Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] at any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Since then , Labour has never won a secure working majority at any election .
2 You may want emotional support at any stage of HIV infection , and it will be important for you to find someone you trust who will give the support you need .
3 Not only may the defendant be permitted , in the discretion of the court , to change that plea at any time before sentence , but , when a plea of guilty to a lesser offence than that charged has initially been accepted by the prosecutor with the approval of the court , there can , it appears to their Lordships , be no finality in that ‘ acceptance ’ until sentence is passed .
4 He spotted at once the no-nonsense tones of the Koran , and , as always when The Book was being quoted , kept his eyes on his chest and tried to look like a man willing to leap off his chair on to all fours , ready for total prostration at any moment .
5 In this case at any rate the conclusion is clear .
6 We were short anyway , always are , and I thought , right Connie , I 'll know where you are this afternoon at any rate .
7 I 'd forgone breakfast because I had n't got to bed till four in the morning , lunch because I had a hangover and anyway I was late for the train , and due to the fact that it was — according to British Rail at any rate — still part of the extended Festive Period , there had been no buffet trolley on the train .
8 The social worker should do a bio-psychosocial assessment taking a careful look at any disruption in the elderly person 's capacity to function and to cope , particularly if there has been a health cause to precipitate a referral .
9 ‘ Well , it 's a very old story at any rate , ’ said Fergus .
10 ( Hoomey had achieved his nickname by his surprised habitual reply at any address aimed in his general direction . )
11 This really is vintage material and would be worth the strongest recommendation at any price .
12 Such detail might prove invaluable to French Intelligence at any debrief after my release .
13 Jochen Medau has also offered a free place at any training course to the Medau Society Chairman .
14 Once you became head of the department , you could have pulled me off this job at any time .
15 Er , I should also re , remind you so my brief informs me , of the no smoking rule , which was adopted at last year 's er , A G M , and which means there 's no smoking er , in this room at any rate , and certainly not during the meeting .
16 You will be given the phone number of the school so that you can reach this teacher at any time .
17 I should be happy to discuss any particular problems with the hon. Gentleman at any time .
18 The whole or part of any proceedings may under s 42 of the Act also be transferred to the High Court at any stage of the proceedings by the county court .
19 Today , Finniston runs his own small firm ( small by comparison with British Steel at any rate ) , but at least fifty per cent of his time is now taken up with interests outside the corporate world .
20 In the first of their works which deals with this topic at any length , The German Ideology , written in 1846 , they state on page 43 : ‘ The various stages of development in the division of labour are just so many different forms of ownership , i.e. the existing stage in the division of labour determines also the relations of individuals to one another with reference to the material , instrument and product of labour . ’
21 Extensive theory exists on the evaluation of indexes and indexing , but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length here .
22 See this use at any time and repeat as required for treat in the autumn or the spring .
23 NAFTA has been strongly criticized by environmentalists on the grounds that it will lead to " dirty " US industries moving into Mexico to take advantage of that country 's more relaxed environmental standards , and that other environmental considerations for all three countries will be sacrificed for the principle of free trade at any cost .
24 Lack of food or predation are not held to have any effects on this cycle at any stage ( Chitty , 1960 ) .
25 funds are transferred to a designated account at any Barclays branch or another branch
26 ‘ I was always the top broker at any firm I worked for on Wall Street and before that I sold memberships at the Museum of Modern Art .
27 If the system is unable to meet this standard at any time , this will be manifest in erratic responses .
28 While classics , for example , are considered essentially upper- or upper-middle-class disciplines , engineering ( in this country at any rate ) has long been considered a subject suitable for aspirant working-class men .
29 er in , in this country at any rate .
30 Unfortunately , from the British viewpoint at any rate , the dispute-solving model adopted by the Sinhalese had little to do with British conceptions of justice .
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