Example sentences of "be at a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then they 're at a disadvantage when they have to deal with real life problems . ’ |
| 2 | Cos the others are different generations , they 're at a disadvantage cos they 're the same generation Andy |
| 3 | ‘ Then it seems we 're at an impasse until … ’ began Rohmer . |
| 4 | Dear Old FF , I 'm at a loss as to what to do with the soil I 've excavated while digging my pond . |
| 5 | But er , any acquisition has to fit extremely well strategically and it has to be at a price that we consider to be a , a , a good price . |
| 6 | Such cats may be at a disadvantage when hunting , because their sense of directional sound will be poor , but in other respects they can lead normal lives and make good mothers . |
| 7 | ‘ If Harry had n't been rushed off to the hospital with chest pains today , ’ he continued , ‘ then I 'd still be at a loss as to know what my only daughter gets up to when my back is turned . ’ |
| 8 | According to Alcuin the oppression of the Church by the secular power had been for some time a feature of Northumbrian political and ecclesiastical life , but the problem now was that Eanbald was said to be accompanied on his journeys through Northumbria by a retinue more numerous than any which had attended on his predecessors and inclusive of low-born soldiers , and Alcuin affected to be at a loss as to why he needed so large a force . |
| 9 | Therefore , losses will only arise when and will be at a maximum when S = 0 and will be equal to E — C. The result is shown by the hatched line in Fig. 7.7(a) and is the equivalent of a written put . |
| 10 | In comparative terms , such an influx is the equivalent of the movement of three million East Germans to West Germany , a country ( unlike Israel ) with a healthy economy where difficulties of acclimatization for the newcomers will be at a minimum and language problems non-existent . |
| 11 | Older workers tend to be at an advantage when applying for jobs in today 's labour market simply because they belong to a generation which had fewer years of schooling . |
| 12 | You will be at an advantage if you know a little about the person who will interview you before you arrive . |
| 13 | For instance , it must be at an undervalue and made at a time when the company was unable to pay its debts , the company must be in the course of being wound up in England or subject to an administration order , and so on . |
| 14 | Cold War tensions might be at an end but did the Soviets not retain a huge nuclear arsenal , and how quickly could Strategic Arms Reduction Talks ( START ) be expected to progress ? |
| 15 | Landlord might be at risk financially , the subtenancy proposed being at a premium and a low rent . |
| 16 | With its comparatively meagre resources , adult education might be seen as being at a disadvantage when catering for adults with special educational needs but , in reality , it has some features which enhance its capacity to respond . |
| 17 | Under the general law of contract ( on which see Chitty on Contracts , Chapter 24 ) repudiation gives the other party the right to treat the contract as being at an end and to claim damages for wrongful termination : the alternative right to insist on performance would be meaningless in this context . |
| 18 | People have talked a bit about their children and er and , and how beautiful they are , supposing you were a fairy god mother and you were at a christening and you had a wand and you could endow one gift , would it be beauty ? , is beauty the most important gift ? , button one for yes and button two for no and I 'd love to go round the world and ask this question , but out of one hundred Scottish women seven of you say yes , but ninety three of you think there is a more important gift than beauty and what that might be we shall talk about another time , but for all thank you now , thank you for watching , good bye |
| 19 | Villagers were at a loss as to how to repair the frayed rope , or lanyard , as the flagpole is on the edge of the medieval church 's tower and is too dangerous to climb up to . |
| 20 | They belonged to a club I was n't qualified to join , they were at a party and I had n't been asked . ’ |
| 21 | In the face of appalling shortages and rampant inflation after Japan 's surrender , food supplies were at a premium and those fortunate enough to control any of the scarce agricultural output were able to charge high prices . |
| 22 | At such close quarters , mistakes would have been more than evident but to the merit of all those involved , these were at a minimum and more than compensated for by sheer enthusiasm . |
| 23 | They were at an age when one often does not like eating very much ; and the Greeks , a poor race with memories of starvation , like their children to be well fed , and to be seen to be well fed . |
| 24 | Heads as they appoint new staff have the chance to turn the long-term realization of a school 's plan into a shared reality , but the same commitment can also be won from those teachers who are at a school when a new head arrives . |
| 25 | Relatively limited access to information , and weak organisation , mean that rural people are at a disadvantage when it comes to taking informed decisions about matters of concern to their own future . |
| 26 | According to an executive director of the Industrial Development Authority , Sean Donnelly , Irish processors are at a disadvantage as they are too far away from overseas retail outlets , especially the big supermarket chains in Britain , France , Germany and Italy . |
| 27 | A useful test is to imagine that you are at a party and someone asks you what you are writing about : your answer will have to be short , coherent and sufficiently interesting to hold the attention of a listener who does not have to listen to you . |
| 28 | The kind of satisfaction which can be anxiety-free is that in which my own creative powers and understanding of the world around me are at a maximum and this is satisfaction which the individual can only achieve as part of a community of persons directed at these ends . |
| 29 | Now the West Bank settlers themselves are at a loss as to how best to present their case . |
| 30 | At higher nutrient levels with higher water-retaining capacity , trees with a higher heat load in the canopy , i.e. with densely arranged large leaves , are at an advantage and shade out others , depressing species-richness . |