Example sentences of "at a [adj] [noun] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new sociology of culture can be seen as the convergence , and at a certain point the transformation , of two clear tendencies : one within general social thought and then specifically sociology ; the other within cultural history and analysis . |
| 2 | But Hans Geissbehler from its agro-division says : ‘ At a certain point the responsibility of the company ends . ’ |
| 3 | For example , through our Science across the World programme , any BP site can offer to a science class at a neighbouring school the chance to exchange data with other schools linked to BP almost anywhere in the world . |
| 4 | Although I was walking at a normal pace the impact stunned me . |
| 5 | To help cover the import bills Miles would take half the orders around the corner into Soho where at a higher price the proprietor of a dirty book shop would retail them to less artistically minded purchasers . |
| 6 | Thus , because its shares trade at a low price the company will need to issue a larger number of them to raise a given amount of capital than would otherwise be the case . |
| 7 | At a recent meeting the Local Joint Working Party considered the appropriate grades for the above posts . |
| 8 | At a general level the answer is easy ; it is because their families are unable to look after them , control them or because they cause them to be ‘ at risk ’ . |
| 9 | At a personal level the visit had obviously been a great success , but Napoleon III came away without any specific extension of the Entente and he left the British Ministers unconvinced of his desire for peace and stability in Europe . |
| 10 | He preferred to count what rugby had given him , as he remarked to his squad when the tourists handed out their thank-you presents at a private party the morning after the Second Test . |
| 11 | This means that if , for example , the cooking cycle is programmed for two-and-a-half minutes at a required temperature the machine will adjust to compensate for the fall in temperature which occurs when a frozen or chilled food will have been cooked for two-and-a-half minutes at the correct temperature . |
| 12 | Assuming that the contributions are made during the five years the child is at a fee-paying school the difference in total cost works out at £43,000 at an investment return of 13 per cent , compared with £58,320 at 8.5 per cent . |
| 13 | Overall , with the possible exception of Planning Applications , most references were subject-based , and , although in broad terms certain subject matters were the same , at a working level the information needs were totally dissimilar , reflected in the manner of structuring the reference codes . |
| 14 | To allow sampling of the rotor position at a useful rate the phase current must be returned to zero quickly , perhaps by incorporating a zener diode in the freewheeling path . |
| 15 | It is impossible to imagine their ever retaking control , but at a philosophical level the estrangement of the party from some of the old landed values still seems more a separation than a divorce . |
| 16 | At a national level the Council estimated the disadvantage arising from the poundage alone to be £401 million in the fiscal year 1991/92 . |
| 17 | Indeed , at a national level the party has never been able to command active and continued support from a large majority of the working-class electorate . |
| 18 | Thus , while at a phonemic level the sequence ( e.g. same glass ) can only be parsed into ( Lamel & Zue , 1984 ) at a mid-class level ( i.e. ) , the unambiguous identification of the word boundary is no longer possible . |
| 19 | The statutory lettering and ‘ Type J/2 ’ were in white and at a later date the title ‘ SouthmeT ’ was applied to the centre of the side panel . |
| 20 | At a later date the committee was augmented by one or two ‘ users ’ of mountain training . |
| 21 | Again , Hans Urs von Balthasar , at a later date the author of a statement officially sponsored by the Vatican in support of its declaration , describes Jesus ' self-giving on the cross , re-enacted in the mass , in explicitly sexual terms . |
| 22 | If a candidate is elected with a surplus at a later count the probability is that both the votes previously given to him and the votes immediately responsible for his surplus will include votes already transferred at earlier stages . |
| 23 | At a later stage the emphasis was switched from administrative to programme measurement ( which — as costs may be spread amongst numerous departmental sections as well as outside agencies such as local authorities or quangos — is usually much more difficult ) . |
| 24 | At a later stage the study will be extended to differences in office skills . |
| 25 | Thus , if the ridge is removed from a very early bud only the humerus will develop ; but if it is removed at a later stage the radius and ulna and wrist will develop but the digits will be absent . |
| 26 | At a later stage the ease with which text can be manipulated provides learners with a powerful tool for thinking . |
| 27 | In circumstances which must be explained at a later stage the appeal is before the Board both by leave of the Court of Appeal in Hong Kong and by special leave granted by the Board itself . |
| 28 | As the temperature of the block is raised at a constant rate the sample temperature T s and that of the reference , T r will keep pace until a change in the sample takes place . |
| 29 | At a corporate level the EIS offers a means of providing managers with the up-to-date information required for timely and informed decision-making . |
| 30 | At a steady walk the regiment began to cover the 400 yards to the wood . |