Example sentences of "[be] kept at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If fat loss is at a relatively slow , steady , controlled pace and if moderate exercise is taken , metabolic rate can be kept at a reasonable level ; it might even increase , and you will be fitter , too .
2 Whether or not you will be asked to pay for your course remains at the discretion of course organisers and managers , therefore , and I am unable to give any hard and fast guidance here , other than to say that they will have to be kept at a reasonable level to be affordable , particularly by those who have been unemployed or bringing up a family .
3 These should still be kept at a regular time , because if you vary the routine too widely the dog is likely to become restless .
4 As a result US interest rates had to be kept at a high level .
5 Generally speaking , people in this room are sitting around relaxing ; they are n't bustling about generating their own heat so the atmosphere around them needs to be kept at a comfortable temperature .
6 Prosecuting for the Health and Safety Executive Terry Aston said the oil in the storage tanks was meant to be kept at a safe temperature of 40 degrees centigrade .
7 The accounts , records , etc. of the partnership must be kept at the principal place of business , and be held available for inspection by any of the partners .
8 During the period of entry , interest rates may have to be kept at the present emergency level , but it is an emergency level , a punishment for past sins of credit creation and lax management .
9 The goods which include caravans , trailers , antiques and jewellery are all being kept at a secret location .
10 The population were kept at a pre-technological level of civilization , with android advisers to make their lives easy .
11 Originally the bones were kept at the Royal College of Surgeons .
12 PRAWNS IN DRESSING : Prawns can be very risky if they have n't been kept at the right temperature .
13 Large reservoirs of this naphtha are kept at the superior stations , the tank at Askabad containing 80,000 gallons , and it is transported along the line in cistern cars , holding 2,400 gallons each . ’
14 Motorised boats harm the ecology of waterways , unless use is kept at a low level , when there are some benefits .
15 For grinding , the disc is kept at a shallow angle to the work
16 That 's true , er the market , and I think , the general public must be aware that so far , the supply is kept at a reasonable level , the erm difficulty coming out of the erm interruption of Iraqi and Kuwaiti field has been replaced .
17 By adopting this method and providing the rinse water is kept at a minimum 82°C a two minute soak is automatically provided for , without having to specify the period , thereby ensuring disinfection .
18 My horse is kept at a lovely yard 13 miles away : too far for many people 's choice , but the facilities and the people compensate for the 20 minute drive .
19 That knowledge enables you to plan your diet so that the balance of complex carbohydrates , fibre , unsaturated fats , animal and vegetable protein is kept at the maximum level for health and energy , as well as good looks .
20 Indeed , my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Surrey , East ( Sir G. Howe ) , in a speech right out of the defeatist book which is kept at the Foreign Office , seemed to declare that a nation with its own currency could not survive in the days of the ecu .
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