Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We find social relationships simplified , while myth and ritual are elaborated … if liminality is regarded as a time and place of withdrawal from normal modes of social action , it can be seen as potentially a period of scrutinization of the central values and axioms of the culture in which it occurs . |
| 2 | Because only one record is examined at a time , it is possible to test the descriptors against very complex Boolean conditions , expressed in terms of the descriptors desired by the user , to obtain a match . |
| 3 | You need to ask not only whether the actual care is specifically designed for that individual , but also whether it is given at a time that is chosen to suit the person , and possibly family and friends who may be involved . |
| 4 | If the tenant is let into possession or the lease is completed at a time that makes this inconvenient , the commencement date should be back-dated to a convenient date . |
| 5 | Moreover , this is occurring at a time when few resources are available to enable them to deal with increased numbers . |
| 6 | Conversely youth is depicted as a time of vitality and good health . |
| 7 | Adolescence is accepted as a time to explore and experiment and find some sense of identity , and yet when this includes sexuality it is condemned and denied . |
| 8 | When a member of the Royal Family becomes pregnant , an announcement is made at a time of their choosing . ’ |
| 9 | Such information implies a distance of 16 thousand million light years and that the galaxy is seen at a time 83% of the way back to the Big Bang . |
| 10 | By contrast , the present day is seen as a time when people 's sense of duty and responsibility is much weaker , so that they are less prepared to acknowledge obligation or to take responsibility for kin . |
| 11 | A great deal of importance is attached to planning and administration as it is seen as a time for problem-solving as opposed to task allocation . |
| 12 | The New Year holiday lasts for three days and is seen as a time of fresh starts , new resolutions and auspicious omens . |
| 13 | It is true that the writing-up of a thesis may be its author 's first , and most difficult , exercise in scientific communication , and it is written at a time when the author may be scientifically immature , and lacking the communication skills which will develop later . |
| 14 | ‘ So , for instance , you may install Windows in the office , and if you want a compatible spreadsheet to use at home , you can install the DOS version there , provided that only one is used at a time . ’ |
| 15 | The whole-tone , or hexatonic , scale comprises only tones and no semitones , and so only two different scales are possible ( Example 80 ) : As the mixing of these two scales would introduce semitones and produce an effect of chromaticism , usually , in order to create the particular mood of whole-tone music , only one is used at a time . |
| 16 | The Centenary exhibition at the Grand Hall , The Colonnades , Albert Dock opens on November 7 and is based on a time tunnel which invites visitors to pass through and visualise the happenings of Shell 's British Tankers fleet . |
| 17 | Only a single kid is born at a time ; twins are extremely rare . |
| 18 | In the simplest systems , where only one program is running at a time , this means merely expediting the changeover from one program to the next . |
| 19 | This is spoken at a time when the media are documenting despair amongst Cork Street galleries and recognition by major collectors such as the Saatchi family that the bottom has fallen out of the market for modern art . |
| 20 | Once colour is knitted at a time and you change colour every two rows . |
| 21 | Laugh , if you must , about Skoda , but its market share is increasing at a time when some ‘ serious ’ manufacturers are in decline . |
| 22 | ‘ This must take place in the early hours of the morning in order that the narcotic is delivered at a time when there is little public activity . |
| 23 | The study of some group of tendencies is isolated by the assumption other things being equal : the existence of other tendencies is not denied , but their disturbing effect is neglected for a time . |
| 24 | A hybrid form of non-contingent cost based fee arrangement is to quote on a time basis for all work on the basis that the fee is payable whether or not the transaction completes in addition to arranging for a ‘ success fee ’ to be payable eg. a fixed amount on any completion and/or a sliding scale based on some monitor of performance . |
| 25 | Because of problems with disparate styles of music , however , an occasional Sunday afternoon service is held at a time when white people who are committed to this kind of outreach are free to attend . |
| 26 | The report is published at a time of intense debate between EC member countries about the future of agricultural subsidies . |
| 27 | His reward for helping to fix the broken-down Time Machine is to travel to a time of his choice . |