Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] at this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | It is interesting to remember at this point that the EC excludes the Canary Islands , the Channel Islands and the French Overseas Departments , but includes Monaco and the Isle of Man . |
2 | Perhaps the internal strains within the authorities of a newly-reunited Germany — and the demands of public opinion in the old East — make any punitive measures against ex-Easterners peculiarly uncomfortable to promote at this time ( and Krabbe 's coach has been widely fingered as a luminary in East Germany 's old chemically-enhanced Sportkulur . ) |
3 | That is a question I am afraid that is impossible to answer at this stage , that wo n't be known until he 's had a thorough investigation by the surgeons at the hospital who er probably wo n't be able to answer that for a day or two yet . |
4 | It is very , very unfortunate to come at this time . ’ |
5 | We shall briefly discuss three interconnected lines of enquiry and , although the success of these approaches is hard to evaluate at this stage , they have certainly raised many issues which either expose the incompleteness of the simple Keynesian model or point to fundamental inadequacies within it . |
6 | The effects upon the services with which this book is concerned and upon the behaviour of local government are hard to predict at this stage . |
7 | I hope that my hon. Friend understands that , although it is unusual to contribute at this point in the debate , there are reasons for it . |
8 | And a spokeswoman for trainer Toby Balding confirmed : ‘ Morley Street is likely to run at this stage . ’ |
9 | The Government is likely to snatch at this vagueness in an attempt to discredit the new image of moderation Labour is keen to promote . |
10 | Movement is always hard to assess at this age , but avoid any puppy who moves erratically or is obviously lame ! |
11 | It is fine to stay at this kind of level for a while . |
12 | No government is likely to say at this juncture that it regards cars as an environmental menace and intends to reduce their numbers by so many per cent a year . |
13 | The impact of recession is likely to feature at this month 's annual meeting of Business in the Community , a charitable body that promotes links between the private sector , government and the community . |
14 | It 's hard to say at this point how many are now in prison as some are scattered and some gone underground . |
15 | If you find yourself in this situation it is important to decide realistically how much you can do and to mark out these easy between a parent and child , it is not likely to improve at this stage . |
16 | So you may want to modify such formulations along the lines , " a reader is likely to feel at this point " or " many readers may respond by … " , or — possibly better — by tackling the issue of heterogeneous reader-responses more directly . |
17 | It is helpful to look at this question separately for infants , for children and for adults . |
18 | But it is better to look at this issue separately , on its own merits — and in fact we find that theologians of all schools are among those who support it . |
19 | VAT to be imposed on gas on electricity bills and many other items , too many to mention at this rostrum . |
20 | There are good nuts here and it used to be traditional to belay at this point . |
21 | At each stage of Tranmere 's rise up the Football League these past years you have asked the question : ‘ Will Steve Mungall be able to cope at this level ? ’ |
22 | Choose three or four and pick the ones that most need correcting , that is , the words the pupil ought to be able to spell at this stage ( see What goes wrong ? , page 6 ) . |
23 | What it is important to establish at this juncture is Nizan 's systematic refusal to countenance any form of public criticism of the internal running of the Soviet state between 1935 and 1939 . |
24 | What is important to highlight at this juncture is the attraction that such a possibility held out for the intellectual workers of the time . |
25 | A distant part of her mind wondered if she 'd ever be able to look at this man and not want him , but in truth she already knew the answer . |
26 | The idea of telling a story is important to discuss at this point , because it contains the secret of all good video . |
27 | It is important to stress at this point that these early sociologists were not intensely ‘ radical ’ individuals , but rather could frequently be more accurately labelled as ‘ conservatives ’ made uneasy by the changes they were observing in society . |
28 | Sor if I sorted out being able to book at this restaurant which only is about I 'd be in |
29 | As we approach the end of the diet and exercise programme , it is important to decide at this stage how you intend to proceed afterwards.If you have a significant amount of weight to lose you have the choice of continuing on the diet menus as included in the daily plans or you can follow the diet contained in my Complete Hip and Thigh Diet . |
30 | However , it is important to decide at this stage whether that part of an express clause which seeks to control competition during employment is also subject to such a test . |