Example sentences of "[verb] at least [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The committee , which is to report before Christmas , is expected at least to recommend the lifting of the ban on scientific whaling and to permit a target catch of 100 minke whales . |
| 2 | With regard to the relics , I was prepared at least to consider the possibility that there could have been some sort of automatic response in the nerves and muscle fibres triggered by the lightning . |
| 3 | On the rare occasions when French and Vietminh met and when local concessions might have helped at least to improve the atmosphere — for example the release of hostages taken by Vietminh — the Vietminh for their part denied all knowledge that any had been taken while violent incidents were either attributed to the forces outwith their control , which may well have been true , or else to the anger of the people which , again , may have been true but did not improve matters . |
| 4 | I meant at least to insulate the nest with some polystyrene ceiling tiles , but I was afraid of trapping the animal inside . |
| 5 | Whether the end result will lead to better governmental accounting is impossible to say , but it seems clear that major steps are being taken and will continue to be taken at least to understand the commonalities and differences between accounting for businesses and accounting for governmental units . |