Example sentences of "[adj] at a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This tendency to dichotomize policemen against the social reformer even led the ex-police liberal John Alderson uncharacteristically to describe the historian E. P. Thompson as being ‘ an unfair critic of the police ’ ( Public Office , Granada TV , 20 June 1980 ) ; and this at a time when Thompson ( 1980 ) had just pointed out that most policemen are ‘ ordinary blokes , and no society could do without them in dealing with many of its sordid realities ’ . |
| 2 | Probably not since the French Revolution had a foreign event so bitterly divided the British people , and this at a time when national unity was essential for our survival . |
| 3 | It is evident , too , that everyone is doing this at a time when thoughts of recession could easily exclude any charitable action . |
| 4 | And all this at a time when they are undergoing dramatic changes both physically and emotionally — changes which they often find very difficult to deal with . |
| 5 | And this at a time when resistance is likely to be lowered . |
| 6 | The proposal was evidently servicing a deficit model of education , which diagnosed that something was wrong with teachers which industry could put right : this at a time when education was faced by changes of revolutionary proportions , new content through curriculum reform required by the Education Reform Act and GCSE , new models of learning , new forms of assessment e.g. Records of Achievement ; new organisations e.g. tertiary colleges ; new accountability , newly appointed parent and industrial governors , new professionalism through initial teacher education , and training reforms for employment training . |
| 7 | You should n't have to put up with all this at a time of such sadness . |
| 8 | And all this at a time when China 's leaders are asking the PLA to do a bigger job than ever before . |
| 9 | It is estimated that he trebled it in real terms — and this at a time when the population was stagnant , His most important innovation was the poll-tax in place of the household tax , which the peasantry had been able partially to evade by merging households . |
| 10 | The treaty between Robert II of Flanders and Henry I of England , renewed by their successors , stipulated that each knight supplied to the English king should bring three horses with him — this at a time when a horse represented a major investment . |
| 11 | The poem which gives us the best insight into knightly and aristocratic life c. 1200 , L'Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal ( the story of William Marshal ) , rarely fails to tell us how much a particular horse was worth : it could be as much as forty , fifty or even a hundred livres — and this at a time when a serf could be bought for ten livres . |
| 12 | ( And this at a time when the Unionists could install their own government whenever they wished , through their control of both Houses . ) |
| 13 | This brings some benefits through musical cross-fertilisation between the cathedral and the wider community , but the cathedral does not always get the full benefit of one who is employed to do what is commonly regarded as a full-time job , and this at a time when the Church needs from its organists not only the highest musical expertise but also liturgical knowledge and a readiness to take some part in the running of the cathedral . |
| 14 | The President of the Law Society calculated in 1980 that , with some 44,000 solicitors in practice , the number of young people actively trying to qualify was 15,000 , and this at a time when work was stagnating . |
| 15 | This at a time when the book clubs are coming to trade in the high street . |
| 16 | The world has lost confidence in us and now doubts Britain 's ability to successfully deal with its economic problems — this at a time when we are major producers of oil ! |
| 17 | This at a time when our much valued and valuable oil revenues are at their height : and on top of this our currency continually drops in value abroad . |
| 18 | This at a time when British Agriculture is being cut back in margins and output . |
| 19 | And I felt that I did n't really want to do this at a time when I was still floundering about and not having very disciplined classes and so on . |
| 20 | What can you do , can you do half at a time , can you |
| 21 | Moreover , it was seen as too generous at a time when those parties had become more extreme . |
| 22 | ‘ But the renovation and running costs would be high at a time when the council is being threatened with poll-capping and its budget desecrated by government cuts , ’ he said . |
| 23 | You can group sounds 12 at a time into banks , or ‘ drumkits ’ and the RY10 comes with 15 preset banks . |
| 24 | You can group sounds 12 at a time into banks , or ‘ drumkits ’ and the RY10 comes with 15 preset banks . |
| 25 | They go out in covnoys of 10 and 12 at a time and they 'll have no officers or senior NCO 's accompanying them |
| 26 | A few at a time Martha 's companions would turn into their own yards , until at last she continued alone to the highest village in the valley , her uniform a civilised patch of blue and white against the wild green tracery of the jungle . |
| 27 | After another settling period the first fish would be introduced , a few at a time . |
| 28 | You should introduce fish a few at a time , over a period of several weeks . |
| 29 | 3 Deep fry the chips in hot oil , a few at a time , until golden . |
| 30 | TO peel the chestnuts , use a sharp knife to make a couple of slits in the skin of each one , put them in a saucepan , pour over enough boiling water to cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes , then take them out a few at a time , drain and refresh them under running cold water . |