Example sentences of "[noun pl] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would say that the CNAA was responsible for establishing the arts in higher education , first as subjects valid for higher education , and second as subjects valuable to the country , in other words it helped to establish a national reputation for the arts at this level , which had never existed before . |
| 2 | There was no point in taking risks at this stage . |
| 3 | The report goes on to say that clean-up policy has been made on political rather than scientific grounds and that " less than 1 percent of the $4,200 million spent each year on hazardous-waste sites in the US has been used to evaluate health risks at listed Superfund sites . " |
| 4 | Obviously you will find it easier to multiply the ingredients and make several daily servings at one time . |
| 5 | Mother , in other words , is thought to be always the same mother , parental influences are regarded as invariable throughout childhood , and an assessment of the parents ' psychological characteristics at one point is thought sufficient to typecast them for good . |
| 6 | It seems certain that the blend of characteristics at Great Witcombe is attributable to a mosaicist who had worked on the St. Nicholas Street mosaic . |
| 7 | As a result , the Population Census is not just the best , but in practice the only , source of reliable data on a reasonably wide range of demographic and socio-economic characteristics at sub-regional scale . |
| 8 | Stands at nearest point to him . |
| 9 | Pine logs crackled and snapped in the small fireplace and warming dishes stood on stands at either end of the great writing desk . |
| 10 | She felt sure that plans must have been well advanced for the action they intended to take , and she thought that councillors should have been asked to approve the use of emergency guidelines at that time . |
| 11 | ( An incident is defined as a day on which levels exceed guidelines at one monitoring site . ) |
| 12 | When insulted , they stripped to the waist , put on hideous driftwood masks and sang nasty songs at each other . |
| 13 | For one thing , the victuallers were never able to secure a majority on the council , and for another , a substantial number of the men in the victualling guilds had other interest — grocers and fishmongers were among the most important wool exporters at this period and one does not know how far individuals actually practised the trade of their own guild — so it may have been less in their interest than has sometimes been thought to keep food prices high ( 84 , pp.251–3 ; 104 , pp.77–80 ; 109 ) . |
| 14 | Calories are n't baddies at this stage in children 's growth , as they provide much-needed stores of energy . |
| 15 | He pricked up his ears at one point for he knew that they were talking about him . |
| 16 | Adams showed the authority and leadership you would expect from a defender who has won 17 caps at senior level but in World Cup terms the most significant performance came from Gascoigne , who cut out the asides and showed some of the tactical discipline he has to acquire if he is to make the most of his natural talent in international football . |
| 17 | And Mary Queen of Scots at one time |
| 18 | Shilton , winner of a record 125 caps and a star of three World Cup campaigns , received the red card for slicing down an opponent in front of just 4,194 fans at humble Hull . |
| 19 | THIS letter is in response to Gerald Wilson 's recent comments about Linfield fans at last season 's Irish Cup final and the way BBC television supposedly ignored their ‘ antics . ’ |
| 20 | I thought I was a serious fan , that was until I met the fans at this game . |
| 21 | If the driver suddenly needs to call for extra revs , he can overrule the settings at any time by pushing the foot pedal . |
| 22 | Even so , the snow there was calf-deep , so that George needs must lift his legs at each step , making walking an effort . |
| 23 | ‘ I really feared for his legs at one point . ’ |
| 24 | She knew that it was liable to come swishing down on her hands and legs at any moment . |
| 25 | Gliffs — known as gadgets at this level — occupy ‘ areas ’ of the window , which makes a big difference , according to Sternlicht . |
| 26 | Of 6124 patients with 28,648 attacks , 2150 had ECGs within 4 h of oral or subcutaneous therapy and 5388 had ECGs at some stage ( Glaxo data ) . |
| 27 | There are several commonly used methods at this stage : |
| 28 | Therefore translators , or ‘ modems ’ , are connected to both of the computers to translate the signals at each end of the telephone line . |
| 29 | Figures given in various reports and signals at this time range from " 20,000 " to " 30,000 " to " 40,000 " ( it was not until 18 May that a reasonably accurate total was available ) . |
| 30 | If the probe emits signals at constant frequency ( using , for example , an on-board quartz crystal oscillator ) , then , as it approaches the horizon , the photons travelling to the distant observer become less frequent and are increasingly red shifted . |