Example sentences of "be [vb pp] at an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is important that assessment methodologies which will provide valid and reliable results are developed at an early stage .
2 Might this be solely because its mystery and complexity are recognized at an instinctive level ?
3 Speech patterns are formed at an early age and are firmly established — part of our way of life , an almost subconscious activity , rather in the same way as chewing or walking .
4 Jilly Fox had been educated at an expensive boarding-school .
5 This means that the extra payments received for overtime beyond the scheduled week are earned at an earlier stage in large firms .
6 So many good young dogs have been ruined at an early age by incompetent trainers .
7 Mr Saunders goes on to admit that broadcasters are not entirely blameless in this respect : ‘ More should no doubt have been done at an earlier stage in development of RDS to give the receiver manufacturing industry some guidelines setting out the minimum levels of RDS performance that should be achieved ’ .
8 The case for re-thinking what we mean by practice and its relation with theory has been made at an abstract level by writers who draw on the two very different philosophical traditions which contest the dichotomy , Marxism with its concept of praxis , and the American pragmatists who direct our attention to the consequences of our actions .
9 The holder of the share or bond receives a stream of ( expected ) payments that are discounted at an appropriate rate over the remaining life of the security .
10 Expectations are set at an early stage : that the therapist can only offer education and advice , and the client is responsible for assimilating and applying this information .
11 This inspection should then be repeated every ten years so that remedial treatment can be undertaken at an early stage if rotting is detected .
12 11.4 In cases of severe disturbance or potential violence , consideration must be given at an early stage to involving the police .
13 Most Third World states would prefer these to be formulated at an international conference with the blessing of the United Nations .
14 Public law cases may be transferred up , down and across the court system where this will avoid delay , facilitate consolidation or allow the case to be heard at an appropriate level .
15 If high grade dysplasia or arcinoma is detected the patient can be treated at an early stage .
16 These fundamental initial considerations or ‘ building blocks ’ ( developed by Roy Nicholson ) are applicable to all valuation engagements and enable a skeleton of the valuation to be developed at an early stage :
17 Obviously all age-groups are arbitrary ; the point being made here is that the actual divisions used should be chosen for their usefulness in classifying people for the purposes of the research being undertaken , and this decision should be considered at an early stage .
18 If the matter really can not be resolved at an informal level , then it should be formally communicated in writing to the person in charge of the activity .
19 In order to avoid this obviously ridiculous result , the German scientist Max Planck suggested in 1900 that light , X rays , and other waves could not be emitted at an arbitrary rate , but only in certain packets that he called quanta .
20 The question of whether the proposed disposal is in the best interests of the client and when the business should best be sold should be addressed at an early stage .
21 Adjustment can then be made at an early stage before it is too late .
22 Vologsky had constantly reassured himself that the repeated refusals were simply because his applications happened to be made at an inopportune moment .
23 Development and consultation time has been short , and there are a number of features which will require close scrutiny during the early stages of piloting , so that adjustments can be made at an appropriate time .
24 Challenges on this ground can be made at an earlier stage in the reference by a construction summons , which is a procedure by which a party who disputes the meaning of a document can apply to the court for a ruling .
25 After this ‘ completion period ’ ( of four years from the granting of outline planning permission or three years in the case of full planning permission ) , the charge was to be imposed at an annual rate of 30 per cent of the capital value of the land .
26 It must be shared , and its final use must be decided at an early planning stage .
27 However , because of the limited scope of the Act , the east front of the India Office would only be seen at an oblique angle from the narrow King Street , and it would not have the space in front of it , as originally proposed .
28 The spur cable can be connected at an existing socket outlet , or directly to the circuit cable using a 30amp junction box .
29 If those authorities were negligent or in any way in breach of duty , it is important that that fact should be uncovered at an early stage .
30 They should be instructed at an early stage , and informed promptly of developments .
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