Example sentences of "[be] [adv] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are necessarily at a distance from them , detached . |
| 2 | Burrowing species are obviously at a disadvantage in such situations , although some species are able to escape by swimming . |
| 3 | Tonight they are together at a banquet aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia to mark the EC summit . |
| 4 | The Sandinistas in government are somewhat at a loss for their own charismatic figure , but continue to draw amply on the ( revised ) ideology and mythology of Sandino himself and of the martyred heroes of the revolution . |
| 5 | For a discipline which has made a speciality of the modern world we are somewhat at a disadvantage compared to journalists . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , if Qaddafi shows himself limited by this commonplace either-or , he has a decided advantage over West European or American anti-statesmen , who are generally at a loss to say how a society with only families will organize itself : what is to make the linkages among families ? — the market ? — a mafia ? — a telephone company ? |
| 7 | If you are not at a school or college , write after 1 June in the year preceding entry to PO Box 67 , Cheltenham , Glos . |
| 8 | The finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 9 | An increase in the price of debt is as significant as its refinancing : for this reason the [ draft ] FRS requires that the maturity of borrowings be assessed by reference to borrowings under related facilities only where the finance costs for the new debt are not at a level which is greater than that of the existing debt . |
| 10 | Innovations in teaching methods do not usually come in the form of simple additions to a teacher 's repertoire , generalizable to all subject matters , but are usually designed to achieve more effectively an understanding of some particular X. Usually , for a variety of reasons , the descriptions of ‘ how to proceed ’ are not at a level of precision which makes the teacher a programmed automaton ; it follows that any teacher persuaded to adopt the innovation must be willing and able to explore modifications to his repertoire in order to try and achieve the hoped-for improvement in his pupils ' understanding of X at which the innovation is aimed . |
| 11 | You are not at a loss and can choose , from the textbooks to hand , the derivation that looks best , or that is closest to that of the lecturer . |
| 12 | ‘ We are just at a point if we have anything to say , we really could not , ’ the company told Reuter , but it did say that it had hired Morgan Stanley & Co as its ‘ financial consultant , ’ along with Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette , but declined to say whether the investment banks are underwriters for a stock offering . |
| 13 | ‘ We 're not at a checkpoint at the moment , ’ says Spill , ‘ but the P5 will be there before we reach the next one … and many people are waiting for the P5 before deciding whether to go to the R4000 . |
| 14 | Then they 're off at a rush , underneath the viaduct , and Des says , ‘ Childers Street on the other side . ’ |
| 15 | All sorts of concerns can stop our enjoyment if we 're out at a party or dinner party or anywhere we expect to have fun . |
| 16 | White kids are always at a disadvantage , ’ speculated Charles Taylor . |
| 17 | Calculating this , however , is fraught with difficulties and early leavers are usually at a disadvantage compared with those who remain in the scheme . |
| 18 | They are opposed to the suggestion that women with young children should stay at home rather than go to work , accept that women are still at a disadvantage when it comes to advancement at work , but they do n't think there should be more positive discrimination in women 's favour . |
| 19 | Nutrients are still at a premium here , so the plants form an association with a fungus pezzizella ericae which enables the heather to have a higher nitrogen uptake and to be more resistant to elements of heavy metals found in the soil . |
| 20 | When we discover that e-mail does not necessarily work like that , we are temporarily at a loss as to what to do about it . |
| 21 | If storage space and seating are both at a premium , try building in boxes around the perimeter of the room . |
| 22 | Children from China 's fifty-five minority groups are also at a disadvantage in the competition for higher education places , according to Cleverley . |
| 23 | We are also at an advantage in having a Data Protection Act , which is more use in practice than a vague bill of rights . |
| 24 | Farming days at Bullpot are also at an end . |
| 25 | I am often at a loss to understand the sense of priorities or the lack of priority among Labour-controlled local authorities in particular . |
| 26 | We are now at a point in this evolution where , I believe , the climate is more favourable than hitherto to cooperation between linguists and educationalists . |
| 27 | Eisler says we are now at a crossroads . |
| 28 | Pam had been out at a friend 's all evening . |
| 29 | What this means is that Christian Maronite domination of the Lebanese body politic appears to be effectively at an end . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ said Edward Carrington , ‘ but I 'm rather at a loss . ’ |