Example sentences of "at the [adj] time [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European Community ( EC ) , for example , actually came into existence largely through an acute perception of French national interests by Jean Monnet , who was mainly responsible for creating the European Coal and Steel Community — the precursor of the Common Market — as a means of protecting French industry and especially French steel makers from their more efficient German competitors ; and it is widely recognized at the present time that national interests continue to play a major part in the debates and decisions of the Community . |
| 2 | In May 1947 the Joint Chiefs , while acknowledging that planning had to remain flexible , observed that " it appears at the present time that initial establishment of Allied forces in the Middle East is the most promising course of action " . |
| 3 | At the same time that personal computer technology is moving to centre stage for corporate applications , ‘ it is moving down into what you might call the intelligent television , where you can select any type of movie to see , or shop , or interact with information , ’ Gates said . |
| 4 | For awareness of Mystery brings a paradox : at the same time that religious people claim to have knowledge of this Mystery they become more deeply aware that it is infinitely beyond any understanding . |
| 5 | On June 6 he told delegates at a seminar on promoting private investment that multipartyism would be established " in the near future " , warning at the same time that current conditions , notably the illiteracy rate of over 70 per cent , were " not adequate to meet the challenge of multipartyism " . |
| 6 | In all patients and healthy controls , a 5 ml venous blood sample for plasma fatty acid measurement was drawn after a 14 hour overnight fast at the same time that full clinical assessment was performed . |
| 7 | However , if all members of a group went swimming at the same time and left valuables unattended , that would be an unnecessary risk where no real precautions had been taken and would be a breach of the duty of care . |
| 8 | We have just noted how local politics in Britain has recently become more diversified , but , as Chapter 4 pointed out , this has happened at the same time as political power has become increasingly centralized . |
| 9 | Between 1980 and 1985 interest payments by third world countries more than doubled from 9 to 20 per cent. , at the same time as average prices for their commodities fell by an average of more than 25 per cent . |
| 10 | This is in spite of an impressive set of measures , associated with the Integrated Rural Development Programme , to reduce poverty at the same time as encouraging economic development . |
| 11 | When the time comes for expansion , new houses can be added either to work alongside present flocks , i.e. added at the same time as existing houses , or slotted in-between , to give a more even flow . |
| 12 | The news came at the same time as Personal Computer World 's first annual awards — where the judges voted our 486-based PC the Best Power-User System ( see page 7 ) . |
| 13 | In the parts of the Caribbean under consideration , at the same time as Standard English is used in the official and public domains , a local creole language is the language of everyday interaction for the majority of the population . |
| 14 | Using a small amount of bleach to clean lavatories probably wo n't do any harm , but avoid using it at the same time as other materials ; dangerous chlorine could be released . |
| 15 | The time-honoured foam filter is a good beginner 's choice , and an excellent back-up to other systems , especially as it can be matured ( build-up a working population of bacteria ) in the tank at the same time as other systems — then moved into action at the required time should a back-up or quarantine tank become necessary . |
| 16 | Furthermore , loss of a spouse may occur at the same time as other bereavements . |
| 17 | Often the hypertext system is running at the same time as other systems , exchanging documents dynamically with them . |
| 18 | We have exactly the same option to join a single currency at the same time as other member states if we wish . |
| 19 | Departments will have to place a monetary value on any destruction of the environment that may result from government policies , meaning that environmental impact will be assessed at the same time as other benefits and costs . |
| 20 | At the same time as working class women were offered a measure of protection , more emphasis was placed on their responsibilities at home . |
| 21 | Therapy is commenced as early as possible , based on arterial oxygen levels and preferably at the same time as anti-PCP drug therapy . |
| 22 | Like the quatrain poems it is funny at the same time as serious . |
| 23 | He left Allied Dunbar last October , at the same time as chief executive Mike Wilson , 47 , a 20-year cohort who was viewed as his successor , and sales director Keith Carby . |
| 24 | It may have formed at the same time as Coed y Brenin . |
| 25 | At the same time as new signs are being made , the hotel name could be changed . |
| 26 | The government would have more to spend , at the same time as real output would have risen offsetting unemployment . |
| 27 | Perianal warts are frequently found at the same time as genital warts and there need be no assumption that anal intercourse has taken place , although it will have done so in some 50 per cent of cases . |
| 28 | 3 As political science developed in the fifties , leading British political scientists came to display a keen sensitivity to intellectual developments in America at the same time as American political scientists were eager to come over to study British politics . |
| 29 | The emergence of a set of strategies which encompass the whole institution can be developed at the same time as local links and local issues are given some priority . |
| 30 | Elizabeth Maginnis , the convener , said the timetable for change — starting at the start of next school year and to cover all schools by April 1996 — was unrealistic at the same time as local government was being reformed . |