Example sentences of "[is] at least [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The T 2 observations may be affected simply by the fact that this is at least a second experience of being observed , i.e. there may be a learning effect due to T 1 .
2 In current circumstances such involvement is at least a genuine possibility .
3 Between Levels 1 and 2 there is at least a logical association that would support their inclusion in some form in the same hierarchy .
4 Abel Ferrara 's Ms 45 Angel of Vengance is at least a wittier variation on the same theme , played as straightforward exploitation entertainment , with men as most of its victims .
5 What is remarkable about the text-books ( which describe the chemical structure of the various chains in loving detail ) is not so much that they do not explain the discrepancy but that they do not even notice it ; nor are they apparently interested in the fact that the work of fracture for a material like Polythene or Nylon is at least a hundred times higher than it is for most of the thermosetting plastics .
6 The evidence is that communications from the judiciary to the Home Secretary on this topic are confidential ; and I accept that there is at least a tacit agreement that neither side will disclose them without the consent of the other .
7 One could wish that to celebrate this moving occasion ( for it is at least a partial farewell ) a master of verbal portraiture were at hand ; though so elusive is personality , so unlike the impression that the same person may make on different observers , we might well have no great faith in the verisimilitude of the sketch , if produced .
8 In order to ensure that there is at least a decent degree of match between the colour on the screen and the colour that will eventually be printed , Adobe have built in a compensation system .
9 Thus , where there is a shift in demand towards good X and away from good Y , when prices are ‘ sticky ’ downwards , the price of X can only rise relative to Y if the money price of X rises more rapidly than the money price of Y. If economic agents are reluctant to reduce prices , then the price system will fail to operate unless there is at least a moderate rate of inflation .
10 So you see , it is at least a moral responsibility of the City . ’
11 The result of the vote is at least a hopeful sign that sexist dinosaurs are on their last legs in the 20th Century .
12 Unwisely , as it turns out , the credits display the real thing , which is at least a dozen times better than this carelessly silly concoction .
13 There is at least a plausible argument to say that it does not .
14 Actuarial predictions of a country 's mortality record are now very reliable , but it is at least a theoretical risk that the record could deteriorate unexpectedly .
15 Lesotho is at least a single unit .
16 It has so far been assumed that while the corporate sector 's response to consumer demand may be imperfect , that what is responded to is at least an authentic expression of consumer tastes .
17 It looks , therefore , as if there is at least an empirical connection between academic autonomy and academic freedom .
18 That said , Tuxedo and Encina are aeons away from each other too , while CICS/6000 is at least an open systems migration route for standard CICS skills and applications .
19 That is , to put it at its most basic , the respondent is at least an adequate reporter of his or her attitudes , beliefs and other subjective states , his or her relationship with others , past , present and intended behaviour , and about objective features of the respondent 's life .
20 This is bad enough on food dishes , but with those there is at least the powerful odour of the fish or meat to smother the distasteful detergent smell .
21 Mrs Hillaby , the first woman to hold the post , is at least the fourth generation of the family to carry on the tradition .
22 This is at least the third CD issued recently of Liszt 's Third Concerto — a genuine work for those who may harbour doubts .
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