Example sentences of "[conj] at an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Employees aggrieved by the actions of their employers may seek redress through the courts or at an industrial tribunal . |
| 2 | The following features of a statutory redundancy payment emerged : ( 1 ) The obligation was imposed on the employer ; ( 2 ) It only arose on dismissal and might never arise if an employee worked until retirement , whether voluntary — early retirement — or at an agreed date , each of which was based on contract ; ( 3 ) It only arose if certain preconditions were proved ; ( 4 ) It applied to all employees who had worked for at least two years with an employer ; ( 5 ) Certain classes of employee were excluded , eg redundant employees refusing suitable alternative employment ; employees under a fixed-term contract of two years or more , who had renounced their redundancy rights in writing ; ( 6 ) A voluntary redundancy could be under a contractual statutory scheme , and under such a contractual scheme it was often the equivalent of early retirement by agreement ; ( 7 ) In no way could a redundancy payment be described as a deferred emolument or pay ; it was a monetary compensation for the disappearance of a job . |
| 3 | History students who appear to be confused about why they are studying the subject do little to encourage others to study it as a full GCSE subject or at an advanced level . |
| 4 | Since the track authority needs this information to access the capacity and other related constraints on the system , it is best placed to provide or sell timetable information nationally , regionally or at an individual service level . |
| 5 | The inauguration had to be authorised by a Special General Meeting or at an Annual General Meeting . |
| 6 | In siliciclastic sediments careful attention to petrographic detail , particularly the compaction history , is necessary to determine whether a cement formed during deep burial ( >2,000 m ) or at an earlier stage in the diagenetic history . |
| 7 | I have the ability to retrain my walk , say , precisely because the muscular sub-movements of walking ( flexing toes and feet , moving calves , etc. ) are neither in ‘ another module ’ of activity ( i.e. from the ‘ conscious ’ module , if there is one ) nor at an inaccessible level of translation of commands . |
| 8 | Art , being the alter-ego of Religion , reflects this trend , albeit at an intensified rate . |
| 9 | The gist of Peron 's statement , shorn of its chauvinism and sanctimony , was that at an atomic energy plant on Huemul Island near San Carlos de Bariloche , Argentinian scientists had recently achieved the controlled liberation of atomic energy from thermonuclear reactions . |
| 10 | And all for a price that at an ordinary hotel would barely cover the cost of bed and breakfast . |
| 11 | It should be made clear that this is on a completely self-financing basis and that at an increasing number of dinners spouses now attend the dinner rather than do their own thing . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , quite apart from their value as a temporary measure to kick-start a move to overcome corporate cultural stereotypes , it was argued convincingly that at an operational level they worked as a performance standard on managers , making them work harder to find , encourage and develop female high-fliers . |
| 13 | You will recall that at an Open Meeting in May 1987 governing bodies were provided with details of the Council 's plans to move to new office premises at South Gyle , Edinburgh . |
| 14 | It was explained in Chapter 7 that in certain contexts no is pronounced , but the theory mentioned in the last sentence would claim that at an abstract level there is a phoneme , though in certain contexts the is not actually pronounced . |
| 15 | It is probable that plague remained a constant threat , even if it is less well recorded in contemporary writings than at an earlier date ; probably men were more inured to its presence than they had been in the first shock of 1348 . |
| 16 | Bridbury also suggests , from the admissions to the freedom of the boroughs , that the ranks of the citizens were being widened , and that even at a time when rural conditions provided more incentive for men to remain in the country than at an earlier date the towns were still able to attract them ( 61 , pp.62–4 ( Tables , 65–9 ) ) . |
| 17 | At an initial wage , the extent of the disequilibrium , measured by the ratio , is greater than at an initial wage . |
| 18 | It is however very much a meritocracy , and people with similar experience and at an equivalent level may be paid widely differing amounts . |
| 19 | William Agnew was born deaf in Glasgow , and at an early age was sent to be educated at the Glasgow Institution for the Deaf and Dumb , where he proved to be a remarkable scholar . |
| 20 | According to Mr Hornsby , ‘ One of the investors was a client of Clark Whitehill and at an early stage while he was still a client , the firm wrote to him saying if he did n't declare what his interests were , they would have to inform the Revenue . ’ |
| 21 | The Comintern was the Third International , established in 1919 , and at an early stage the Indian M.N. Roy emerged as its colonial theoretician , almost equal to Lenin . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , the Director of the Serious Fraud Office had become aware of suspicion attaching to the affairs of the company , and at an early stage formed the opinion that the matter was appropriate for investigation by procedures created by the Criminal Justice Act 1987 . |
| 23 | I agree that more businesses should contemplate approaching younger children and at an early stage arousing their interest in what science or engineering may hold for them . |
| 24 | Prior to submission and at an early stage in drafting , a coding system should be developed to ensure , as far as possible , that price sensitive information does not become generally available . |
| 25 | Though we have not yet attained a full system of compulsory registration , we may be said to be moving , surely and at an increasing pace , in that direction . |
| 26 | ‘ We have seen constant change since I came here in 1976 and at an increasing pace over the last three to five years , ’ said managing director . |
| 27 | The building was to be finished by lst June 1803 and at an estimated cost of £5,800 . |
| 28 | It will have been made for the sailcloth trade but , due to some minor fault in manufacture , was released to the kite trade instead , and at an economic advantage . |
| 29 | The canal map is easy to follow showing locks and numbered bridges , and at an average speed of two miles per hour you wo n't feel the need to hurry . |
| 30 | The Teleputer is a full card , taking out an eight-bit expansion slot , is easily installed and is supplied with comms software and at an additional cost fax software . |