Example sentences of "is [adv] at [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wordsworth also inherits from Locke an intense concern with the visible universe ; although Locke tries to explain all kinds of sensory experience he is most at home with the sense of sight , which could most easily be related to Newton 's optical discoveries . |
| 2 | Ostensibly a social misfit , he is most at home with his new books , old records and middle-aged pet Labrador . |
| 3 | It is most at home in a coldwater tank , although it was popular in tropical tanks before the wide range of plants we have now was available . |
| 4 | And generally it is the case that the personal security of the part-time reserve police is most at risk of all the members of the RUC , because of the difficulties of maintaining three identities ( police officer , member of family and neighbourhood network , and employee ) , with their associated and sometimes conflicting modes of discourse and thinking . |
| 5 | Of course , it is the active , more independent person who is most at risk of falling , and it has to be borne in mind that the prevention of all falls is not an appropriate objective in the care of elderly people . |
| 6 | It is this which is most at risk in children with limited hearing . |
| 7 | Having said that , however , I have to say that from a Christian point of view the Hayekian ( or Friedmanian ) system is fundamentally at variance with what I conceive of as a Christian view of reality . |
| 8 | It seems that the Third Law of Aerodynamics is especially at work in this case . |
| 9 | Not too much should be read into this kind of loose terminology , since it is greatly at variance with the vocabulary customarily employed by Soviet diplomats , officials and academics . |
| 10 | For the belief that ‘ there is no occasion too small ’ is naturally at home in a society that resists any ranking of certain human and civic occasions below or above certain others . |
| 11 | It returns to the sea to lay its eggs , but otherwise it is entirely at home on land . |
| 12 | Eleven-year old Samantha , their daughter , is away at school during term time , but Pauline keeps busy with a succession of visitors from all parts of the globe . |
| 13 | In this way , nineteenth-century imagery is comfortably at home in the factual discourse , describing , not the imperial system ( which ‘ we ’ in our wisdom gave away ) , but contemporary international capitalism . |
| 14 | Its Academic Affairs Committee began its draft response — ‘ Since the document is generally at variance with CDP policy , the Academic Affairs Committee felt unable to recommend its acceptance by CDP ’ . |
| 15 | Rollin is thus at variance with Regan who argues that all research involving harm to animals , and this includes killing them painlessly , must be stopped ( 1983 : 397 ) : ‘ If nonanimal alternatives are available , they should be used ; if they are not available , they should be sought ’ ( 388 ) . |
| 16 | It is utterly at variance with this to adopt what Andrew Wilkinson has nicely described as the role of ‘ the teacher as self-appointed proof-reader … |
| 17 | King Nick is just at start of long reign |
| 18 | The CEGB is already at work on a design of store to keep AGR fuel in a dry , gaseous and non-corrosive atmosphere for long periods . |
| 19 | Whatever the reason , he is already at work on another opera Through the Eye of the Raven , with Robert Wilson . |
| 20 | She is already at work on her next disc , but what of that Rodrigo concerto which set her off in the first place ? |
| 21 | Notwithstanding the popular appeal and political capital to be derived from such a humane-sounding statement , this definition is nevertheless at variance with the traditional understanding of the meaning of punishment . |
| 22 | A free country in a free world is always at risk from high winds and rough seas . |
| 23 | He is still at sea with the silver I gave him to discover fresh treasure . |
| 24 | In spite of the fact that the Russian parliament suspended the agreement on Russian territory , an interdepartmental commission , which includes Russian officials , is still at work in Minsk sorting out claims between the former republics of the USSR . |
| 25 | For example , when Mr Reynolds has fully recovered from his anaesthetic , he is still at risk from the possible complications of surgery . |
| 26 | Whilst the nation is still at war with itself , whilst the security forces stand accused of supporting Inkatha members in attacks on the ANC at Boipatong , now , as Mick Cleary asked in RW&P in January , ‘ can anyone say ( now ) that there will be no violent backdrop to the 1995 World Cup ? ’ |
| 27 | Graeme , a town-bred Yorkshireman , is more at home on the kitchen range than on the prairie . |
| 28 | The man who is more at home on the classical stage is getting to pay a tribute to his idol at the Ulster Hall . |
| 29 | Lowther , who regularly pops up at advertising awards ceremonies and is more at home in the pony-tailed world of agency ‘ creatives ’ than nervy politicians , penned the Tories ' election broadcast on defence . |
| 30 | The plant is more at home in marshy conditions than in the aquarium , where it will grow to a considerable height . |