Example sentences of "[verb] at the [adj] conclusion " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 A pair of researchers arrived at the extraordinary conclusion that fusion of deuterons could be achieved without the application of massive external energy , which had previously been thought to be an indispensable condition .
2 For example , he arrived at the contentious conclusion that the dramatic increase in recorded crime during the period of post-war economic growth in the United States had ruled out poverty and deprivation as being causes of crime .
3 Bukharin arrived at the following conclusion :
4 I think it 's just that he arrived at the same conclusions .
5 It is thought that many of the jury became wealthy men , through bribes by both Blount and Dudley , so that they arrived at the same conclusion — a conclusion that ‘ After a searching enquiry , they could find no presumption of evil doing . ’
6 By a different route , he arrived at the same conclusion of ‘ proportionality ’ as retribution required .
7 Secretan arrived at the same conclusion : ‘ It is scarcely to be wondered at that youthful craving for variety and excitement sometimes leads gangs of boys to try and put a little colour into their leisure hours in ways which lead to conflict with authority or to degradation of character .
8 The Collector had independently arrived at the same conclusion by watching the slope above the melon beds where the number of spectators was beginning to increase rapidly .
9 Considering each of the quadrants in turn and relating them to various types of work , we arrive at the following conclusions .
10 It would be very difficult to arrive at the same conclusion in 1988 .
11 As so often in this story of my own anorexia nervosa , I find myself arriving at the same conclusion , the same central statement : it could have worked for some people , but it did n't work for me .
12 As I made my way home and tried to comprehend the logic of taking another batsman on board , I kept arriving at the same conclusion — that I 'd be better off out of it .
13 An article by David Stewart-Hunter of Saatchi reviewed the available ( limited ) research , and discussed examples of both successful and unsuccessful humour , before arriving at the inevitable conclusion that you ca n't generalize about it .
  Next page