Example sentences of "[noun sg] at a [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This book would not be complete without a glance at a place where , more than any other , the ideals of colonial administration and administrative reality appeared to exist in harmony together — those rolling grasslands of the Great Rift Valley , on either side of the border between Kenya and Tanganyika , where lived the people who more than any other fascinated the Europeans who came to East Africa : the Masai . |
| 2 | These shared residential houses for single elderly persons provide an important new welfare resource for the Association at a time when increasing numbers of those who served in World War II , and their dependents , are reaching an age when they need the support of a housekeeper . |
| 3 | The game at Rangers ' ground could begin to dominate Shearer 's thinking at a time when the only other striker available to Roxburgh , Hearts ' John Robertson , is carrying an injury from Saturday 's win over Falkirk . |
| 4 | The legislative changes have given this a further momentum at a time when , says Mr Harrison , ‘ there is a greater awareness among fund managers that this is a growing sector ’ . |
| 5 | He and Mother must have thought a great deal of the place to go to that expense at a time when money was so short . |
| 6 | However , all these initiatives require heavy investment at a time when economies are squeezed by foreign debt repayments . |
| 7 | It amounted , they said , to a total alteration of the law of the land and the establishment of a permanent act of insolvency at a time when trade was embarrassed and credit had sunk to its lowest ebb . |
| 8 | We then left Gt Yarmouth for another attempt at a passage northward and found less wind but a nasty swell outside the harbour . |
| 9 | He appreciates a good attempt at an answer even if the final result is not " correct " . |
| 10 | The court has before it two appeals which raise the same point of law , that is to say , can a child who is born alive , but suffering from disabilities occasioned by negligence on the part of the proposed defendant at a time when the child was en ventre sa mère and unborn , maintain an action for damages for negligence against the defendant . |
| 11 | They had also made their social entrance at a time when television — so often blamed as another demoralising force — was only a minority pursuit in Britain , with no more than two million viewing licences in 1953 ; and when the commercial TV channel , which was most commonly alleged to be lowering standards , had not even been created . |
| 12 | Many factors will influence the timing of the offer including the following : ( 1 ) The offeror will not wish to announce a contested bid at a time when the target company is about to announce record results or a greatly increased dividend ; research on this possibility will be required . |
| 13 | The aggressive marketing of seats to foreign cosmonauts on short duration Soyuz flights to the Mir space station in order to recoup some of the costs [ see pp. 37437 ; 37932 ; 38219 ] was also unpopular among many officials involved in the space programme ; they felt that it devalued the space programme at a time when the Zenit and Energia super boosters remained grounded with technical problems [ see p. 37797 ] and the first manned mission of the Soviet Buran shuttle had been postponed , at least to 1993 . |
| 14 | International Military Services , the British Government 's arms sales company , went ahead with a construction consultancy in the face of Foreign Office opposition at a time when exports of defence-related equipment to Iraq were banned . |
| 15 | Over the years , as a young detective he had lost weight at a time when a lot of men put it on , and now looked thin and wiry , reproducing in himself , as he half knew , the family look . |
| 16 | The fund offers quick payments , while the alternative is much legal red tape at a moment when speed counts . |
| 17 | Hobhouse concerned himself directly with the evolution of mind at a time when the behaviourist dogma had not yet arrived to inhibit such a discussion . |
| 18 | So all that was really achieved then was Rachel 's temporary peace of mind at a time when she was n't well . |
| 19 | A collection of battered old toys has come under the hammer at an auction today . |
| 20 | In this way , the new upper floor is prevented from crossing the original three-light arched windows which serve the end bays of the lower storey , and the stair is prevented from conflicting with the central window of this range by the introduction of a further quarter-landing at an intermediate level that turns its lowest flight parallel to the side elevation at a level just below the window-sill ( Fig 49 ) . |
| 21 | And held a position in the industry at a level not less than junior or first line management at the time of application . |
| 22 | Are the Government trying to ruin our industry at a time when 18 per cent . |
| 23 | The fact that Barilli has recently shown a keen awareness of contemporary art trends may help his candidacy at a time when the Biennale has reaffirmed its commitment to the documentation of contemporary art . |
| 24 | Women are much less likely to read science subjects than men ( Wilkin , 1982 ) , and this is a severe disadvantage at a time when government is determined to push teaching and research resources into sciences while simultaneously cutting back severely in the social sciences and the humanities . |
| 25 | The Offline Operator does not log onto the LIFESPAN system or VMS , as the Offline System will start automatically on the Operator terminal at a time previously specified by the Offline Manager at Update Offline Parameters ( option 9.2.0 ) . |
| 26 | Witches were also accused of using herbs to ease the pain of labour at a time when the Church held that pain in childbirth was the Lord 's punishment for Eve 's original sin . |
| 27 | By concentrating on the practical implications of new ideas this book should help to promote positive strategies for welcoming nurses and health visitors back to practice at a time when their skills are needed and sought after as never before in the profession 's long and distinguished history . |
| 28 | It is caught by a hook on the bobbin case carrier at a point just above the eye of the needle when on its upward stroke . |
| 29 | The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade has recommended that spent nuclear fuel from the country 's nuclear power plants be made safe through deep burial at a site yet to be determined . |
| 30 | It 's action at a distance all over again . |