Example sentences of "[adv] at [adj] [adj] stage " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only at this late stage that she began to think about them ; they had been a means to an end , Frederica Potter 's removal from Blesford and Yorkshire . |
| 2 | Chris Lewis is another contender , not least in the field , but he has not achieved quite enough at this early stage in his career . |
| 3 | ‘ After all , it ca n't matter if someone who knows us sees us together at this late stage , Luke . |
| 4 | This book is designed to help you cut out the hard work , and instead redirect your energies into formulating a worthwhile , personally relevant and practical route into the kind of nursing which appeals to you or suits you best at this particular stage in your career . |
| 5 | Not really not at this particular stage you know what I mean ? |
| 6 | No one immediately set to in order to work out how a well-publicized national response in terms of content and expectation of achievement would actually turn out at each key stage . |
| 7 | If dew-claws prove troublesome in other dogs , you can have them removed by your vet , although this is more of a major operation when carried out at this late stage than in early puppyhood . |
| 8 | Tenants on estates are to be allowed to vote ( once ) on whether they wish to transfer to housing associations or private landlords , but they will have no right to transfer back at any future stage . |
| 9 | Even at this early stage , the basic shape began to emerge . |
| 10 | It was appreciated , even at this early stage in the post-Sputnik era , that nuclear disarmament had to be accompanied by reduction in conventional forces as well , and an effective system of verification had to be devised . |
| 11 | Even at this early stage it was clear that there was general sympathy for the proposition that SERPS should be phased out . |
| 12 | In my experience , even at this early stage when the process has hardly begun , the family trying to make sense of what is happening around them focus their general distress on what they see as the church 's preoccupation with making money , rather than offering help . |
| 13 | Even at this early stage in the visit Mozart 's relief at being away from Salzburg is apparent : |
| 14 | Even at this early stage of motor car development the LNW built special vans to convey its rival ; the carrying trucks designed for horse-drawn vehicles were too small for modern cars . |
| 15 | However , even at this early stage , the baby does respond to a source of light and attempt to follow the mother 's face . |
| 16 | Even at this early stage of contact between white and black in Britain , it is clear that she would have been building on already existing racial caricature and prejudice rather than creating an artificial tide of hostility against black people . |
| 17 | But even at this early stage they were unable to agree on the primary objectives of a scheme of family allowances ( NUSEC , 1918 ) . |
| 18 | The advisor explains the constant vigilance needed to outwit enemy infiltrators , and accurately claims that even at this early stage of the war North Vietnamese regulars are operating south of the border . |
| 19 | Even at this early stage in their careers , fundamental distinctions in approach were emerging . |
| 20 | There are , of course , differences in temperament and speed of learning between infants even at this early stage , as well as differences in reaction to stimuli and in state of alertness — but any mother will acknowledge the change observable in behaviour patterns of her child during its first week of life . |
| 21 | It is clear even at this early stage that CL is not a substitute for existing petrological techniques but , when combined with these approaches , it provides a rapid and powerful way of eliciting more data from geological samples . |
| 22 | The effect , even at this early stage , has been impressive — a turnround from a £19m loss in 1991 to a £21.9m profit in 1992 . |
| 23 | She felt the distance from England far more acutely than her preoccupied spouse ; her thoughts were with the children , and , even at this early stage , she longed for the voyage home . |
| 24 | Even at this early stage , she has found some centres which have developed very innovative and imaginative ways of using the opportunities offered by these new qualifications . |
| 25 | Even at this early stage it seems clear that different models of participation are appropriate for different types of service user , and experiment is necessary to find a form with which users are comfortable . |
| 26 | There is no substitute for good planning even at this early stage . |
| 27 | If by some chance the Poles had agreed to hand over the city it is quite possible that even at this late stage NSDAP support in the city would have evaporated . |
| 28 | Whatever category your interviewer falls into you should remind yourself even at this late stage that an interview is basically a conversation to find out how well two sides of a potential deal might suit one another . |
| 29 | ‘ As Paddy put it , he would n't trust the Tories even at this late stage to carry the day , ’ one said . |
| 30 | Following our disastrous Boxing Day at Leech Town ( 0–1 ) and equally poor start to the New Year , we are hoping for a turn in fortune today or , even at this late stage , postponement through frost . |