Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] stage in [pron] " in BNC.

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1 At present , hundreds of this type of fuel cell power plant are undergoing field trials around the world as the final stage in their development .
2 It has been in the initial stage in which wishing prevails over thinking , generalisation over observation , and in which little attempt is made at a critical analysis of existing facts or available means .
3 Upon his decision ( or decisions , for the opportunity may arise more than once ) rests the ability of the spirit to learn that lesson and to progress to the next stage in its development .
4 But even that was inferior to Eisenhower , Kennedy and Johnson and hardly better than Nixon and Carter at the comparable stage in their presidencies .
5 This is because they are at the same stages in their evolution .
6 Discovery is not available at the earlier stages in which the plaintiff may still be deciding how to formulate his claim , or whom to sue ; that would be to countenance ‘ fishing expeditions ’ .
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