Example sentences of "this [was/were] at [art] time " in BNC.
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1 | This was at a time when the rest of the world , following the American lead , was developing a clear preference for water-cooled designs . |
2 | Again at the minimum , £60 million of this accrued directly to central government through VAT and duty on petrol , liquor and cigarettes ( this was at a time when VAT was eight per cent , not the current fifteen per cent ) . |
3 | This was at a time when prices were rising at 30–40 per cent per annum . |
4 | This was at a time when cylinders were only used for dictation purposes , not for recording music , and a speed of about 100 revolutions per minute was found adequate . |
5 | This was at a time when the work load was growing . |
6 | ‘ This was at a time when there was a lot of unpleasantness shown to people with AIDS , ’ he said in an interview with The Mail on Sunday . |
7 | Only when unemployment rose , however , were policies of this kind put into practice and this was at a time when there were insufficient jobs . |
8 | This was at a time when the principle of vaccination had still not been universally accepted , although the Vaccination Act of 1840 had enabled the guardians to provide it for paupers . |
9 | This was at a time when the same gp160 product was being vigorously touted by MicroGeneSys as a prophylactic vaccine candidate ; a time when , as now , being able to mimic as closely as possible the natural viral antigens was held to be important for such a vaccine . |
10 | The SPD seemed to have compromised its principles in joining the ‘ Kiesebrandt ’ coalition and this was at a time of growing questioning of capitalist society by intellectuals , students and radical politicians . |
11 | In addition , this was at a time when Coenwulf , king of the Mercians , was also giving protection to opponents of Eardwulf . |
12 | This was at a time when the resistance of Japan was expected to continue for anything up to eighteen months later . |
13 | This was at a time when British opinion was becoming evenly divided over the pros and cons of seeking prominence on the global stage . |
14 | This was at the time the government introduced conscription , when the travelling medical boards had instructions to discharge unfit men , to take the place of those called up . |