Example sentences of "[n mass] at the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So in this sense the approach is a pragmatic one , which bears on the here and now rather than on eternity.i At the same time , to formulate the problem in terms of interests , as I have done , is to focus attention on the moral priorities embedded in holism and individualism . |
| 2 | To get round the fact that the CSMA/CD carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection protocol prevents two nodes from transmitting data at the same time , so that video signals could get interrupted , isochronous Ethernet time-stamps the packets so they can be guaranteed to arrive at the recipient 's computer at the same time . |
| 3 | other than in that respect it would erm it would reduce representation to mem members I would say by about forty percent at the present time before structures etcetera etcetera were sorted out . |
| 4 | At least you 're sure it was n't me , I was knocking off a few fish at the same time , remember ? ’ |
| 5 | When fired at a school of fish , these seem to act like a shotgun , disorienting many fish at the same time . |
| 6 | This demands an organisation and control system that channels information to the right people at the right time . |
| 7 | Good advertising communicates the right message to the right people at the right time in a way that will interest or amuse them , but above all make them want to buy the product , service , or even " idea " . |
| 8 | Professor Ron Dore will be talking about the boundaries of education — do we teach the right subjects to the right people at the right time ? |
| 9 | Unfortunately we 've not got to that stage yet , and it 's very rare for a threatened famine to be prevented by the international relief community , and even , once it has occurred , it 's very rare for the relief to run smoothly , so I think the research part is to try and find out how to get the right aid to the right people at the right time . |
| 10 | Lyricist Tim Rice , one of the forces behind worldwide musical smashes Chess , Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita , summed up : ‘ You ca n't fool hundreds of thousands , or millions of people at the same time with absolute garbage for record after record . |
| 11 | Spoken messages can be stored in electronic mailboxes and retrieved by telephone , and by several people at the same time — because the messages are not recorded as on a tape recorder , but on electronic pulses in the computer 's memory . |
| 12 | Most of the surveys showing that unemployed people are less healthy than the employed are cross-sectional in nature ( comparing different people at the same time , rather than following the changes in people 's lives over a period of time ) . |
| 13 | Many are noisy , dirty , and uninformed , as are many adults , but they may be bright and attractive people at the same time . |
| 14 | When there is a face-to-face conversation and a third person joins in , the speechreader , who can not see two people at the same time , tends to become isolated while they chat together . |
| 15 | When the assistant is serving you , he may also be serving two or three other people at the same time and holding a conversation with yet another . |
| 16 | The arrival of large groups of people at the same time will always mean pressure on the reception staff , hall porters and other departments . |
| 17 | In 1981 the executive committee directed that the BDN , which had hitherto performed the dual role of addressing the hearing public on behalf of deaf people at the same time as serving deaf readers , should in future primarily be a paper for BDA members and the deaf community as a whole . |
| 18 | They were in the car when Emma said quietly , ‘ You can love two people at the same time , ca n't you , Mammy ? ’ |
| 19 | Peggy paused before answering , ‘ Yes ; yes , you can love two people at the same time . ’ |
| 20 | So yes , her daughter could love two people at the same time . |
| 21 | It 's useful when you 've got to contact lots of staff or get information to many people at the same time and allows you to put detailed information down . |
| 22 | The focal point is vocalist Lucia , who succeeds with some finesse in playing keyboards , singing , jumping , clapping and attempting several triple somersaults with twist and pike at the same time . |
| 23 | On the staff side we have recruited nine individuals , er , but since we 've lost three members of staff at the same time , that is a net increase of six , and since most of them are part-time , there 's actually only three full-time equivalents , we 've been able to do that entirely within the we had on establishments at work . |
| 24 | Others would prefer just to fuel the war — and make a quick buck at the same time . |
| 25 | Graham Morris came over from Britain to work at Rover 's North American headquarters at the same time as the company launched its newest luxury car , the 827 . |
| 26 | Indeed , last summer there were often winds of Force 6 to 8 in the Solent area with atmospheric pressures of around 1035 mb at the same time . |
| 27 | Modelling several series at the same time is more appropriate in certain circumstances . |