Example sentences of "[conj] [art] same [noun sg] a " in BNC.
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1 | Productivity growth in manufacturing in the first quarter at 3.8 per cent was higher than the same period a year earlier , but down on the five per cent improvement in the final three months of last year . |
2 | François Guizot , an archetypal representative of the political élite , neatly summed up the Prince 's appeal : ‘ It means a great deal to be at one and the same time a national glory , a revolutionary guarantee , and a principle of authority . ’ |
3 | At one political meeting last month , I was abused being at one and the same time a pro-Marketeer , an anti-devolutionist , and , horror of horrors , pro-Sizewell ( AGR tendency only , I hasten to add ) . |
4 | As Cole points out , the Pioneers ‘ were setting out to be at one and the same time a Producers ’ and a Consumers ' Society ; and this seemed natural to them because all their endeavours were meant to lead to the creation of a Co-operative Community on the Owenite model , in which the distinction between producers and consumers would not exist . ’ |
5 | Still , they were to be forgiven because the course they adopted , of ‘ setting out to be at one and the same time a Producers ’ and a Consumers ' Society' seemed natural to them . |
6 | Here we are concerned with a form of corporate provision that can also be used to provide at one and the same time a safety net and a reward for initiative . |
7 | Imagine every moment being at one and the same time a distant memory and a nasty surprise and you 'll see what I mean . |
8 | A comparison between the third quarter of 1991 and the same period a year earlier , an increase of 44 per cent , shows signs of a slackening in recessionary pressures : between the third quarters of 1989 and 1990 , there was a 64 per cent increase . |
9 | If there were a choice between receiving £100 now and the same amount a year hence there would be no doubt as to which would be preferred . |
10 | If there were a choice between receiving £100 now and the same amount a year hence there would be no doubt as to which would be preferred . |