Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The introduction , in 1951 , of the General Certificate of Education made it easier to enrol secondary-modern pupils for such examinations , since at ordinary level ( O level ) the more able among them could now take one subject or a few subjects , without having to take a whole group of subjects at the same time . |
| 32 | Even so , it remains an inefficient way of spending funds , because in considering large numbers of new books on different subjects at the same time selectors find it difficult to judge the quality of individual works in relation to the rest of the subject literature , and difficult to take into account — except in the most superficial way — user demand for the books ' subjects . |
| 33 | This dialectic means that the constitution of a universal category of subjectivity that includes all other subjects at the same time , is also part of the process by which an individual is constituted , as an ‘ I ’ that distinguishes itself as non-identical with all other subjects . |
| 34 | Young children , too are incapable of grasping many variables at the same time , and a source that is too complicated can confuse or distract . |
| 35 | Like Hornblower , whose temperament was delighting readers with its contradictions at the same time as that of the Quinn adventures , Septimus has adopted certain measures of what could be called self-defence . |
| 36 | In the 1960s , the Soviet Union rapidly discovered that its connection with Cuba led to the complication and distortion of its relations with other Latin American nations at the same time as it presented them with new opportunities in the region . |
| 37 | Apart from the disinfection role a sterilising sink has a useful secondary role in providing heated soaking facilities for heavily soiled small equipment although it can not be used for both roles at the same time . |
| 38 | For a start , the actors all play many different roles , shedding old and assuming new parts with bewildering speed and ease : sometimes indeed they play several different roles at the same time , representing different things in different relationships . |
| 39 | To my great surprise , I found that in all types of managerial organization in many different countries over 35 years , people in roles at the same time span experience the same weight of responsibility and declare the same level of pay to be fair , regardless of their occupation or actual pay . |
| 40 | There will need to be an assessment of which overseas markets offer the most opportunities at the same time as looking for early signs of local companies being eyed by competitors as ripe for merger or acquisition , forecasting what the effects of this might be on the locality . |
| 41 | For downward transitions you tighten your buttocks and straighten your upper body also closing knees at the same time . |
| 42 | Following a deficit of $8.9m in the second quarter ( 1992 : $7.8m loss ) losses at the half year were $9.6m ( 1992 : $9.6m loss ) on premium income up 10% . |
| 43 | In Australia , losses at the half year were down from $7.0m to $5.2m following a deficit in the second quarter only marginally better at $3.4m ( 1992 : $3.5m loss ) . |
| 44 | There was a less than satisfactory result in Europe , although losses at the half year were marginally lower at $20.2m ( 1992 : $20.6m loss ) following a deficit in the second quarter down from $9.4m to $8.2m . |
| 45 | ‘ In the United Kingdom action on expenses and more selective underwriting procedures have resulted in a substantial reduction in underwriting losses at the half year , even after additional reserve strengthening . |
| 46 | At this stage there can often be many losses at the same time . |
| 47 | This can leave an elderly person alone and facing a bewildering number of losses at the same time . |
| 48 | This will be relatively small to ensure that lexicographers return entries to the database promptly , and do not work on several entries at the same time . |
| 49 | The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time . |
| 50 | The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time . |
| 51 | Other policies had tended to limit equality or parity between schools at the same time . |
| 52 | Governors , in trying to handle collaboration and competition with other schools at the same time , will not face a disturbing change . |
| 53 | I know it sounds stupid , but I was trying to do all my sessions at the same speed I was used to at home . |
| 54 | Notice of proceedings should be served on non-parties at the same time as copy applications are served on the respondents . |
| 55 | Churchill inspired but also unnerved his listeners at the same time by painting the prospects of the armed struggle in darker and more dramatic tones than might seem necessary or desirable . |
| 56 | In this section we are concerned with the integration over time of information which allows the discrimination of competing hypotheses at the same level . |
| 57 | As you might expect from a Swedish manufacturer , the heating and ventilation are superb ; you can supply cold air to the face and warm air to the feet at the same time . |
| 58 | On the basis of a synopsis of Company Man , an account of ‘ the evolution of the social phenomenon of the 20th century ’ , Michael Sissons received three bids at the same level , from HarperCollins , Heinemann and Random House . |
| 59 | Not that he was playing any flash lead parts but to keep a strong rhythm part going and sing at the same time is rather like having to twiddle both your thumbs in opposite directions at the same time . |
| 60 | It is not possible to go in two different directions at the same time . |