Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] at a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is wise to remember that these men were competing at a time when the black presence was of only tiny significance . |
| 2 | All of these changes were happening at a time when the rapid expansion of television was encouraging even greater isolation . |
| 3 | All this was happening at a time when the Canadian Northern Railway was creating , in effect , a third transcontinental railway , built on much more economical lines than the exceptionally expensive and high-quality GTP . |
| 4 | All this was happening at a time of deep recession worsening by the day with unemployment rising to two and a half million , redundancies up by forty percent in the first four months of ninety one . |
| 5 | In the Soviet Union popular support for the manned space programme was dwindling at a time of great economic hardship and political uncertainty for the majority of the population . |
| 6 | The authorities ' ability to pay for reforms was diminishing at a time when the gentry 's lack of enthusiasm for restructuring their finances was as great as ever . |