Example sentences of "[to-vb] at [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The existing rebate system is geared to the needs of the most vulnerable in society , but for those at the income margin the full impact of the tax charges are brought to bear at relatively low levels of income . |
| 2 | It may be too that in the lower regions of society women were freer to find at least part-time employment : the distaff provided occupation for almost all , and even if the invention of the spinning wheel may have reduced the opportunities for some , it enormously increased those of others . |
| 3 | Using anti-friction materials developed for space , excavators can be made to work at very low temperatures without lubrication , while materials developed for Buran are ideal for artificial limbs and , in particular , hip joints . |
| 4 | They tend to work at entirely separate sections of the music , ignoring each other , but talking all the while . |
| 5 | The association between the daughter 's rejection and the mother 's disability appears to afford at least circumstantial evidence that relationships deteriorate as a consequence of the burdens of tending . |
| 6 | There is a real danger here that other publishers could jump on the Reed bandwagon , and force wholesalers to buy at less advantageous discount and credit terms . ’ |
| 7 | Plastic containers , cans and trays line our shop shelves and we have come to expect at least two-fold wrapping and a carrier bag to boot . |
| 8 | It is instructive to look at where recent silks have come from . |
| 9 | It follows , of course , that selectors have to look at very different criteria when choosing their teams , and nowhere is this more evident than in the field . |
| 10 | Er I I think that with three million people out of work , we have an unemployment problem which creates erm a a disadvantage group particularly in some of the stress urban areas where we have to look at more radical solutions to what is basically the payment of cash for nothing in return . |
| 11 | When we come to look at more complex intonation patterns , we will see that defining intonational ‘ meanings ’ does not become any easier . |
| 12 | There is a need to look at more positive notions of the relationships between women and state policy which would make space for women and men to explore new options for living . |
| 13 | For example , the strong bonds allow the atoms in diamonds to vibrate at very high frequencies . |
| 14 | Such engines would be able to run at very high temperatures , with high efficiencies — but the difference between the expansion rates of metal and ceramic components is a big obstacle . |
| 15 | ‘ Depending on what set of figures you employ , it is possible to arrive at quite different estimates of the impact of the recession on trade unions ’ , writes Dr John Kelly , a labour economist ( reported in the Financial Times , 11 November 1987 ) . |
| 16 | Those in employment earn a relatively high income , but those out of work will continue to exist at rather low levels of unemployment benefit . |
| 17 | There seemed to be plenty to eat , the French are masters at rustling up something to eat at very short notice . |
| 18 | By early November the rebel movement was reported to be in control of one-third of the country , and by the end of the month UNITA was thought to have at least nominal control of two-thirds of the country and thus to be in a stronger position than before the May 1991 Bicesse Peace Accord between the government and UNITA [ see p. 38180 ] . |
| 19 | Like 1-2-3 , SuperCalc offers icons as a quick means to get at frequently used facilities . |
| 20 | The Crown Prosecution Service will ‘ continue the fight ’ to get at least limited rights of audience in the Crown Court for its lawyers once the new advisory committee for legal education and conduct is set up under the Government 's White Paper plans for the legal profession , Fiona King , a recruitment specialist at the service said yesterday . |
| 21 | Contrary wise , Beethoven and other composers wrote music both in 3/4 and 6/8 meant to go at very similar tempos . |
| 22 | If the total flow of money available to finance wages and salaries were rising , at a steady but moderate rate ( say , 5 per cent per annum ) , both unemployment and inflationary rises of prices and costs could be avoided , provided that money wage rates themselves were not allowed to rise at inappropriately high rates . |
| 23 | Angel One 's T'ai Chi mind disciplines had enabled him to subjugate the pain and stiffness of his physical injuries , sufficiently for his body to operate at near maximum efficiency . |
| 24 | Because of its small units the Flydaway also has the theoretical advantage of being able to operate at relatively high frequencies ( one minute headways or less ) even when trade is slack — although this depends on fully automatic driverless trains . |
| 25 | The theory that English has stress-timed rhythm implies that stressed syllables will tend to occur at relatively regular intervals whether they are separated by unstressed syllables or not ; this would not be the case in ‘ mechanical speech ’ . |
| 26 | Particular attention should be focused on hospital incinerators , since these have been subject to Crown immunity for many years and most are technically ill-equipped to burn at sufficiently high temperatures for adequate disposal of wastes ( Gatrell and Lovett 1991 ) . |