Example sentences of "[verb] at least some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be shown how conclusions based upon the analytical economic framework may need at least some qualification when these other matters are brought into account . |
| 2 | Yet , however extended , the basic process of writing and printing retained at least some elements of mediation . |
| 3 | None of the theories proposed for the phenomenon is wholly satisfactory but there is evidence that requires us to accept at least some aspects of several of them . |
| 4 | He has at least some degree of control over his immediate circumstances , but even if he is unable to exert control in particular cases , he at least knows that his views and decisions count . |
| 5 | By accepting changes and variations on the ancient recipes we can achieve a different kind of authenticity , one which has at least some semblance of reality . |
| 6 | But I would suppose that the Home Office has at least some information as to the judges ' tariff , and probably a great deal . |
| 7 | There is no cure for this , but fortunately it is usually found that such processes do not occur in some fraction of photoionization events , so that the observed spectrum contains at least some intensity in an unshifted line , accompanied by various ‘ satellites ’ corresponding to the energy loss processes . |
| 8 | Those of us who feel we are too busy or not dedicated enough to set aside time for exercise periods can utilize our daily routine to provide at least some opportunities to keep fit . |
| 9 | Finally , although it seems clear that many methods of appropriability are far from perfect ( patents , for example , offer only limited protection in most sectors ) , firms can exert at least some control over their knowhow . |
| 10 | This involves reconstruing the situation so that it looks more straightforward and easy to handle , thus allowing sides to be taken or a stance adopted which reduces the confusion and allows at least some action to be taken — a villain to be defeated , a wrong to be righted , a battle to be fought . |
| 11 | Thirdly , even if people were inclined to shop around actively for credit , the practices of lenders themselves are likely to set at least some limits to their ability to do this . |
| 12 | you 've done at least some work in the last two weeks ' maths lessons . |
| 13 | Space has allowed me to use only a fraction of the wealth of material provided ; I only hope I have not made too many mistakes or significant omissions and have done at least some justice to all . |
| 14 | Marryat 's readers would bring at least some associations and some understanding to this piece of special pleading . |
| 15 | A sound lawyer who has found a seat in chambers on the common law side can expect at least some work . |
| 16 | Although all but 20 library authorities noted at least some courses offered by central units , not all of these libraries perceived central training staff as having any responsibility for their staff . |
| 17 | But two entirely new yards were opened towards the end of the decade , showing that BR envisages at least some need for shunting for the foreseeable future ! |
| 18 | Awareness of environment may give at least some idea if it is quiet or not . |
| 19 | But it is difficult to believe that directors do not give at least some consideration to the impact of their decisions on employees in any event , regardless of the section . |
| 20 | The finding suggests that vaccination against the virus might prevent at least some cases of Hodgkin 's disease , which attacks 1500 Britons yearly ( The Lancet , vol 337 , p 320 ) . |
| 21 | Arnold has hinted to pals that Mona 's friendship with David Mellor played at least some part in his marriage break-up . |
| 22 | Most people who have looked at the matter have concluded that deterrence played at least some part in the process . |
| 23 | The Geurrero Centre apparently made every effort to ensure that all the inmates received at least some form of educational tuition during the period of their sentence . |
| 24 | And people stressing a cost factor as important were relatively likely to say they had had at least some choice between different credit arrangements , whereas people stressing convenience were relatively likely to say there had been only one possibility ( though differences were small ) . |
| 25 | Undoubtedly the ideal solutions would be ( I ) preservation of significant β-cell function by selectively suppressing immunological destruction permitting at least some degree of physiological glucose homeostasis or ( 2 ) a miniature insulin pump that would infuse insulin subcutaneously , regulated by a sensor indicating the tissue fluid glucose level together with a suitably programmed microprocessor system . |
| 26 | And to try to create jobs for the women so that even if their men are out of work they can provide at least some income . |
| 27 | It is hoped that this meagre expedition into social history may provide at least some indication of the extent to which each decade has bred people of differing outlook on sexuality and an indication of the way in which different styles of upbringing and ways of social thinking in the childhood years of successive decades might be expected to affect the outlook and tolerance of adults throughout the varying age groups of society . |
| 28 | To avoid the type of problems introduced above , among others , many commentators who accept at least some redistribution as a relevant policy objective advocate some form of automatic tax-transfer system as the only adjunct to an otherwise ‘ minimum state ’ guaranteeing law and order and little else . |
| 29 | - Nigel Lawson , Chancellor of the Exchequer ‘ Politicians are poor prophets , but the unlucky creatures have to try , because we are elected to look at least some distance ahead . ’ |
| 30 | Income support is the main source of state social security for non-employed lone mothers and most lone mothers will spend at least some time , and often lengthy periods , in receipt of income support . |