Example sentences of "[vb -s] at [adj] [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Yet the transmission of precious substances in the form of jewellery or other objects of display has at all times and most notably during the last five millennia served the same purpose the world over , that of signalling and enhancing status .
2 Membership at Hampton Court , the head branch of the Horse Rangers , currently stands at 450 seniors and 80 juniors .
3 The record held by a Frenchmen stands at 44 knots that 's around 50 mph .
4 During the reproductive life of a woman , one egg — rarely two or more — matures at monthly intervals and is discharged at ovulation , which brings the total number of eggs that are ovulated to barely 500 .
5 Graham Rice looks at new introductions and some revived favourites
6 On the other hand , for a task such as fault diagnosis he will be thinking about it in various structured ways which he can reveal by talking about it and exploring verbally why he looks at particular indications or takes particular actions .
7 The TRACE II system looks at these issues but in a fairly limited way .
8 Section 2.6 looks at some techniques that the analysts might use to analyse the information gathered .
9 By looking at differences in gas yield for the same coal type at different levels of thermal maturation , it has been possible to demonstrate that gas generation from coals occurs at lower maturities than previously reported .
10 It may be hard to imagine a situation in which the onset of old age occurs at later ages than in the past , but a hundred years ago or less it was difficult to imagine the present situation in which old age does not effectively begin until people are in their seventies .
11 The resulting apparent wind blows at 45 degrees and the sail has to be sheeted in tightly
12 On the other hand , the effective coupling constant of the Salam-Weinberg theory , which is small at low energies , gradually increases at high energies because this theory is not asymptotically free .
13 The extract from the file on Tweed you sent with the courier made the point he often stays at top places because he thinks he 's less likely to be noticed . ’
14 It opens at both ends and fastens with drawcords .
15 There is a second loss ( β-relaxation ) which appears at lower temperatures and suggests that there is a relaxation process active in the glassy state .
16 On both spring and autumn passage the species frequently appears at inland waters as well as right along the coast .
17 The basic idea is that the effective coupling constant of the strong interactions , which is large at low energies , gradually decreases at high energies because of asymptotic freedom .
18 The author insists at several points that he is talking about both basic and applied research , although he would exclude technology .
19 There were to be listening posts with recorded messages , sturdy steps set into inclines , handrails at strategic points and gates adapted for guide dogs .
20 Texas Instruments said the decision to sign the non-exclusive agreement was based on several factors : first , the technology is available now ; second , the ARM core operates at low voltages and offers ‘ the best MIPS per Watt in the industry ’ — approximately 200 MIPS per Watt , compared with the AT&T Co Hobbit at 37 MIPS per Watt ; third , it integrates easily into larger chip designs ; fourth , it provides good price-performance — to buy chips in volume from Advanced RISC would cost less than $30 per unit ; fourth , the chip is tiny — an ARM6L has a die size of 5.9mm square — and there is a strong need in the automotive industry to reduce the size and weight of components .
21 It is positioned against HP 9000 Model 755 workstation , which runs at 147 SPECmarks and costs £48,000 .
22 The EC directive requires us to build treatment works at coastal resorts and we have estimated that will produce another 800,000 tons .
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