Example sentences of "[prep] least the [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | They tended to cast doubt on the objective nature of the atonement — at least the Catholic scholastics and Reformers had held on to that — stressing instead the subjective changes wrought in mankind by Christ 's sacrifice ( such as a growth in God-consciousness or moral transformation ) . |
2 | ABOVE : Lodgemore Mill has been in use since at least the 12th century and is still in use for cloth manufacture . |
3 | The sail effect of wind on the top foliage therefore concentrates stress at the top tie and in the vulnerable buds , which will be weak anyway for at least the first year or two . |
4 | ( 2 ) Provide the Chairman with a note for each item of business , giving him the previous history of the discussion and indicating not the decision but at least the possible decisions that might emerge from the current meeting . |
5 | Outside Parliament , an all-party Children 's Minimum Campaign Committee had been formed in 1934 ‘ to ensure that no child shall by reason of the poverty of its parents be deprived of at least the minimum food and other requirements for full health ’ . |
6 | On returning to work employees are offered a position at at least the same level as their last job . |
7 | We have said clearly that we shall not accept changes in the rules on rabies unless we can have at least the same safeguards as we have today . |
8 | Secondly , and a possible explanation for the first phenomenon , only those companies having on their own staff a group or individual of at least the same calibre and ability as the outside group are likely to achieve success in this type of collaboration . |
9 | That we do not treat animals with at least the same respect that we treat such unfortunate human creatures is seen by the liberationists as ‘ speciesism ’ in its purest form based as it is only upon the anatomical difference . |
10 | Many employers ‘ contracted out ’ of the Graduated Pension Scheme and agreed to pay at least the same amount as their employees would have received from the State under the graduated scheme , from their own occupational scheme . |
11 | Around Moortown , on the Western side of the lough , some 200 million tonnes of lignite have been indicated but there is some evidence that the deposit around Moortown may contain at least the same amount as the Crumlin deposits . |
12 | He added , however , that his firm would win at least the same revenues as 1992 — $40m . |
13 | Rescue excavations are those conducted on sites that are threatened with destruction and should be carried out to at least the same standards as found on research excavations . |
14 | You can see the cloud that brought today 's snow has been feeding up into the country from northern France and it will continue to do so for at least the next day or so . |
15 | But he adds : ‘ We would expect the French economy to remain relatively weak for at least the next year because its main trading partner , Germany , is itself entering what is likely to be quite a painful economic slowdown , brought about by the very high interest rates . ’ |
16 | The energy and enthusiasm black youth have for certain sports and the disproportionately high number wanting to take up sport as a career provides at least the initial indication that they see in successful black sportsmen models for themselves . |
17 | ( c. 1235–1296 ) , judge , was probably born in or before 1235 in Shropshire , perhaps at Hopton Castle , which his family had held since at least the mid-twelfth century as major knightly tenants of the honour of Clun . |
18 | This has not in itself created a culture and ideology of consumerism ; for these have been in place for at least the last century and perhaps longer in the First World and among comprador classes elsewhere . |
19 | From the information in Table 3 find that recall is fairly stable until at least the 14th word when recall is immediate . |