happy , as for the first time in England match receipts passed the £l million mark . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , at least the newspapers ca n't get it now . ’ |
| 4 | They try to make the weather absorbing , or at least the programmes , by turning the presenters into characters , with jokes and fancy dress . |
| 5 | Ideas of identity and insider integrity in the late 1980s are sustained by the same symbols of status and denigration which have existed since at least the mid-1950s . |
| 6 | The important point about statistical methods however is that at least the ones mentioned above really do require only minimal arithmetical ability . |
| 7 | Do not be misled by assurances from dealers that all oriental rugs or at least the ones they are selling , will automatically increase in value ; this simply is not true . |
| 8 | Heroines , at least the ones he saw on television or in the cinema , were not supposed to look like this . |
| 9 | ‘ The Shiah , for example , or at least the ones in Iran , believe that the Twelfth Imam — who disappeared in mysterious circumstances over a thousand years ago — is going to come back with a huge army and take over the world . ’ |
| 10 | That 's one thing , at least the Provies give us credit for doing this job . |
| 11 | At least the knights had not been party to the massacre ; they had achieved their task and now looked for suitable reward . |
| 12 | At least the Americans should be pleased with Japan 's new budget . |
| 13 | At least the claims made by the main parties that they have ‘ gone green ’ have proven to be totally false . |
| 14 | At least the Turks should be able to , erm , ‘ cope ’ hehehehe . |
| 15 | It is a formulation of the objectives of an assessment scheme , classifying what is to be assessed and possibly how the assessment is to be carried out — or at least the constraints within which choices of assessment method is permitted . |
| 16 | At least the powers are there in the statute and have been used in some cases . |
| 17 | At least the scientists can agree about the age of his body and others can draw on the evidence to imagine how he lived . |
| 18 | But to see what limitations this brings , we absolutely need to have a more lively sense of its differences from at least the groups which neighbour it . |
| 19 | From this point of view at least the actions of the young do not need to be romanticised . |
| 20 | B : There 's a yellow VW outside Sue 's house Here B 's contribution , taken literally , fails to answer A's question , and thus seems to violate at least the maxims of Quantity and Relevance . |
| 21 | True , there were no Sex Pistols here , not even a Housemartins if the truth be known , but at least the papers were beginning to take on board a youth culture . |
| 22 | The G M B and the trade union generally need to have at least the resources the management have . |
| 23 | Seagal used to be a martial arts expert , so at least the stunts are worth watching , even if the principals are n't ( Seagal looks like Chuck Norris on Mogadon and LeBrock really should n't be wearing such a tight skirt ) . |
| 24 | At least the wines tasted very curious to my inexpert palate . |
| 25 | John , general secretary , replying on behalf of the C E C. Well we used to think whatever else was gon na change , at least the pensions were secure but as this bate debate shows not any more . |
| 26 | They did not happen that often — at least the meals happened , but not often with such unanimity of good humour . |
| 27 | Many severely handicapped children do die at an early age through natural causes , but at least the parents can feel that they did everything they could for the child when it was alive . |
| 28 | But at least the conditions made clear the hazards for shipping approaching this coast , the innumerable rocks and reefs and skerries over which the rollers spouted and boiled , many just below the surface , and the greater danger therefore . |
| 29 | Though she could never let him know it , he already possessed her heart ; if she were to give herself to him body and soul , at least the memories would be rich and ultimately fulfilling . |
| 30 | In 1970 , Labour identification was not necessarily tied to support for the party 's ‘ traditional ’ concerns , or at least the concerns of the left-wing : only 39 per cent of Labour identifiers were in favour of nationalising more industries ; only 40 per cent did not believe that trade unions had too much power ; and although 60 per cent were in favour of spending more on social services this represented a marked decline from the 89 per cent recorded in 1964 ( Crewe et al . , |