Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slow , badly coordinated vector graphics are awful at the best of times , but when they 're trying to convey the scintillating action of such a classic film their inadequacy is more poignant . |
| 2 | In view of the diversity of the environment , the variations in cultural , social and political organisation as well as rapid population growth , there is an overwhelming need for development and management plans that are practicable at a local level , are politically acceptable to all Himalayan nations and are equally beneficial to those extra-Himalayan regions that are affected by intra-Himalayan policies . |
| 3 | These are picture-based at the earlier levels , and text-based at the higher levels . |
| 4 | The interest rates are low at the present time . |
| 5 | FAMILY SIZE — Though , in other contexts , it may refer to the size of the family ( i.e. the number of family members ) , in connection with fertility studies it usually denotes the number of live births to a woman ( sometimes only those children who are alive at a given time , e.g. at the time of the observation ) . |
| 6 | The figures in the table are based on the assumption that you are acceptable at the ordinary rates of premium . |
| 7 | The figures in this table are based on the assumption that you are acceptable at the ordinary rates of premium . |
| 8 | As a model of gene activation , the mechanism discovered by Jacob and Monod in bacteria again provides a satisfactory prototype , although we know that the changes that occur in eukaryotic cells are different at a molecular level , and far more stable . |
| 9 | Chomsky states that grammar must be based on two things : observation of language ability to satisfy the native speaker 's intuition about his language For example , it must be able to account for the native speaker 's intuition that active or passive sentences are related to each other ; that some pairs of sentences , though alike on the surface , are different at a deeper level . |
| 10 | We do not know how far these findings are generalisable at a national level , but we are reasonably confident that the study practices were representative of the totality of fundholding practices in the Oxford region and that the fundholding and control practices were fairly well matched on those variables , such as distance from provider units , which might have affected referral patterns . |
| 11 | They are alarmed at the sustained physical effort of the Broomfield players and the manner in which they battle for possession . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , because SCs and other structures such as nucleolar organizing regions ( NORs ) and attachment plaques are visible at the light microscope level when silver staining is used , a number of authors have devised methods for LM analysis ( 40 ) , or for sequential LM and EM investigation ( 41 ) . |
| 13 | Class 2 contributions are payable at a flat rate while Class 4 contributions are payable as a percentage of profits . |
| 14 | These fees which are PAYABLE at the FIRST MEETING of each year cover the Four meetings held during the year and MUST be paid whether attended or not . |
| 15 | The infections , particularly bacterial meningitis and pneumonia , are life-threatening at an early age and require the use of antibiotic and immunoglobulin replacement therapy . |
| 16 | But they are pastoral at the same time , as you are constantly made aware , and nowhere more so than up here on the lofty Plateau d'Iraty , where several roads meet . |
| 17 | They 're all at a different school all day , and they shop at different times … but you never see them in restaurants and why should n't they be ? |
| 18 | Several mouthfuls later we 're all at the same table . |
| 19 | And , and , and I do n't think they 're all at the same place either are they ? |
| 20 | Changes are afoot at the 181 Gallery in Hammersmith . |
| 21 | The general and flexible nature of the framework ensures that no design decisions made early on in the course of development are irrevocable at a later date . |
| 22 | In the same paper the authors summarise geochemical studies which suggest that the younger Westphalian beds are at the wet gas stage of maturity , but that the Westphalian A , the Namurian , the Dinantian , and the Devonian are all at the dry gas stage . |
| 23 | The use of sleeving on the l.e.d. wires ensures that they are all at the same height above the board : Also make sure that they are in line when viewed along the length of the sequence . |
| 24 | Although no separate figures are yet available on short-term care facilities , the consensus is that they are inadequate at the present time . |
| 25 | Studies reported here show that : a ) Transcripts from genes not concerned by the mutation are present at the same level in both strains . |
| 26 | On the other hand , in countries where fetal deaths for the maternal age group under 15 are not reported separately but are included in the under 20 age group , the relationship takes a " J " shape , since the chances for giving birth a viable child are poorer at the oldest childbearing ages than at the late teens . |
| 27 | This sort of project recognizes that , although co-operation and coordination are important at a national level , really effective co-operation comes most easily at regional and local level . |
| 28 | CD trials , with teachers who are new both to the unit and to the computer system , are important at the present time because most teacher users will be in this category . |
| 29 | Plant said many are stuck at an early stage of development . |
| 30 | Sir — I am concerned at the cavalier way in which the copyrights of scientific papers are handed over to commercial publishers . |