Example sentences of "[vb -s] [noun] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sports reporters are reputed to gauge crowds well ; who measures populations at a glance ? |
| 2 | The shell has a mathematically simple form , and , roughly speaking , its shape can be understood as the result of a that organ , the mantle , which itself grows at a variable rate but secretes minerals at a rate proportional to the length of its periphery . |
| 3 | Each , in any event , offers explanations at a level deeper than prediction . |
| 4 | • the first stage of a phased approach to the monitoring of the profession 's compliance with the Accounts Rules requirements at a cost of £0.3m ; |
| 5 | Thus , any covenant that takes effect at a date calculated by reference to the expiry of the term , will be unenforceable if the power is exercised . |
| 6 | The reason for this is that sperm production takes place at a temperature a couple of degrees lower than body temperature , so the process has to take place outside the body to function properly . |
| 7 | The festival , organise din association with XFM radio and Riverman concerts , takes place at a series of London venues . |
| 8 | If the relocation takes place at a time when it is important for a child to complete a course of education , e.g. GCE examinations , the company will pay reasonable board and lodging costs for the child up to a maximum of £200 per month for the remainder of that school term or until all examinations are complete within that academic year . |
| 9 | In the context of inflationary scenarios this formation takes place at a time ( refs 14 , 15 ) . |
| 10 | This takes place at a time prearranged to be mutually convenient . |
| 11 | Nobutoshi Akao takes office at a time when the country is increasingly coming under fire from environmentalists for ignoring global priorities . |
| 12 | They argue that long-term technological changes mean that manufacturing needs more space per worker , and also often larger plots , and that this both puts cities at a disadvantage in relation to other areas and means that , even if all available urban land were used for manufacturing , there would still be a decline in employment . |
| 13 | In two senses the rural environment currently puts children at a disadvantage . |
| 14 | The brain synthesizes protein at a rate higher than that of any other tissue in the body . |
| 15 | San Francisco , California-based Interactive Development Environments Inc has introduced a new Software through Pictures/Information Modelling product , which enables users at a workstation to analyse and customise existing relational database management systems . |
| 16 | Although couched in the typically occult language of the time , Garland 's prescient account catches society at a crossroads : those young homosexuals adrift in a postwar landscape without signs may now be seen as harbingers of a new way of life and a new economic order — variously described as pop culture , youth culture or the Teen age — which stand at the heart of ‘ late , consumer or multinational capitalism ’ . |
| 17 | Since the arms trade brings income at a time of serious recession , people are employed to use all their marketing skills to persuade other countries to buy our military goods . |
| 18 | I am a Windows fan , and can tell you that it runs applications at a rate of knots most folks just are n't accustomed to . |
| 19 | And in this respect , it should be recalled that the man I later compared to the mechanical rabbit who runs on.rails at a greyhound track was far from being the smooth , meticulous driver he later became . |
| 20 | It supports dictation at a rate of over 30 words per minute , which is quite an improvement on the 20 words per minute rate average clocked up non-touch typing executives . |
| 21 | Similarly , if every time one of your subordinates makes suggestions at a meeting you purse your lips then this may send a message to the person that you disapprove and they may be discouraged from coming forward with ideas . |