Example sentences of "but at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the proposals , they will be liable to tax on the value of the dividend plus a notional , non-payable tax credit of 20% which will be set off against their liability at the single flat rate of 35%. 28 Income which discretionary trustees use to meet trust management expenses will not be liable to tax at the single flat rate of 35% but at the lower rate of 20% ( if the income is dividends ) or at the basic rate of 25% ( if it is other income ) . |
| 2 | But at the lower particle energies that occur in most normal situations , this symmetry between the particles would be broken . |
| 3 | There would probably be an improvement in mpg with a top end overhaul , but at the present price differential of 10p and 18 miles per gallon , the investment of £200 would not show a return until 36,000 miles had been travelled . |
| 4 | The reasons for this are not clear , but at the present time two diseases in particular , syphilis and type-B viral hepatitis , seem to be largely the preserve of the male homosexual . |
| 5 | But at the present time the pressures seem to be particularly intense . |
| 6 | The system , with formal judicial intervention , has worked successfully in the US ; it operates informally but without full judicial approval in England and Wales ; but at the present time it obtains not at all in Scotland . |
| 7 | But at the present time , I mean Mr er , might have more information , but my information was that erm , after the V P C reported , was that there was just no alternative dip in the foreseeable future . |
| 8 | He may have been dependent on me for the time being for his physical well-being , but at the deepest level he was dependent on Montaine . |
| 9 | To give an example , incest may exist simply as a prohibition at the level of the formal system but at the practical level , breaches of the prohibition are explained , joked about or criticized . |
| 10 | But at the low interest rate , Oi 3 , bonds become so unattractive ( because their prices are high and expected to fall ) that the speculative demand for money becomes perfectly elastic . |
| 11 | But at the final vote , the motion was lost with 22 voting in favour , and 34 against . |
| 12 | But at the final moment , with a succession of lovers and of mirrors , vision distorted : I was presented with only a fractured picture of myself . |
| 13 | Players certainly gained in terms of rising wages , advertising , and other sources of income , but at the highest level they often found there were new stresses to cope with as they were ‘ declassed ’ and lost touch with their old communities . |
| 14 | The affirmation is not just by the state , but at the highest level of lawmaking in Hungary , the parliament . |
| 15 | After 1980 it was possible for charities to reclaim tax paid on money covenanted to them for four years or more , not just at the standard rate of tax , but at the higher rate if individuals paid tax at the higher rate . |
| 16 | It was struck not at the weak man who suffered it but at the strong God who was the man 's master . |
| 17 | But at the first sign of a pressure sore , inform the patient 's GP and consult the district nurse . |
| 18 | Often capable-looking owners assured her that they were good at controlling their pets , but at the first sign of resistance they released their hold and the animal then became nervous and upset . |
| 19 | But at the first mention of statements and the prospect of court appearances , they 'd suddenly become tight-lipped and forgetful . |
| 20 | The woman 's eyes widened as she took it , but at the first taste she thrust it at Juliet , pulling a face . |
| 21 | The Secretary of State issued the order to proceed , but at the first hearing of the extradition proceedings before the stipendiary magistrate P. repudiated his statement . |
| 22 | But at the first sound of her voice even this changed woman became familiar to him , and the veil of estrangement between them broke and drifted like gossamer . |
| 23 | Games always result in a win-lose outcome where someone comes out on top but at the other person 's expense . |
| 24 | It 's not hard to find bad ones with cubby-hole rooms , nylon sheets and towels like emery boards , but at the other extreme there are elegant houses with antique furniture . |
| 25 | But at the other extreme some manufacturers impose what seems an incredible loading against diesel versions . |
| 26 | But at the other extreme there are inner-city bureaux with a considerable need for a large staff , who struggle to recruit volunteers from a very small pool indeed . |
| 27 | At its best , this genre produced some of the extended song-cycles of Pink Floyd but at the other extreme were dozens of overblown ‘ concept albums ’ dealing with elves or spaceships and played on synthesizers and other electronic equipment . |
| 28 | A new urban middle class has emerged , but at the other end of the social scale there are many people unemployed , especially young people , in the urban high density suburbs . |
| 29 | But at the other end of the scale , a £10-a-month investment over five years in the Friends Provident Stewardship Income fund ( now worth £683.88 ) and the Buckmaster Fellowship fund ( worth £667.98 ) would have been better off investing in a building society investment account ( worth £686.76 ) . |
| 30 | At the post-impressionist exhibition you could scarcely move at all for people , but at the new spirit in painting exhibition , which is currently on at the R A , there 's a lot of space and people on the whole go round very quickly and are rather sceptical about it all . |