Example sentences of "[verb] at the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were that the maximum speed of flights was to be reduced from 835 kmph to 778 kmph and that the amount of time permitted at the lowest level of 75 metres was to be cut from 28 to 15 minutes , with the rest of the flight being made at no lower than 150 metres . |
| 2 | The two girls totter to the lavatory door , laughing at the funniest thing they 've seen since Grandma sat on her chihuahua . |
| 3 | Popular with high earners because tax relief can be claimed at the highest rate , the pension loan also allows borrowers to claim tax relief on their pension contributions . |
| 4 | Avoid trying to jump white water , aiming instead to jump at the steepest part of the wave which is normally the part about to break , the critical section . |
| 5 | Rangers ' pitch will now be lifted at the earliest opportunity and a new one laid in its place , so long as the work can be carried out in time for the new season . |
| 6 | Applicants who are uncertain as to the validity of their qualifications or of their present course of study , or who wish further information on any aspect of their application , are advised to write at the earliest opportunity to the Associate Dean for Admissions , Faculty of Arts Office , David Hume Tower , George Square , Edinburgh EH8 9JX . |
| 7 | These jingle at the slightest touch on the head . |
| 8 | To cover this range of possibilities we concentrate on four DEMs : a 10 7 K isothermal one resulting in the hardest spectrum ; a solar flare-like DEM taken from ref.21 ; the solar active region DEM of ref.22 , modified at the highest temperature to decrease to zero above 10 7 K ; and an isothermal DEM at 10 6 K resulting in a very soft spectrum . |
| 9 | Village elders voted at the lowest level instead of constituents and determined representatives to vote at the next highest level . |
| 10 | Of course I admit there 's an alcohol problem , but then again it tends to look worse than it is because the res is dry so everyone congregates at the nearest bar , which is two miles south , in Nebraska . |
| 11 | They stopped at the biggest hotel in the town , and went in to their rooms . |
| 12 | The opening chapter uses a slightly different method and looks at the greatest variable in improving — namely ourselves , since the way we approach and react to learning greatly affects the end result . |
| 13 | The Today 's Horse vet Mark Lucey BVM&S , MRCVS , looks at the latest update on TENDON INJURIES IN HORSES . |
| 14 | 11 , has been a source of problems which perhaps have yet to be resolved at the highest level . |
| 15 | A UN military observer , Colonel Walter van Dijk , who was with the convoy when it was stopped at a police and army barricade in Serbia yesterday , said the fate of the convoy had been ‘ resolved at the highest level ’ . |
| 16 | The wall can be found behind the Beran Filling Station , which lies at the highest point of the Bangor on Llanberis road ( B4547 ) , about 200 metres from the Deiniolen turn-off . |
| 17 | It starts at the highest office in the country — and works right through to the youngest , newest , employee . |
| 18 | The same fate befell the likes of Alan Hudson , Rodney Marsh , Tony Currie and Charlie George — all of whom were discarded even before their qualities were allowed to flourish at the highest level . |
| 19 | The overriding principle , though , is that consultation must commence at the earliest opportunity . |
| 20 | Precisely this eventuality had been considered at the highest level in the days just before the war ended . |
| 21 | ( Employees must maintain their houses in good condition , make every effort to sell at the best price and receive company authority before accepting an offer . ) |
| 22 | The increase in carp-scaring activity around the banks has forced the carp to feed at the greatest distance from the activity , and the angler who can cast the furthest , within reason , stands the best chance of success . |
| 23 | Only one test proved sensitive to the effects of gradually reduced sleep — the Rapid Alternation Test — where an increase in the number of long responses , or lapses , was noticed at the lowest sleep levels . |
| 24 | The allocation was decided at the highest level of government , and radio broadcasting had long been low on the list of priorities . |
| 25 | ‘ You write the specifications for her repairs , and I 'll guarantee to have them done at the best boatyard in America . ’ |
| 26 | I asked for that to be done at the earliest opportunity , the following morning at 9 o'clock . |
| 27 | Oil will be taxed at the highest rate , adding about US$3.50 to the cost of a barrel of oil , with the aim of discouraging dependence on imported oil . |
| 28 | ‘ But I 've made it with United and now I want the chance to show what I can do at the highest level of all . ’ |
| 29 | A section through Draycott cave is shown in Fig. 4.2 , and the main concentration of amphibian bones occurs at the deepest part of the entrance chamber of the cave where it seems to be permanently wet . |
| 30 | Yet it is this policy making , often particularly that which occurs at the highest level , that receives very much more attention . |