Example sentences of "are [vb pp] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forest products are gathered at a level which does not affect the harvest next year be it fruit , timber , grasses , wild honey or medicinal plants . |
| 2 | The positioning of electric equipment is important because of possible splashing with waterjets ; therefore , it is imperative that such equipment is specially protected and that outlet sockets are placed at a level where there is no danger of their coming into contact with water . |
| 3 | Two doses of vaccine are given at an interval of four weeks and , in order to allow a high level of immunity to develop , vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge until two weeks after their second dose . |
| 4 | Since slides are treated at a number of different temperatures in the protocols , it is convenient if a sufficient number of water baths and ovens can be maintained at these temperatures without the need for continuous readjustment . |
| 5 | Policies that directly or indirectly impinge upon the objectives of the railways are formulated at a number of different sites within the state administration , and co-ordination between them is not always assured . |
| 6 | Radiogenic Ag , Te , Nd and Sm are trapped at a distance of about 50 metres from the reactor core — probably transported there by convection in aqueous solutions before enough bitumen had been generated to precipitate uraninite and trap them in its crystal lattice . |
| 7 | Only one main branch is permitted , along which shoots above branch level are spaced at a minimum of 15 centimetre intervals . |
| 8 | For example , the following reaction shows that one mole of lead(II) ions are discharged at a cathode by two moles of electrons : In chapter 10 we shall see how such half-reactions form the basis of calculating the mass of substances discharged at electrodes during electrolysis . |
| 9 | The point ( compared with cooperative acquisition ) is that all the purchased items are centralized at a site on the University of Chicago , rather than scattered amongst the participating libraries . |
| 10 | Some of the vines are planted up to 180 metres , but most are grown at an altitude of between 140 and 160 metres on full south-facing slopes . |
| 11 | D. Many merchants have seen the advantages of using the raw materials which are unloaded at a port — often called a trans-shipment point . |
| 12 | The effectiveness of the market for control rests on the proposition ( ’ the efficient market hypothesis ’ ) that stock markets behave rationally , that is , that shares are priced at a level that reflects a company 's prospects under existing management and that prices are not merely the outcome of speculations on the part of market participants about each other 's behaviour , causing price and underlying value to become detached . |
| 13 | As most of the privatisation issues are sold at a discount , there is usually a substantial capital gain to be made . |
| 14 | All these securities are sold at a discount to their par value . |
| 15 | Securities that are sold at a discount , pay no interest explicitly , and mature at par are known as pure discount securities . |
| 16 | They are sold at a discount , the rise in price bringing a return to the holder as no coupon is paid . |
| 17 | Of course the cones with brand names , sold by the firms we know ( and love ) are well worth having ; often these are sold at a reduction , especially for the Show . |
| 18 | Native wind instruments fashioned from tiny straws are sold at a fraction of the cost of matchbox-size ghetto-blasters . |
| 19 | Potential purchasers can willingly stay out of the market and owners can stay put , but lenders — and the insurance companies which share the losses — will face yet further provisions as more repossessed homes are sold at a loss . |
| 20 | ‘ It is a grey area but I would say if these toys are sold at a fête or bazaar then they are being retailed . |
| 21 | If goods are sold at an auction to someone who has been a party to such an agreement to abstain from bidding , then the seller can rescind the contract . |
| 22 | There is equally no doubt that such benefits are bought at a price . |
| 23 | Further problems with self-investment can occur when a pension fund invests heavily in its parent company 's shares in order to fend off a takeover bid , particularly if those shares are bought at a premium during the bid , and have to be off-loaded at a loss afterwards . |
| 24 | For honeymooners a bottle of champagne , a basket of flowers and a heart-shaped sachet are offered at a charge . |
| 25 | However , because only very small quantities are produced at a time , maximum sample recovery is of utmost importance . |
| 26 | Those at three E of the schedule for Mr costs are agreed at a total of a hundred and forty four thousand six hundred and fifty nine pounds and fifty nine pence . |
| 27 | Only one or two young are born at a time and they are transported in an unusual manner by the mother — by hanging on to her greatly elongated teats . |
| 28 | Disc harrows consisting of gangs of concave steel discs are dragged at an angle to the line of draught . |
| 29 | Games are played at a rate of 40 moves each in two hours thinking time followed by 20 moves in subsequent hours . |
| 30 | They are based at a duty room outside the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten , tasked with policing the 3.7 kilometres of Wall which separates the British and Soviet sectors . |