Example sentences of "at a [adj] time in " in BNC.
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| 1 | By that I do not mean simply that Christianity arose at a certain time in history . |
| 2 | The adoption of such policies at a critical time in forest resource use averted what politicians like President Theodore Roosevelt described as a potential timber famine . |
| 3 | These molecules , the ultimate source of information about what is going on at a specific time in a particular cell , are extremely labile chemically ( for example , to traces of alkaline detergent in less than scrupulously clean glassware ) and enzymatically ( to the ubiquitous ribonuclease ) . |
| 4 | ‘ This year there are a lot of students who have not yet got training places — significantly more than at a similar time in previous years , ’ Mr Pritchard said , adding that the Law Society was considering various ways of helping those unable to find a training places with a law firm . |
| 5 | The refusal was associated with another decision by Seaton Valley UDC to allow Leech to make representations at a suitable time in the future when overall development was being considered . |
| 6 | Government in not allowing them passports until 1985 might have protected the children at a crucial time in their development . |
| 7 | The nomination comes at a crucial time in her life . |
| 8 | He said the scheme could give confidence to youngsters who were in danger of losing it at a crucial time in their lives through adverse family or other circumstances . |
| 9 | Take Three people at a special time in their life , or with a personal story to tell … then equip them with a video camera . |
| 10 | Announcing his departure , Hickey commented : ‘ I am leaving the post at a natural time in Filmhouse 's history and on a personal level it enables me to take on a new challenge while moving to another area of the film industry . |
| 11 | Most laboratory and field studies of human behaviour involve taking a situational snap-shot at a given time in a given place . |
| 12 | An endowment policy pays a capital sum to the insured at a specified time in the future , or on death if earlier . |
| 13 | Bills are certificates containing a promise to pay a specified sum of money to the holder at a specified time in the future . |
| 14 | We would arrange to be something at a particular time in the evening and then the following day we would compare our thoughts . |
| 15 | I would prefer , at the risk of offending the purists , to take a robust attitude , and simply say that it is a decision made at a particular time in response to a particular situation against a particular political background , and is poor material on which to build any general proposition . |
| 16 | This section will analyse the development of this initiative over its first few years , in order to give a particular example of local political activity at a particular time in a particular place . |
| 17 | The ‘ radical theology ’ contained in the book formed the basis of the movement called ‘ situational ethics ’ which proposed that ‘ our moral decisions must be guided by the actual relationships between the persons concerned at a particular time in a particular situation , and compassion for persons overrides all law . |
| 18 | In a static , unchanging universe , the question of whether it has existed forever or whether it was created at a finite time in the past is really a matter for metaphysics or religion : Either theory could account for such a universe . |
| 19 | It can be very helpful for the pupil with marked problems in seeing to have an opportunity to explore the school buildings and the particular class or specialist rooms as the library , gymnasium and science laboratories at a quiet time in order to gain an impression of their layout . |
| 20 | In a sense it is a personal keeping of the ‘ minutes ’ of what occurred at conferences or in battles which will remind the writer what happened at a precise time in the course of events . |
| 21 | Last week the Sizewell inquiry , at the Snape Maltings was assured by the board that the issues ‘ can be left for resolution in the normal way at an appropriate time in the project , since they do not require any fundamental system re-design to accommodate them ’ . |
| 22 | It may be possible to study for the course by distance learning , so that the modules can be covered at an appropriate time in your training . |
| 23 | In the struggle between them and the King 's Courts for jurisdiction over ecclesiastical property — the right to present a clergyman to a living , for instance — the King 's Courts were successful at an early time in getting and keeping the jurisdiction in their own hands . |
| 24 | I think the problem was he could n't get close enough to his father at an important time in his life ; he was frightened of the Colonel , and I do n't blame him . |
| 25 | Both meetings came at an important time in Russia 's relationship with the rest of the world and at a critical time for world peace and stability . |
| 26 | We knew we were moving abroad at an interesting time in world history , but we did n't realize we 'd get to watch the apocalypse from here . |