Example sentences of "at the [adj] time [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some halted at the right time and others did n't , resulting in a bit of a rugger scrum . |
| 2 | But any doubts about Dick Tracy being the right film at the right time or reservations over whether Breathless Mahoney is the right part for the 31-year-old star are dispelled in the first ten minutes of the movie . |
| 3 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 4 | Thus , while trade unionists wished old people to be kept at a level of economic decency , they realized at the same time that pensions without a retirement condition would erode the wage structure and weaken trade union bargaining . |
| 5 | The Review Panel would have had to try to persuade the court that complying with FRED 1 failed to give a true and fair view , and it would have been presenting this argument at the same time that companies generally were being compelled to comply with FRS 3 ( a not fundamentally revised version of FRED 1 ) in order to give a true and fair view . |
| 6 | To a remarkable degree during the 1960s , geographers turned away from certain environmental problems at the same time that colleagues in neighbouring fields discovered those issues … |
| 7 | At the same time that Engels argued that primitive societies were classless , he inevitably argued that the complex and subtle theory of history which he and Marx had developed just did not apply to these societies . |
| 8 | Individual workstations in the network can be used on different tasks at the same time and users benefit from sharing centrally held programs , datafiles and storage ( memory ) facilities . |
| 9 | Not all practical methods of transfer pricing will meet these aims at the same time and compromises may have to be made . |
| 10 | I do not expect any difficulty in getting approval for the larger sum , and can do that at the same time as tenders are to hand for acceptance , but it will remain important to contain the total project cost as far as possible . |
| 11 | At the same time as reformers , investigators , and social administrators were beginning to appreciate its complexity , a new uniformed group appeared which sought to mobilize boys aged between 11 and 18 with a programme of outdoor activities and a strong sense of patriotism and moral purpose . |
| 12 | And with some new hi-tech gear , British viewers should be able to see the results at the same time as viewers in America . |
| 13 | They served to mark conspicuous waste in the form of offerings and sacrifices and at the same time as objects of conspicuous consumption on the part of individuals highly placed in social hierarchies . |
| 14 | At the same time as Egyptians were frustrated by the reservations , so the internal political arrangements proved unsatisfactory as well . |
| 15 | Signed Danish is a gestural/auditive language in which Danish is spoken at the same time as signs from the Sign Language are used for all words which have a concept , and as far as possible grammatical rules [ are used ] from sign language . |
| 16 | Where necessary , new bridges , such as the Pont Saint-Michel , were built to cross the Seine , whose quays were developed at the same time as arteries for traffic . |
| 17 | Moreover , these rules served to protect established policies and the easy access of those groups and interests advantaged by them , at the same time as groups urging change were ruled out of court by a whole series of exclusion devices . |
| 18 | The vaccine can be given at the same time as immunisations against diphtheria , whooping cough and tetanus . |
| 19 | This happened at the same time as parishes were being formed , and it seems to have resulted in the extinction of many churches , not only as private property but also as working churches . |
| 20 | Ironically , at the same time as Babes was killing himself in protest against Ceauşescu 's tyranny , the BBC ran a holiday programme detailing the pleasures of skiing around Braşov and suggesting that viewers go to Romania for a glimpse of glasnost . |
| 21 | At the same time as doubts were beginning to be felt about Britain 's economic vulnerability , the working people were increasingly organizing in trade unions to try to secure , or guarantee , their share of the progress . |
| 22 | The President is elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term , at the same time as elections are held to the National Assembly . |
| 23 | The President is elected by direct popular vote for a five-year term at the same time as elections take place to the 120-member National Assembly . |
| 24 | In Georgia , where the referendum was held at the same time as elections for local councils , voters were asked : " Do you agree that the state independence of Georgia should be restored on the basis of the independence act of May 26 , 1918 ? " |
| 25 | Repair costs for older equipment tend to increase , at the same time as costs of more powerful replacement machines are coming down . |