Example sentences of "is [adv] at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the water table is not at a constant level , but rises and falls during the year as the amount of water stored in the aquifer increases and decreases . |
| 2 | But if it is not thoroughly conscious or if the youngster is not at a mature level of understanding any examination of feeling may be very disturbing for the child . |
| 3 | My dear little Louisa too is just at a critical age , teething in all probability . |
| 4 | erm The low temperatures we 're talking about , Brian , are , are right inside erm very big apparatuses , so that as far as we 're concerned the room is just at a normal temperature and the low temperature is within a can within a can within a can within a can away from us . |
| 5 | While it is still at a safe height , apply back cyclic to flare the model into level flight and simultaneously add power to return to the hover position . |
| 6 | The insurance business cycle is also at a low ebb . |
| 7 | When Christopher Steffen , reportedly a slash and burn merchant when it comes to cutting costs and staff , quit Eastman Kodak Co on Wednesday after just seven weeks in the job of chief financial officer of Eastman Kodak Co , saying that the team was agreed on the objectives , but had irreconcilable differences on how to get from here to there , IBM Corp shares jumped for joy in anticipation that he was about to be named finance chief — but the joy subsided and so did the share price , off 87.5 cents at $49 when nothing happened yesterday ; word out of IBM is that there is an appointment already to be announced , but unless the fact that Steffen is now at a loose end causes a last-minute re-think , he is not the man that IBM has in mind . |
| 8 | The water itself shifts , and thus carries vast masses of heat with it ; the land also heats the air , and is often at a different temperature from the water ; the heating is greater at the equator than the poles , and greater at night than by day ; the air is diverted by mountains , and funnelled through passes ; and the air itself is heated by the Sun . |
| 9 | At the discussions , time is given to cause and effect , but this is mainly at a conscious level . |
| 10 | An imagination nurtured among northern latitudes is here at a distinct disadvantage . |
| 11 | And this is why at a late stage in À la recherche , Marcel says that it is a mistake , particularly where the artist is concerned , to accept , and I quote , ‘ It 's a mistake to accept things as they are in reality , names as they are written , people as photography and psychology give in an unalterable idea of them . ’ |
| 12 | Income elasticity of demand for any product will change as income per head rises , but when income per head is currently at a certain level , income elasticity of demand for a product can be estimated from the statistical analysis . |
| 13 | Its reputation is certainly at a low point , but in assessing a DG 's likely effectiveness , one needs to identify exactly what the problems are . |
| 14 | Public and press interest in restoration is certainly at a high point at present but in many cases a little knowledge seems to be a dangerous thing . |