Example sentences of "[be] at [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elsewhere , Duncan and I have made an attempt to overcome these problems by putting forward a conceptual view of local politics which stresses the social relations involved , which highlights the importance of the locality , and which is based on the notion that local state institutions can be at once an agent of , and an obstacle to , central demands ( Duncan and Goodwin , 1988 ) . |
| 2 | However , it is important to stress that the conditions for a sustained easing of monetary policy are not yet present and the prevailing view is likely to be that , barring a breakthrough on the solidarity pact and a resolution of the east German wages situation , the next cut in rates may be at least a couple of months off . |
| 3 | His mature attitude seems to be at least a decade ahead of his slight , youthful physique . |
| 4 | For really reliable stability a design should have a rate of closure in the Bode plot of less than 6 dB per octave and all break points of the linear approximation should be at least a decade in frequency away from the intersection corresponding to . |
| 5 | In the Firthview cafe , apparently the location of some awful and localised ground subsidence since it was named , because it would have to be at least a storey taller to catch a view of the water , I had a cup of coffee and a game of Space Invaders . |
| 6 | Mm I could n't tell how many people would agree with you about that one that London could be at least a bit preferable to Paris . |
| 7 | It is not unusual for the sea to be at least a mile 's walk from the coastline sand-dunes . |
| 8 | The top must be at least a mile high ; just how well would a four-wheel drive hold on it ? |
| 9 | For the simple reason that , if they were to be considered as arbitrators , there would be at least a danger that one party or the other might be able to require a case to be stated before a court of law , by which means it could be suggested that the award was not binding because of some error in it . |
| 10 | Where an instrumental ensemble is employed , with or without singers , it is necessary that there be at least a leader , if not a conductor . |
| 11 | To my mind the answer is that there must always be at least a minimum of skill for us to speak of an artistic achievement . |
| 12 | John Sluggett , who farms near Probus , mid-Cornwall , says he will be at least a week before starting on winter barley . |
| 13 | She must be at least a week late . ’ |
| 14 | Anyway , I put it in the paper , phoned in the paper and they said it 'd be at least a week or fortnight before so I did n't like but it never came out in the paper . |
| 15 | However , as he posted his letter on Monday , he has been caught in the suspension trap , and it could be at least a month , before there is any prospect of seeing his money . |
| 16 | But if we can sometimes lift our eyes from our own problems and focus on those of others , it will be at least a step in the right direction and Christmas is a good time to take it , ’ she said . |
| 17 | There must however be at least a suspicion that — as with the languages of Middle-earth — he created a structure of thought to justify a more primary urge , delight in language , delight in ancient story . |
| 18 | Charity supposed that there could be at least an element of truth in that , though she did not feel comforted . |
| 19 | This should be at least an AA , if not an SSG . |
| 20 | Yet I offer to you as much as I possess , and so much as old age has left me , with the utmost satisfaction , as being at least a testimony to the instruction and delight that I have received from your marvellous invention . |
| 21 | None the less they were at once a part and a symptom of a great expansion of European wealth . |
| 22 | Official figures are not available on the number of pickets injured , but there were at least a couple of fatalities and it is the opinion of some observers that , in the major conflicts of the dispute , casualties amongst the pickets greatly exceeded those of the police ( Wallington , 1985 : 149 ) . |
| 23 | Fearful anticipation had proved somewhat worse than the event , and most Viennese were coming round to the opinion that , whatever the failings of Napoleon 's men , they were at least an improvement upon the Hapsburgs ' Russian allies , whom everyone loathed . |
| 24 | As the two components have a common motion through space they seem to be physically associated , but they are at least a light-year apart , and possibly much more . |
| 25 | Most courses are at least a smile long , so your horse should be fit — he should be able to complete a five minute strong canter without showing signs of distress . |
| 26 | The Government 's targets of 30,000 places in 1991-92 and 60,000 in 1992-93 are at least a start in the right direction . |
| 27 | Wheats , ‘ looking very good ’ , are at least a month away . |
| 28 | Analyte affinity constants of antibodies are at least an order of magnitude greater than those of enzymes , so much higher sensitivity is possible , but it is difficult to extract a detectable signal from the binding event . |
| 29 | The sand and gravel there are at least an inch thick . |
| 30 | The strong , active , lithe bodies of her women are at least an improvement on the passive and fragile looking beauties of the Pre-Raphaelites . |