Example sentences of "but at [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 They said they could do the same cake but at a cost of £103 , ’ she said .
2 I do n't believe that 's because people are being treated better , or more people are being treated better , but at a cost of eighty million pound , there are four thousand more managers or accountants , people brought in from business , people who will do business , people who will sort out privatisation .
3 I do n't believe that 's because people are being treated better , or more people are being treated better , but at a cost of eighty million pound , there are four thousand more managers or accountants , people brought in
4 The 1996 Challenge is again open to amateurs , with or without sailing experience — but at a cost of almost £19,000 apiece .
5 This exclusive collection is equal to the finest jewellery to be found in Bond Street — but at a fraction of the price .
6 Linked together , they can crunch numbers as fast as any mainframe , but at a fraction of the cost .
7 Victory , perhaps to their own surprise , now seemed almost within the invaders ' grasp but at a Council of War , held at the prince 's headquarters in Exeter House , Derby , on the morning of Thursday 5 December , Lord George Murray , whose tactics so far had been masterly , astounded his fellow-commanders by remarking that ‘ the first thing to be spoken of was how far it was prudent to advance further ’ .
8 NOE spectrum in H 2 O of d ( TG 4 T ) in buffer conditions identical to those described in Fig.1 legend , but at a temperature of 6°C .
9 But at a meeting of the party 's central committee on Saturday , Mr Gorbachev hotly opposed ‘ any attempt to diminish the importance of the party , or undermine its authority . ’
10 But at a meeting of Cheshire 's Police Committee yesterday , councillors made a unanimous decision to find half of the money out of the county council 's reserves .
11 But at a meeting of Cheshire 's Police Committee yesterday , councillors made a unanimous decision to find half of the money out of the county council 's reserves .
12 The conditions producing weakness in this respect are highly complex but at a risk of oversimplification one might say that the balance of payments constraint reflects a relative ‘ industrial ossification ’ of the British economy — a failure to restructure and reinvest on a sufficient scale to maintain the position of the national economy on the world market .
13 But at a time of rising neo-Nazi sentiment , it is very worrying when Kohl himself rolls out the red carpet for a man like Waldheim . ’
14 Some projects succeeded the minitel — others proved costly and apparently failed ( TDF satellites ) : but at a time of convergence and synergies , they made France a world leader in telecoms and space .
15 Whether this provided any dating evidence I can not remember , but at the bottom of this deposit was an earlier pavement which proved to be of much greater interest , as it was a most unusual pattern of a scroll of trumpet-shaped leaves .
16 As the Chief Secretary takes refuge in international comparisons , especially with the other countries of the Group of Seven , will he explain why the United Kingdom is not only at the bottom of the investment league of the G7 , but at the bottom of the investment league of leading European nations ?
17 But at the top of each Ministry , alongside each Minister , was a British ‘ Adviser ’ and all the key public posts were occupied by Englishmen .
18 The professionals motivate , guide , provide resources and strategy , but at the heart of a political campaign are its voluntary workers .
19 But at the heart of the new concern among American psychiatrists is the spectre of John Hinckley Jr .
20 But at the heart of all the methods , whatever their purpose or form , are two elements : observations of classroom , and discussions with teachers .
21 For Euripides , understanding generated all enjoyment and creation , but at the heart of tragedy he saw something inexplicable and altogether " incommensurable " with the workings of reason .
22 The sorrow and guarded watchfulness in the darkness of the external events of the story is counterpart for the inner penitential awareness of the meditator , but at the heart of the darkness there is certainty of light in the Resurrection of the " thrydde day " .
23 But at the heart of that issue I you know that specific issue I think is a good example of the of of the problem which I see you facing is that I think it 's more not so much about the noise but about the fact that we have a relatively privileged few people who are enjoying going to these May Balls I mean and enjoying the end of their exams , staying up all night , and I wonder in fact if it 's more a matter of sour grapes rather than environmental health .
24 Each frequency required two plug-in crystals , one for the transmitter and one for the receiver but at the push of a button it self-turned .
25 Let's look not so much at the left right divide , but but at the tone of the party .
26 The result would be that killings were classified and labelled in a more refined way , but at the cost of lengthy trials and mounting legal-aid bills .
27 Closer editing would have improved this but at the cost of time .
28 Results are obtained but at the cost of personal relationships and the outcomes are not necessarily the optimum possible .
29 In Paul Guillaume 's gallery a book on African sculpture was selling for fifty francs in 1917 ; it was a book Modigliani would have prized , but at the cost of three days ' subsistence plus one meal , it was out of the question .
30 She accompanies Lucie and her child to Paris during the Reign of Terror , when Darnay has been imprisoned , and forcibly prevents Madame Defarge from discovering their escape but at the cost of her own hearing ( she is permanently deafened by the accidental firing off of Mme Defarge 's pistol during their struggle ) , TTC i 4 et seq .
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