Example sentences of "[be] taken at the [adj] " in BNC.

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No Sentence
1 ‘ No , sire , a vote on the constitution , which can only be taken at the annual general meeting . ’
2 There is thus a proliferation of public examinations of a practical kind , any of which may be taken at the new schools , of which the GCSE seems to be only one , if it is to be taken at all .
3 To stimulate the development and the application within the agency of techniques of environmental modelling and forecasting in order that adequate preventative action can be taken at the appropriate time ;
4 If it is thought that it means that any decision should be taken at the lowest possible level , that unfortunately makes me believe that the concept is not all that it is cracked up to be , and for a number of reasons .
5 Pink tablets to be taken at the first sign of symptoms and Yellow tablets that only need to be taken if symptoms persist .
6 Had the hernia been strangulated , action would have had to be taken at the first sign of trouble .
7 Certainly the references to truth and falsehood can be taken at the simple level of telling the truth and avoiding lies .
8 Mr Wyatt said action would have to be taken at the Total Power Tools offshoot , which has not been performing well .
9 The way was left open for the initiative to be taken at the national level , since LEAs , both individually and collectively , failed to respond to the national call for change .
10 This review process should result in an agreement of action to be taken at the next meeting to consolidate and celebrate strengths and to overcome weaknesses .
11 If there is to be a vote , arrange for it to be taken at the next meeting , not immediately after the discussion .
12 Must be taken at the same time daily or no more than three hours late .
13 This may be an injection or , as is increasingly common , a number of tablets or capsules all to be taken at the same time .
14 This action can be taken at the same time as your writ is issued and prior to judgement being given .
15 Landsat images of a given area will therefore always be taken at the same local solar time and not at varying times throughout the day , thus maintaining a constant direction of illumination .
16 NOTE Some drugs can be dangerous when they are taken at the same time as alcohol .
17 Ensuring that tax and spending decisions are taken at the same time will allow better control over Government borrowing …
18 The fact that very little concerted thought had been given to organizing the juvenile labour-market does not mean that no action had been taken at the local level by schools , skilled employment committees , and several or more local education authorities .
19 By 1926 eleven British and four continental centres had opened ; in 1938 , with assets totalling £100,000 , 45,169 guest weeks were taken at the thirty British and twenty-two overseas centres which spread from Brittany to Poland and Czechoslovakia .
20 In order to compare the two modes of measurement two sets of readings were taken at the shortest possible interval , 15 seconds , the first set without the filter , the second set with it .
21 Some steps against pluralism were taken at the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215 , but an altogether more far-reaching measure was promulgated at the Council of Lyons in 1274 .
22 Here is an example of a political decision being taken at the highest level by an elected government which nevertheless felt itself to be more or less powerless in relation to a large transnational company .
23 Thereafter all rectal excisions have included the mesorectum , care being taken at the pelvic brim to identify and preserve the pelvic nerves and not to enter Dennonvilliers fascia during the anterior rectal dissection .
24 Early in November it called a second general strike to protest against the repressive measures being taken at the naval base of Kronstadt , in Poland , and elsewhere .
25 Each case must be considered on its own merits though it is important that action is taken at the appropriate time .
26 ‘ The decision to meet Sakharov 's demand and save his life was taken at the highest level , evidently at a meeting of the politbureau .
27 An important step towards making such movement possible was taken at the Internal Market Council in December 1991 .
28 The decision to have the three executed was taken at the very top by a Cabinet sub-committee . ’
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