Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] at a " in BNC.
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| 31 | It 's far better to undertrain at a consistent level rather than to overtrain , which inevitably leads to staleness and possibly injury . |
| 32 | It is restful to sit at an angle so that the right arm is in a straight line with the needle and at right angles to the machine so that the wrist is also straight . |
| 33 | However , the organizational advantages of being able to sample at a regular interval are so considerable that such anxieties are often set aside . |
| 34 | The labour force is becoming more like the military with the use of a limited age range and the screening out of anyone with any kind of disability who might not be able to work at a pace and with the flexibility and precision which will maintain the return on the very large capital investment . |
| 35 | this time we were able to stand at a distance from it all and weigh it up and write better songs . |
| 36 | 2.3 If the Landlord is unable to obtain at a reasonable cost any of the materials referred to in the Building Documents the Landlord may [ ( subject to notifying promptly the Surveyors of its intention to do so ) ] in carrying out the Works substitute for them alternative materials as nearly as may be of the same quality |
| 37 | Pearce lists these as two important qualities for a top manager together with being able to look at a problem and see the two or three key factors . |
| 38 | Although these findings were considered in the context of differential hemispheric activation , they might more parsimoniously be thought to reflect no more than the fact that people wish to be able to look at a blackboard in the middle of the room . |
| 39 | No-one will be able to look at a photograph , particularly a family album photo , in the same way again . |
| 40 | When discussing differences in earnings between black and white workers , we noted that it was important to look at a number of factors , for example , the age structure of the two groups and the kind of industry in which they worked . |
| 41 | Before going on to consider the results of this survey , it is important to look at a number of methodological limitations which may well compromise some of its findings . |
| 42 | Before considering the " Cambridge Crisis " , it is important to look at an aspect of English studies which is often ignored . |
| 43 | In exchange , homesteaders will pay a lower rent or be able to buy at a reduced price . |
| 44 | You need to have done 50 hard winter climbs , climbed some classic routes in the Alps — normally 3,000ft long , and be able to ski at a reasonable parallel level both on an off piste . |
| 45 | As a result of this the club has been able to run at a constant level of activity . |
| 46 | For insects such as locusts , which migrate over vast distances , it is even more important to fly at an economical speed . |
| 47 | The implication is that the Frankish foot soldier was skilled in all round weaponry , able to fight at a distance and at close quarters . |
| 48 | If , for lack of a formula , British ministries ( and no doubt ministries elsewhere ) are unable to price the amenity value of landscapes threatened by development , how on earth would any government — or , more probably a conference of governments — be able to arrive at a system for pricing the air ? |
| 49 | It is clear from the above that higher headquarters placed great emphasis on L Detachment remaining essential fly as a parachute unit , and this was in keeping with Stirling 's doctrine that his men should be able to arrive at a target by whatever means were most suitable . |
| 50 | To recognise where a reform is urgently required and must be effected at any cost , or where it may be postponed , or where it may be counted on to effect itself without outside influence , and , perhaps most important of all , to be able to recognise the fact that certain reforms would be beneficial could they be effected but that it is not possible to effect them at all ; to be able to arrive at a right decision on such points as these is what is chiefly required of a Resident . |
| 51 | If the customer base is broadly the same as for existing products , then the credit manager should be able to arrive at a reasonable assessment of these factors . |
| 52 | Somehow we then got on to the theme of French poetry , and Eliot expressed surprise at one of Herbert Read 's recent pronouncements on Laforgue and another nineteenth-century poet I can not recall and about whom at the time I knew too little to be able to arrive at an opinion . |
| 53 | If the Government were concerned to arrive at a proper system , they would accept that fairness was the answer . |
| 54 | The longest and costliest criminal case in US history ended on July 27 when the prosecution dropped child molestation charges against Raymond Buckey after the jury had declared itself unable to arrive at a majority verdict . |
| 55 | Since daylight was flooding into the world , I was able to stay at a distance and keep him in sight . |
| 56 | The induction of newly qualified teachers into the local education business community must be a priority for TPS with partnerships as these teachers will be potentially the most innovative , and the most important to influence at an early stage . |
| 57 | Certainly Hearts created precious few chances , and the fact their goal , which came in the 20th minute , stemmed from a blunder must have proved hard for United to swallow at a ground where they last won in 1985 . |
| 58 | You have got to enjoy yourself to be able to complete at a top level and I still love my running . |
| 59 | I would say that they ought to be able to spend at a level which is within the S S As that have been given both for the county and for the districts , and therefore we should be below the three hundred and seventy eight . |
| 60 | As a result of that meeting , the leaders agreed to meet together to discuss the obstacles in the way of further political dialogue in the hope that new talks might be able to begin at an early date . |