Example sentences of "to [be] at a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And in the majority of those cases , that is a transient problem , and teacher assistance needs to be at a level of , of general support to get them over that period . |
| 2 | The Report estimated the LDCs ' development finance needs to be at a minimum of $100bil per annum for the remainder of this century . |
| 3 | As I said earlier , we now seem to be at a stage of development where the attitudes of linguists and educationalists to important language issues have become more compatible than hitherto . |
| 4 | It would be lovely , she 'd been thinking , to be at a party with Guido . |
| 5 | Loss of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil was found to be at a rate of 9% per annum in the first 2 years in Trinidad , while after clear-felling and burning in Ghana , up to 13% was lost per annum and up to 33% of the cations . |
| 6 | [ since ] the aim of achieving a strong competitive position in international markets , or at least the concern not to be at a disadvantage in comparison with competitors in other countries was one of the chief arguments advanced by some of the first employers ' associations against proposals for social reforms through protective labour and social legislation . |
| 7 | The rain , however , failed to silence the pen of Parsons ( never one to be at a loss for a line or two of copy ! ) . |
| 8 | For once he seems to be at a loss for words . |