Example sentences of "at the [adj] time [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no need for any concern at the present time but the problems have got to be addressed because they wo n't go away . |
| 2 | It is generally accepted that in order to watch over an executive , the system of supervision has to be constructed in parallel so that information about the salient issues is extracted at the right time and the process of scrutiny is based on this information and takes place when the decision is still open . |
| 3 | If the incident reflects badly on the operating practices of pilots , engineers or airlines — for instance , if a dangerous situation arises because the pilots failed to use their check list at the appropriate time or a supervisory engineer fails to double check the work of a mechanic on an important component such as a primary unit in the flying controls — it is unlikely that the matter is going to be reported voluntarily in view of the inevitable consequences of disciplinary action on the part of management or at the very least a ‘ black mark ’ against the offender which will be likely to prejudice his career . |
| 4 | This involved the production of large numbers of documents , many , if not all , of which were located in Germany ; the taking of depositions from representatives of the corporation , to be carried out in a designated office in Germany ; and interrogatories seeking information as the corporation 's organisation at the relevant time and the identity of employees engaged in work relevant to the ( products liability ) issue in the litigation . |
| 5 | Poor seed-beds , dry conditions and spraying at the wrong time or the wrong rate could all explain the appearance of the yield-sapping weed . |
| 6 | It depends if you 're in the right place at the wrong time or the wrong place at the right time . |
| 7 | The young baby in the carry-cot described by the IRA as an accident of war , the young nun serving the community described by the IRA as being in the wrong place at the wrong time and a fireman trying to put out a blaze described by the IRA as helping the British war machine — we did not expect to reach the stage where the IRA would break every precept of human compassion and morality by bombing a hospital . |
| 8 | yes cos you always right , you remind me at the wrong time and the wrong thing |
| 9 | With regard to the War Department , I quite agree with Panmure , that the best course will be to lodge that Department in an unpretending but suitable manner in Pall Mall , and to carry that arrangement into effect at the same time that a Foreign and Colonial Office are building in Downing and Fludyer Street . |
| 10 | Innumerable electrical scintillations played through the chaos of vapours , and at the same time that the ears were deafened by a frightful fracas . |
| 11 | ‘ What this guy will do is get a demoralized sales organisation revitalised , hopefully at the same time that the company 's Alpha technology begins to roll out in volume , ’ said John Jones , analyst at Salomon Brothers . |
| 12 | ‘ Have you found the number ? ’ he bawled to the child in the middle of a difficult run , thinking at the same time that the business of Henry 's going to the analyst for him was actually doing the opposite of freeing his friend . |
| 13 | We would therefore encourage the use of the described radiation protection devices , whilst pointing out at the same time that the usual high standards for prevention of ingestion , inhalation or skin absorption of radioactive compounds should still , of course , be maintained . |
| 14 | Again he felt himself thinking brilliantly , knowing at the same time that the words he heard in his head would sound ridiculous if used in speech . |
| 15 | It was announced at the same time that the UK Prime Minister , John Major , would travel to Beijing to sign the agreement , making him the first Western head of government to visit China since the crushing of the pro-democracy movement in June 1989 . |
| 16 | In the early 1980s , at the same time that the home computer boom was at its height , the LaserVision videodisc was exciting considerable interest as a publishing medium . |
| 17 | The clock to record response time starts at the same time that the probe digit is shown on the screen . |
| 18 | An appropriate calculation or formula for the amount of contingency required at any particular time should be agreed at the same time that the initial sire of the contingency is determined . |
| 19 | We need to move , at the same time that the property market is in a substantial slump , and th are therefore offices available to us at a very very competitive price . |
| 20 | There are other models that transfer stitches and knit at the same time but the K858 has a separate lace carriage to transfer stitches and the punchcards are treated accordingly . |
| 21 | We understand the meaning of words from their context , and in ordinary life the context includes not only other words used at the same time but the whole human or social situation in which the words are used . |
| 22 | In more general terms , make can be characterized as denoting causation as direct or " concurrent " with the production of the effect — a person who makes a comment does the making and the commenting at the same time since the two processes can be identified with one another : make , in other words , evokes the actual producing of an effect . |
| 23 | In addition it would enable correspondence that deals with several aspects of Council Tax to be dealt with at the same time and a co-ordinated response to be prepared by nominated officers . |
| 24 | No student can , however , be in Stage I and Stage II at the same time and no student is allowed to proceed into Stage II unless he or she has fully satisfied Stage I requirements or with the express approval of the Examinations Committee . |
| 25 | I saw women dealing with having kids and working at the same time and the kids were happy because of the closeness with their mother . |
| 26 | This is due to so many processors running applications at the same time and the numerical methods used for rounding off figures . |
| 27 | Examples included too many groups of activities running at the same time and an emphasis on individual work which could not be sustained in sufficient depth for all the children in the class . |
| 28 | With the deradicalising of students in the Reagan years , Sarris 's criticisms seem less relevant , and the film is less dated now than those made at the same time or a little later that did reflect the Counter Culture , such as Alice 's Restaurant , The Strawberry Statement , Getting Straight and Zabriskie Point . |
| 29 | If the person claiming is not looking after the estate , the Social Fund Officer will write to the person who is , at the same time as a payment is made . |
| 30 | But when apparatchiks from Central Office , who have us acting as stewards ( ie , usherettes ) are often seen risking life and limb , SAS-style , in order to arrive at a doorway at the same time as a minister does , they are taking a serious risk with morale . |