Example sentences of "be [vb pp] at [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally there may be a role for either haemodialysis or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , and cadaveric renal transplantation must not be forgotten , although assessment for such treatment can only be undertaken at a few specialist centres . |
| 2 | We were privileged to be received at the fine new Council Offices in Stornoway . |
| 3 | So long as that situation continues , the British meat and livestock industry will be placed at a severe competitive disadvantage . |
| 4 | These boundaries are also obtained from reference space excursions and can thus cause uncertainty in the spatial relationships which need to be checked at a lower local level . |
| 5 | But a plan to bring ‘ political awareness ’ into data processing — which will be developed at the next major IBI conference in Havana next year — is creating controversy . |
| 6 | The agents , who were sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment for sinking the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior and killing one of its crew in Auckland harbour in 1985 , were released into French custody in return for $7,000,000 in compensation and a guarantee that they would be confined at the French military base on Hao atoll for three years . |
| 7 | In , if the skills of MAS are likely to be required by the client in the later stages of the acquisition process , MAS should be included at the earliest possible opportunity ( if not already the main client contact ) . |
| 8 | Errors which occur in the main archive of dictionary text , through any circumstance , will be repaired at the earliest convenient time without displacing lexicographer activities . |
| 9 | Sun Microsystems Inc is to invest a further £12m in its European manufacturing site at Linlithglow , Scotland : its Sparcstation 10 workstation is to be built at a new 70,000 square foot building , including , for the first time , the printed circuit boards ; up to 100 new jobs are expected to be created at the 350-strong operation . |
| 10 | A further three were to be built at the old carding mill at a gross rental of £10 per annum . |
| 11 | He suggested that a start to answering these questions should be made at a 35-nation European summit , under the auspices of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe , which the Soviet Union has suggested be brought forward towards the end of next year . |
| 12 | However , if it is found that the problem is unrelated to LIFESPAN , then a charge will be made at the current commercial rates for the labour and expenses incurred . |
| 13 | The plenum , which was described as " stormy " , decided that a formal CPSU stance on the question of CPL independence would be adopted at the next central committee plenum ( scheduled for late January but subsequently deferred until February ) , to be based on assessments made as a result of Gorbachev 's visit to Lithuania . |
| 14 | Some of the effects of this can be seen at the Slovene technical museum housed in the old monastery buildings at Bistra , on the edge of the Ljubljansko Barje ( Ljubljana Heath ) . |
| 15 | In December 1924 a press release stated that Her Majesty the Queen had graciously given permission for the house to be exhibited at the ninth Ideal Home Exhibition to be held by the Daily Mail at Olympia the following March . |
| 16 | Now the treasures of this most acquisitive of monarchs — portraits , armour , jewellery and so on — will be exhibited at the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich from May to September as part of the anniversary celebrations . |
| 17 | Clearly , the British people do not want a return to the failed interventionist , socialist policies of the 1960s and 1970s — and that is another reason why Labour will be defeated at the next general election . |
| 18 | The findings of the two men will be presented at the Royal Astronomical Society meeting at Leicester University this week . |
| 19 | Currently working on a booklet of poems and drawings , Jan is also working on ‘ Common Senses ’ an installation to be shown at a large visual arts festival to be held during spring 1993 at Tullie House , Carlisle . |
| 20 | The Queen also gave permission for the house to be shown at the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition . |
| 21 | Such details should be supplied at the earliest possible opportunity when the booking is being made , and if arrangements have been made in advance ( either by letter or by telephone ) , they should be confirmed in writing at the point of reception . |
| 22 | Such cars should be supplied at the same basic price as charged for the dealer 's regular supplies . |
| 23 | They say the centre , to be based at a former young offenders institution , will treat refugees as criminals . |
| 24 | The NRA Southern Region is now looking for Technical Assistants and Trainee Scientists to be based at the new analytical laboratory at Waterlooville in Hampshire which will be the main centre for chemical , biological and microbiological analysis of effluent and surface water samples collected throughout the Region . |
| 25 | ( b ) Gang members will be employed at a fixed hourly , daily or weekly rate , whether direct or sub-contract , and the gang leader retains the balance as his own income . |
| 26 | Footnote : The annual Cliff Richard Pro Celebrity Tennis event , which has in the past enticed such unlikely names as onto court to raise funds for the Tennis Development Trust , will this year be played at the National Indoor Arena , in Birmingham , in December . |
| 27 | Touche Ross & Co have expressed their willingness to continue in office and a resolution to reappoint them will be prosposed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting . |
| 28 | If we take Cournot 's time-honoured example of the mineral water duopoly , with the exception that we suppose developing a spring involves a fixed cost F , after which all the water desired can be extracted at a constant marginal cost ( of c , possibly zero ) , then we have a natural monopoly in the sense that average cost is continually declining . |
| 29 | UP to 40 jobs look set to be axed at the cash-strapped Tory Central Office . |
| 30 | We are just as determined that people in Northern Ireland should benefit from the Government 's reforms , including fund-holding practices , and therefore they will be introduced at the earliest possible date . |