Example sentences of "at least [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said , ‘ I 'm so afraid that the motor areas are taking over ; but at least reflex actions are true to oneself , which is more than I can say for blind hatred . ’ |
| 2 | The mujaheddin marked the 10th anniversary of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan on Dec. 27 in similar fashion by launching at least 52 rockets into Kabul killing dozens of people according to a government spokesperson . |
| 3 | At least 52 people were killed and 190 wounded on Jan. 31 . |
| 4 | At least 52 millionaires will be created each year by the £1-a-go National Lottery unveiled yesterday . |
| 5 | Nearly 40 per cent of the unemployed had been claiming benefit for at least 52 weeks in mid 1989 , although ‘ turnover ’ among shorter duration claimants was by then fairly rapid . |
| 6 | North-west of this , another large building examined in 1924–5 extended over at least 52 m ( 170 ft ) at an oblique angle to the prevailing internal morphology . |
| 7 | The fault element is fairly substantial , since the Lawrence definition refers to an obvious and serious risk of at least substantial damage to property : there will be few cases where only such damage , and no risk to personal safety , is involved ; moreover , as argued above , a major reason for having rules of the road which all drivers should know is to reduce the risk of injuries and deaths resulting . |
| 8 | Additions to a file set up by loading in access frequency order will have a disproportionate effect on file access time ; this is because they will be of at least average activity and often more , as new records tend to be very active , but are loaded into a densely packed file . |
| 9 | The child is of at least average intelligence . |
| 10 | Although the Scottish Office would not say how far supplies exceeded MACs for lead , at least 17 schemes were in progress to reduce lead in water that would not be completed until as late as 1992 . |
| 11 | The Nov. 5 assassination in New York of the extremist Jewish leader Meir Kahane [ see p. 37872 ] intensified tension and fuelled the spiralling violence in Israel and the occupied territories in November , sparked off by the Oct. 8 shooting of at least 17 Arabs at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem . |
| 12 | A rally called for Oct. 11 by the Moslem Brotherhood and Hamas to mark the first anniversary of the killing of at least 17 Arabs at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem [ see p. 37873 ] was also banned . ) |
| 13 | Saatchi has made no secret of his admiration for the work of the German painter Sigmar Polke , yet he has sold at least 17 works by the artist in his collection , including what many regard as Polke 's finest work , Paganini ; according to three separate sources of information , Saatchi has only one Polke left in his collection . |
| 14 | At least 17 bombs exploded in Manila , the capital , in the last two weeks of August in what appeared to be a concerted destabilization campaign by dissident right-wing elements within the military . |
| 15 | At least 17 women compositors emigrated permanently ( 12 ) or temporarily ( 5 ) in the years immediately preceding or following the Great War . |
| 16 | Today , at least 17 journalists are in African prisons , and 48 have been killed between 1969 and 1990 . |
| 17 | They were said to have been forcibly dressed in the prison uniform and held for at least 17 days with their arms chained to the cell bars to prevent them from removing the uniform . |
| 18 | The commission calculates that all authorities will need at least 17 inspectors to cover the national curriculum as well as major areas of education such as primary , secondary and special needs . |
| 19 | The Peruvian headquarters of IBM Corp were severely damaged and at least 17 people were injured after urban guerrillas of the Maoist Shining Path terrorist organisation detonated a powerful car bomb in front of the computer company 's offices in southeast Lima . |
| 20 | At least 17 people were killed and 15 injured when a home-made bomb exploded on a bus 20 km from the Azerbaijani city of Gendzhe ( formerly Kirovabad ) on Aug. 10 . |
| 21 | Prime Minister Joseph Kokou Koffigoh was seized by rebel soldiers on Dec. 3 after an attack on his residence in which at least 17 people were killed . |
| 22 | On Dec. 30 a large car bomb exploded in the busy Basta quarter of west Beirut , killing at least 17 people and wounding over 100 others , mostly women and children . |
| 23 | Thus , by the end of the decade , the number of institutions in the public sector concerned with teacher training was substantially reduced , at least fourteen colleges had closed altogether , over sixty had merged with polytechnics and other further education institutions , a few had joined universities , and even those that remained ‘ free-standing ’ , that is untouched by institutional reorganization , found themselves offering a diversified range of courses including teacher training , thereby fundamentally altering their academic role . |
| 24 | Of course when he was living with Beatrice — and he painted her at least fourteen times — he could resume his sittings more or less at will . |
| 25 | Your supply will not be cut off for at least fourteen days ( 21 in the case of gas ) to give the council time to help . |
| 26 | Sister said , ‘ So Mr Remington-Hart wo n't touch him for at least fourteen days ? ’ |
| 27 | A petition can not be heard until at least fourteen days have elapsed since the petition was served on the debtor and the supervisor of a voluntary arrangement ( r 6.18(1) ) unless it appears that the debtor has absconded or the court thinks it a proper case for an expedited hearing , or the debtor consents ( r 6.18(2) ) . |
| 28 | The report must be sent to the bankrupt at least fourteen days before the hearing and , if the trustee is other than the official receiver , then the official receiver must also be sent a copy of the report , and he may file an additional report which must be sent to the bankrupt at least seven days before the hearing ( r 6.207(4) and ( 5 ) ) . |
| 29 | Normally an application must be served at least fourteen days before the hearing of it , though the court has power to extend or abridge time under s 376 , and under r 7.4(6) the court may hear an application immediately , with or without the attendance of the other party , or authorise a shorter period of service . |
| 30 | Affidavits should be filed by the applicant at least fourteen days before the hearing at which they are to be used so that the respondent can file his affidavit not later than seven days before the hearing ( r 7.8 ) . |