Example sentences of "at an early " in BNC.
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| 1 | For year-round interest , firs like Abies lasiocarpa appreciate heavy , moist soil , although A. koreana is my personal favourite because it produces cones at an early age . |
| 2 | If they can do this , a change of plan at an early stage can usually prevent the situation from developing and leading to an accident . |
| 3 | ( 1966 : 72 ) recognized such unobtrusive measures have found favour in field-work and I discovered at an early stage that the problem remains one of revealing the structural warts of the system while somehow indicating that this need not be seditious ; and indeed might even be of some value . |
| 4 | The young officer , he concluded , must escape at the first opportunity or risk being classified as an unambitious ‘ no hoper ’ at an early career stage . |
| 5 | At an early stage he worked out that the cell faced west . |
| 6 | I drew this to the attention of Mellowes , my line manager , at an early stage and he had made vague noises about something being in the pipeline . |
| 7 | At an early stage in the proceedings , SLOA recognised that , with the phasing out of Mk 1 stock , main-line steam operation ( successfully revived in 1971 ) was in jeopardy . |
| 8 | Burrows also believes that smacking can be started at an early age . |
| 9 | At an early age he developed a desire for foreign travel and it was the Dutch East Indies which first attracted him . |
| 10 | With its sparkle , its risque connotations ( the prudish Mendelssohn was outraged at an early performance ) and its bustling accompaniment , deftly played , it was proof again of Dame Joan 's versatility . |
| 11 | The first witness had decided at an early stage not to travel to Dublin ; the second only recently made his decision not to give evidence . |
| 12 | There are the Old People 's Associations , about 100 of them , which do not pay dividends and , therefore , function as charitable institutions ; also counted as charities are the Housing Trusts , such as the Peabody , Astor , Guinness , Lewis and Sutton Trusts , which started to build large blocks of flats in industrial areas at an early date . |
| 13 | These companies realized at an early stage that there is no point in trying to compete with the majors in releasing daytime radio or ‘ Top of the Pops ’ material , and that it would be better to find acts who have proved popular on the live circuit but who are considered too left field for the majors . |
| 14 | We can carry protection in the country at an early general election if the position is not seriously compromised by coalition with |
| 15 | The assertion of the existence of the totally communal gens at an early stage in the history of mankind was what drew Marx and Engels to Morgan . |
| 16 | If you get to know about these things at an early age you lose your shame and shyness . |
| 17 | It was decided at an early stage that future designs could no longer be coach-built on separate custom-made chassis , as was the case with the now-deleted Bentley Continental and Rolls-Royce Corniche coupes ( which still exist as convertibles ) , but would have to be built on the regular production lines at Crewe alongside the conventional monocoque four-door saloon models . |
| 18 | A major problem that arose at an early stage was the reconciliation of the local authority 's requirements for one car-parking space per flat with the DoE 's refusal to fund a scheme in which the entire ground floor would be used for parking . |
| 19 | The three independent directors on the Saga board said last night that they had noted the possible offer , adding that discussions ‘ are at an early stage ’ and a further announcement would be made ‘ as soon as practicable ’ . |
| 20 | It could have helped clarify a number of issues at an early stage and possibly saved people a lot of money and anguish . ’ |
| 21 | If a Service fails to argue a project into the costings at an early stage , it will find it much harder to do so subsequently . |
| 22 | Though the diplomatic courtship is at an early stage , the Foreign Office is optimistic about such a marriage of convenience . |
| 23 | In the struggle between them and the King 's Courts for jurisdiction over ecclesiastical property — the right to present a clergyman to a living , for instance — the King 's Courts were successful at an early time in getting and keeping the jurisdiction in their own hands . |
| 24 | It 's got nothing to do with the fact that he got bent out of shape at an early age and has been shaping laughs out of the kinks ever since . |
| 25 | At an early stage the Roberts decided to do away with the lawn which sloped towards the house . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , Paisley was keen to establish a public distinction between these two roles , At an early election meeting in an Orange Hall in the Bannside constituency he arranged to have a friend ask him if Protestant Unionism was just Free Presbyterianism by another name . |
| 27 | At an early stage the Delaunays recognised the importance of juxtaposing curved and straight lines of colour , a quality taken to maturity by Matisse . |
| 28 | It is also hoped it will avoid the much faster wheelchairs catching the elite women runners — who start five minutes earlier — at an early point where they are running as a group and hard to pass . |
| 29 | The negotiations are at an early stage , but they seem extremely interested in what we have to offer and have given us plenty of encouragement . ’ |
| 30 | At an early meeting of the YCCC with the Middlesboro City Council , the latter having changed the date and place of the meeting several times in order to avoid having to directly face the group on the issues of the campaign , a staff member of Highlander posed as a member of the press and , with video camera in hand , asked questions on the Yellow Creek pollution directly to the Mayor , and filmed the result . |