Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not satisfactory where a significant separate item of loss is incurred at a particular time . |
| 2 | I do n't get the impression from MIND 's local network that the hospital closure programme is going at a reasonable pace . ’ |
| 3 | , Your aircraft is cruising at a TAS of 120 knots and you find it takes 47 minutes to cover the eighty nautical mile leg from Bembridge to Lydd . |
| 4 | The pull-out torque is maximised at a supply angular frequency when the switching angle is set to its optimum value : ( Acarnley and Gibbons , 1982 ; Tal , 1982 ) . |
| 5 | It has been in the initial stage in which wishing prevails over thinking , generalisation over observation , and in which little attempt is made at a critical analysis of existing facts or available means . |
| 6 | When we take a Bach Flower or homoeopathic remedy , or even when we smell the fragrance of a beautiful flower , the healing effect is triggered at a subtle level , in the auric body ( explained below ) and filters ‘ inwards ’ as it were , to the physical body . |
| 7 | Ken is rowing at a constant speed , he covers eighteen metres in three seconds . |
| 8 | I mean light is travels at a pretty constant speed , does n't it ? |
| 9 | More usually , this is done by attaching lights to the wrists or to other parts of the body , if the light is flashing at a known frequency the relative time of particular positions as well as the sequence can be measured . |
| 10 | Only that portion of income above this figure is taxed at a marginally higher rate . |
| 11 | The wedding is held at a worship meeting in which the couple make a declaration of marriage . |
| 12 | My horse is kept at a lovely yard 13 miles away : too far for many people 's choice , but the facilities and the people compensate for the 20 minute drive . |
| 13 | RICHARD is sitting at a table , poring morosely over his cheque-book stubs . |
| 14 | But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional , rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side . |
| 15 | But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional , rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side . |
| 16 | But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side . |
| 17 | But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side . |
| 18 | In broad outline : the prison population of Nicaragua is estimated at a little over 7,000 inmates . |
| 19 | This , as Tudge ( 1988 ) discusses , is a major reason why it is necessary to prevent plant extinction , as is currently occurring in tropical rainforest regions where deforestation is proceeding at a rapid rate ( section 7.3.1 ) , and preserve as large a gene pool as possible . |
| 20 | All of the world 's savannas have been affected by human activity and , as Table 7.2 shows , deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate due to agricultural development and fuelwood collection . |
| 21 | Even if the Sun is shrinking at a rate of merely 0–01 per cent per century it would totally disappear in a million years ; and it would have been twice its present size a million years ago . |
| 22 | In all cases , the lap is run at a slow speed , 25–30 rpm , as opposed to the greater speeds recommended by the lapping machine manufacturers . |
| 23 | Household formation is increasing at a faster rate than the population as a result of smaller families , increase in the divorce rate and longer life spans . |
| 24 | The aisle is roofed at a lower level than the nave and the triforia have the function of masking the lean-to roofs which cover these vaults . |
| 25 | The third dimension is taken at a paraline angle to the horizontal . |
| 26 | Moreover , unemployment benefit is paid at a lower rate , and , for a married couple , is valued at only 54 per cent of the level of the pension paid to a retired couple . |
| 27 | If income above OA is taxed at a constant marginal rate , the individual is then on the schedule BC with a constant slope . |
| 28 | Marielle is practising a fiddly Ravel note cluster , Katia is pouting at a portable telephone , hired so that she can keep in touch with their mother ( ‘ she is cardiac ’ ) . |
| 29 | We know that the controls over tobacco sponsorship of sport do not have the affect that Mr. Lawson attributes to them , because all the academic research shows that the tobacco industry 's sponsorship of sport is aimed at a younger market . |
| 30 | Each non-inverting input voltage is held at a different level , the connection nearest pin 4 being the lowest voltage , and the connection nearest pin 6 being the highest . |