Example sentences of "at the [adj] [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | The police force in Korea was controlled by Japanese at the higher levels but included appreciable numbers of Koreans : in 1930 Korean police officers represented approximately 40 per cent of the total force of 18,811 . |
| 2 | When the target is a letter , it activates one unit at the letter-detector level but none at the word-detector level ( all word detectors will be inhibited ) . |
| 3 | One highly ‘ political ’ Lord Chancellor — like Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone — can , if he chooses , make a considerable impact on judicial lawmaking at the highest level but , for this to be so , it is not necessary that he should have held political office or have been a Member of Parliament or a law officer . |
| 4 | At every stage of the interchurch process we were hearing voices saying to us it is not sufficient that there should be fellowship , agreement , companionship , cooperation at the highest levels but it had to be found at every level , it had to be found at grass roots level . |
| 5 | Example 4:4 Turnover rent YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFOR by equal quarterly payments in advance on the usual quarter days : ( 1 ) the annual sum of £ ( " the basic rent " ) ; and ( 2 ) such sum as is calculated in accordance with the Schedule hereto ( " the turnover rent " ) SCHEDULE ( 1 ) In this schedule the following expressions have the following meanings : ( a ) " gross turnover " means the aggregate of all sums : ( i ) received by the tenant in return for goods supplied or services rendered in the course of any trade or business carried on by him in the demised property or partly in the demised property and partly elsewhere ; and ( ii ) payable to the tenant by any person in consideration of the use or occupation of the whole or any part of the demised property ( b ) " a rental year " means a period of twelve calendar months beginning on ( c ) " net turnover " means the gross turnover less : ( i ) any sum actually paid by the tenant to HM Commissioners of Customs and Excise by way of VAT or other tax chargeable on the supply of goods or services ; ( ii ) any sum refunded by the tenant to his customers in respect of defective or unsatisfactory goods or services ; ( iii ) per cent of any sums received by the tenant in return for services for which orders are received at the demised property but are performed wholly elsewhere ( d ) " qualified accountant " means a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( 2 ) The turnover rent for a rental year shall be : ( a ) per cent of the net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year exceeding £ but less than £ and ( b ) per cent of the net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year exceeding £ but less than £ ( 3 ) Within one month after the beginning of each rental year ( time being of the essence ) the tenant shall deliver to the landlord a certificate signed by a qualified accountant of the tenant 's gross turnover and net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year . |
| 6 | By failing to take this holistic stance and by the adoption of a narrow perspective ( the curriculum ) within a managerial approach dedicated to control , standardisation and output evaluation , the ‘ Great Debate ’ has not arrived at the promised land but has been confined to endless wanderings in the wilderness of the present or indeed the past . |
| 7 | There is no need for any concern at the present time but the problems have got to be addressed because they wo n't go away . |
| 8 | ( Warner Home Video , 15 , £10.99 ) The Commitments Alan Parker 's tale of north Dublin layabouts forming a soul band , based on the novel by Roddy Doyle , will have you rocking in your seat : not only with mirth at the individual foibles but in time with the beltingly good music . |
| 9 | of Friday and we looked at the individual steps but we know , everybody says yes we ask the business , we came across and to put Gareth , can you take it through and explain what it is , and explain each stage so let's hear from Gareth then . |
| 10 | I would have liked to have heard it again at the second service but Dad made us hurry home . |
| 11 | ‘ We managed to shepherd five down at the second attempt but one straggler broke free . |
| 12 | Barnett J. went on to hold that the district judge had mistakenly overlooked the reversal of the burden of proof at the second stage but that this had not vitiated his assessment of the material and arguments , nor his arrival at the correct conclusion that the prosecution had discharged the burden thus placed upon it . |
| 13 | She was in a lift and the lift would n't stop at the right floor but kept going first up and then down , past the numbers she wanted . |
| 14 | Not just meeting the right person at the right time but also developing at the same pace so that you both have the same needs and expectations from life at roughly the same time . |
| 15 | I mean it 's going in and out at the right places but it 's also to do with childbearing O K. So George is changing the subject there completely kind of off the wall is n't he , er this comment ? |
| 16 | In all aspects of pay and promotion the personal evaluation is critical and it takes account not just of performance at the current job but desirable personality traits such as creativity , emotional maturity and ability to cooperate with others . |
| 17 | It sounded as though the lift stopped at the first floor but immediately the sounds resumed and it was rising , she thought , to the second floor . |
| 18 | She had looked at the first lines but now she was n't reading any of it . |
| 19 | Weak clients , i.e. those lacking confidence , may not perform well at the first meeting but normally go through a sharp learning curve . |
| 20 | Tom knocked at the front door but there was no reply . |
| 21 | For a discussion of the relevant case law see Chapter 9 , 6(d). ( h ) The decision The court is not obliged to reach a decision at the final hearing but it must do so as soon as is practicable ( FPCR , r21(4) ; FPR , r4.21(3) ) . |
| 22 | J. Mill of the Internal Revenue Service is instructed to collect the income tax at the lower rate but he may seek to maintain revenue , and hence the status of his agency , by closing loopholes . |
| 23 | The horrific murders and woundings of the past week are an example of sheer terror — aimed not only at the Catholic community but at the prison authorities . |
| 24 | Some invitations would discreetly hint at the minimum subscription but the best Guest Teas never did . |
| 25 | I joined a lively team of reporters at the Western Mail but when Peter Cole , the night assistant news editor left to join TWW , I got his job . |
| 26 | Ossie O'Brien held the seat for Labour at the 1983 by-election but sat for only three months . |
| 27 | It 's feared that without active promotion tourism may suffer in the region , perhaps not at the major centres but at small businesses like bed and breakfasts . |
| 28 | He screwed up his face at the appalling stench but made no move to draw back . |
| 29 | She clutched at the slithery sides but there was no grip . |
| 30 | Ireland led 48-39 at the half-way point but had no answer to a late Welsh rally that gave then a 92-82 win . |