Example sentences of "the [noun] come at [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The decision came at a time when 1,500,000 besieged refugees in the city of Asmara , the last government stronghold in Eritrea , faced imminent death by starvation . |
| 2 | The research comes at a time when serious questions are being asked about the use of advertising and public relations by the government , and when the media , too , are the subject of considerable scrutiny . |
| 3 | The study comes at a time when many health authorities are reducing the number of clinics and there has been a 35% rise in teenage pregnancy rates over the last 10 years . |
| 4 | The sadness is the greater as the Act comes at a time when the accumulated wisdom from attempts to improve schools was establishing a consensus on how schools might more effectively meet the needs of all pupils . |
| 5 | The meeting came at a time when relations between the two countries were unusually strained . |
| 6 | Will the rain come at the time the crops need it ? |
| 7 | The disclosures come at a time when there are three known bids by senior civil servants to buy out part of the Crown Suppliers when it is privatised next year . |
| 8 | The seminar came at a time when the contribution of women in the Church promised to become an increasingly important part of the decision-making process in the life of the Church ’ , the editorial continued . |
| 9 | The launch comes at a time when Rover 's share of the record UK car market is slipping . |
| 10 | The launch comes at a time when support for the Green Parties of Europe appears to be waning . |
| 11 | The scandal came at a time when the government was already riding low in the polls because of the social and economic effects of its economic deregulation policies [ see p. 38524 ] . |
| 12 | The ruling came at a time when Indians throughout Canada were asserting their rights to vast areas of land . |
| 13 | The challenge comes at a time when competition is getting tougher . |
| 14 | The film comes at a time when Home Secretary Kenneth Baker is considering making squatting a criminal offence . |
| 15 | The threat comes at a time when BA is putting on extra flights to cover the rush , which would have seen 100,000 passengers a day at Heathrow alone . |
| 16 | The incidents came at a time when Sellafield was already facing prosecution for allegedly not taking proper safety precautions at its high-level waste processing plant ( see above ) and when it is seeking new authorisations for discharges into the air . |