Example sentences of "be [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are rather at the point of arguing that the state , and in particular its bureaucracy , may be free from subordination and manipulation by the ruling class in order to preserve its interests in the long run and as a whole . |
| 2 | For example , the Eskimos , who as hunters and fishermen are right at the bottom of Marx 's and Engels 's technological scale , have a kinship terminology which does not classify relatives any more than the English system does — a sign for Morgan of the presence of monogamy — while the Malays , who have possessed for a very long time highly advanced agricultural techniques , use a kinship terminology which Morgan and Engels associated with the earliest stages of evolution . |
| 3 | So I think I made this point before that the people who are right at the top of politics are the ones who are very good at flattery , duplicity , manipulation and so on and these , are these really the qualities we want in our government ? |
| 4 | Images of parties and party leaders are right at the margin between perceptions and attitudes . |
| 5 | You see those two are right at the end , and those I do n't know whether those ought to be together before XX . |
| 6 | And the French are right at the forefront of design again . |
| 7 | The choice of food and the way to spend the waking hours are entirely at the discretion of the volunteer . |
| 8 | Those in between ( i.e. , 6 to 15 years service ) , who are perhaps at the point in their careers when promotion in teaching is most keenly sought , are positive , expressing willingness to take part in SSE irrespective of direct personal benefit and considering that SSE should be made compulsory in school . |
| 9 | We are only at the beginning of a change which became more conspicuous later . |
| 10 | It should be remembered that we are only at the beginning and there are many varying factors yet to be confronted ; how much energy is used when recycling paper compared to using new stock ? |
| 11 | Finally , we realise that we are only at the beginning of what may prove to be one of the most significant developments of the twentieth century . |
| 12 | In ten years ' time we shall no doubt still be using the techniques discussed in this chapter but we may also have opened up new avenues of research by widening the range of materials examined and by using other scientific techniques which at present are only at the development stage . |
| 13 | A few days before Anthony 's death they had been together at the Lancaster Road Baths watching local semi-professional boxers . |
| 14 | Are they coming onto your support workers calling on the families at this time to help them erm because this will be the time when the families will need help and also naturally the residents who are normally at the centre , having got used to the centre , as we know , there could be difficulties there and I 'd like to have the please . |
| 15 | While I had been away at the Wye , the silver-grey had either moved her family to a new nest of had fallen foul of a fisherman 's trap . |
| 16 | He 'd been away at the time of the murder but if , as seemed likely , he 'd been having an affair with Angy … suppose he was married and his wife had found out , and taken the opportunity while her husband was absent to do away with her rival ? |
| 17 | I am a good citizen , a nice person ; I am just at the moment in the grip of a sexual passion , in the throes of love ; I am alive : I who have been so nearly dead for decades , which is why I am currently neglecting them , just a little . |
| 18 | ( It is very difficult to make a mark in experimental physics these days unless you are already at the top ! ) |
| 19 | Quality and quantity in one area , and Alice are easily at the twin peaks of both . |
| 20 | Quality and quantity in one area , and Alice are easily at the twin peaks of both . |
| 21 | ‘ We are just at the beginning of the worldwide epidemic and the situation is still very unstable . |
| 22 | He added , ‘ We are just at the beginning of the worldwide epidemic and the situation is still very unstable . |
| 23 | Lead acid batteries are just at the moment very heavy compared with petrol , but there are many alternative types of battery being researched . |
| 24 | He said , ‘ we are just at the end of the recession and we are about to come out on some sort of curve ’ . |
| 25 | you , you are just at the end of the line , and you take it off her so you take the pressure off her . |
| 26 | No cos they 're right at the bottom now . |
| 27 | So you 're right at the head of the pecking order ? |
| 28 | You 're right at the head of the pecking order , when the cash generation starts you 'll be first in line ? |
| 29 | and three on the bottom and they 're right at the top . |
| 30 | See what happens is they always backwards even if they 're right at the back of the field so you find someone you do n't like and you go behind them trip them over |