Example sentences of "[is] [adj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 6 ) Subject as mentioned below , the tender may be at a fixed price ( tenders in excess of the number of shares sought being scaled down pro rata ) , or a maximum price ( if the offer is over-subscribed , the striking price will be the lowest price at which the number of shares sought is met , with everyone tendering at or below the striking price receiving that price and if the offer is over-subscribed at the striking price acceptances will be scaled down pro rata or balloted ) . |
| 2 | Where relief is due at the higher rate , it is given by the subscriber 's tax office ( e.g. by adjusting the PAYE code ) . |
| 3 | The argument so far has been that since meaning is indeterminate at the non-observational level , translation must be too . |
| 4 | Th the fact of the matter is that at the next general election , the Stormant or the Westminster election , Gerry Addams will win that seat . |
| 5 | But you see the thing is that how , what complicates all this is that at the same time the Communist Party is trying to achieve greater equality and how that this is n't their , their sole objective . |
| 6 | It is as comprehensive as is possible at the present time . |
| 7 | If , for some reason , the time of high tide is different at the two ends of a strait , there will obviously develop a strong gradient between the two , giving rise to a tidal current which in narrow straits can become very strong . |
| 8 | Finding a lone man amid open ocean is doubtful at the best of times , and we had just been through the densest fog bank either one of us had ever experienced . |
| 9 | Thus the pressure , both inner and outer , on teachers to have a clear , articulate rationale for what they are doing is high at the same time as the exploration of the values from which such a rationale must derive is conspicuously out of style . |
| 10 | The power to renew a seamen 's canteen licence is exercisable at the quarterly meeting three years after the meeting at which the licence was first granted ( subs . |
| 11 | Like the quatrain poems it is funny at the same time as serious . |
| 12 | ( You are rarely able to sample rhythms as often as you would like. ) ( a ) Are your 4 hours of observations made in a single session or a number of sessions ? ( b ) If it is a single session , is this at the same time or at different times each day ? ( c ) If it is at different times , then how do you arrange them ? ( d ) If it is a number of sessions , then how many ? |
| 13 | This animal has a similar diet , the colon has a caecum similar to man , and the anatomy is similar at the microscopic level . |
| 14 | In those circumstances , under the law as I hold it , it seems to me that rent is payable at the full rate for the quarters ending September 29 and December 25 , 1945 . |
| 15 | Interest is payable at the full rate from the date of death ( Prior v Hastie [ 1987 ] CLY 1219 ; Khan v Duncan ( 1989 ) unreported , Popplewell J ) . |
| 16 | It can , none the less , cut out many of the worst frustrations : material that takes hours to trace , is never found , or is unavailable at the right time ; teacher-made material that takes too long , is botched in process or inexpertly designed ; equipment that does n't work , or works badly , or is preempted by someone else at the crucial moment ; timetables that do n't , when it comes to the point , allow sufficient flexibility ; help that one feels ought to be available but somehow never is . |
| 17 | The tests showed that if a product which should be cooked at 180°C is deep-fried at the correct temperature to seal it and is cooked as recommended , it will absorb only 6% of its weight in oil . |
| 18 | Change is uncomfortable at the best of times and the patient is discomforted . |
| 19 | ‘ The committee endorses this action by the licensing authority ’ , Goldberg 's letter goes on , ‘ and considers that , in the light of the apparent safety hazard , suspension of the licence is appropriate at the present time ’ . |
| 20 | The trial , which had begun on March 5 , was shorter than had been anticipated both because Poindexter chose not to give evidence himself , and because the prosecution was successful in eliciting incriminating evidence from its chief witness , Oliver North , Poindexter 's subordinate at the National Security Council . |
| 21 | This makes sense at what might be termed an economic arithmetic level , but is flawed at the behavioural level . |
| 22 | The frog makes a respectable showing , the flea , however , is better at the high jump ! |
| 23 | However , it can be shown that the containment is weakest at the magnetic equator , and the outcome is leakage from the belt beyond about 20 R J . |
| 24 | This molecule , because of the partly polar nature of the ester bond , is present at the micellar interface , but preferentially located in the bulk solvent . |
| 25 | The Commission is present at the political co-operation meetings , which proves useful and important , but it does not have the monopoly of initiative , as it would have if the meetings took place under the treaty of Rome . |
| 26 | Er thank you Chairman erm th that is one of the Liberal resolutions that we can get it is important at the sorry to give evidence of the alternative viewpoint and , and that is the case in , in opposing er for those who are opposing that er terminal five . |
| 27 | Reduction or special modification of certain segments is evident at the anterior and posterior ends of the abdomen , more especially in the latter region , and this specialization increases from the lower to the higher orders . |
| 28 | YOUNG pretenders Curtis Robb and David Grindley last night discovered that it 's tough at the very top . |
| 29 | This is hazardous at the best of times , using a crane and the natural motion of the sea to lock and unlock the mexeflote cells . |
| 30 | It 's more at the medium-term level that you can talk about the system making sensible adjustments to new circumstances , and indeed , many schools and many Local Education Authorities have simply had to do that , they 've had to erm adjust to much smaller numbers of pupils , correspondingly smaller numbers of teachers , and a much more static situation generally . |