Example sentences of "at the [adj -est] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oo , ’ they 'd say at the merest smear of mud , ‘ you had a pig in here ? ’ |
| 2 | Critical acclaim for The Cranberries has been immediate , enthusiastic and forced upon us not just in Ireland but in Britain too , in quantities so large that entire rain forests quake at the knees at the merest mention of this band 's name . |
| 3 | Getting a good set of prints is not cheap , although there are less expensive rates for students and most actors have a stock of postcard size prints that they can send off at the merest rumour of work . |
| 4 | Those who persisted discovered the drives ' disconcerting tendency to implode or deliquesce at the merest touch of a screwdriver . |
| 5 | Infusion of bFGF subcutaneously in various doses ( 1–100 µg/kg/hour ) did not significantly alter gastric acid or pepsin secretion , although at the highest fose of bFGF ( 100 µg/kg ) gastric secretion tended to decline ; acid output fell to 103 ( 15 ) µmol/30 minutes and pepsin output fell to 0.76 ( 0.17 ) . |
| 6 | The meetings and discussions in Washington were part of a week-long visit to North America by Gorbachev , who visited Canada on May 29-30 , and the US cities of Minneapolis on June 3 and San Francisco on June 4 ( when he also met President Roh Tae Woo of South Korea , in the first contact at the highest level between the two countries ) . |
| 7 | For five hours I had thought about and written about Machu Picchu at the highest level of my consciousness . |
| 8 | At the highest level of society there were the names given to the great tenants-in-chief who held their estates directly of the Conqueror , and it must be remembered that if these magnates were already powerful in their own country they may even have brought locative bynames with them , as was the case of William de Moyon already mentioned . |
| 9 | The allocation was decided at the highest level of government , and radio broadcasting had long been low on the list of priorities . |
| 10 | ‘ But I 've made it with United and now I want the chance to show what I can do at the highest level of all . ’ |
| 11 | As their names suggest , these councils covered broad policy areas affecting several departments ; they brought together senior White House staff with cabinet members at the highest level of decision-making . |
| 12 | The affirmation is not just by the state , but at the highest level of lawmaking in Hungary , the parliament . |
| 13 | I think that given that University work is supposed to encourage intellectual activity at the highest level of which any individual is capable it is very important to increase motivation by allowing those individuals to proceed at their own pace and to establish their cognitive frames as and when they feel capable of doing so . |
| 14 | It is characteristic of incongruity that there is no superordinate of either xenonym which can restore normality ( except , perhaps , at the highest level of generality , such as thing , or entity , for nouns , or do something for verbs ) . |
| 15 | At the highest level of NCp7 used , the protein slightly inhibited the cleavage by IN ( lanes 6–7 ) . |
| 16 | His term of office covered periods of world turmoil , and his papers reflect complex negotiations at the highest level of statesmanship throughout that time . |
| 17 | A confidential US Defence Department report had concluded that China 's sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia [ see pp. 36254 ; 36312 ] had been the result of a decision taken at the highest level of government to confront the USA in the Middle East . |
| 18 | On external relations , the European Council welcomed " the results of the United National Conference on Environment and Development ( UNCED ) held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14 , 1992 [ see p. 38947 ] , and in particular the acceptance by the international community at the highest level of the aim of sustainable development worldwide . " |
| 19 | The global system is made up of economic transnational practices and at the highest level of abstraction these are the building blocks of the system . |
| 20 | ‘ We have now proved that we can match anyone at the highest level of the sport . |
| 21 | After knowing only life at the highest level of the game , McGrain is full of admiration for the players Arbroath have assembled from Tayside , Edinburgh and Glasgow who combine playing , training and travelling long distances with everyday jobs . |
| 22 | Others have survived similar heart complaints and are still working , both in the First Division and at the highest level on the Continent . |
| 23 | In mid-1968 , a time of financial difficulty , while urgent discussions were taking place at the highest level on ways to save the party newspapers , the Ministry of Information was trying to find ways of cutting back expenditure on broadcasting and information services . |
| 24 | We are in regular contact with the Israeli Government at the highest level on this issue . |
| 25 | The close ties between South Africa and Israel were reaffirmed at the highest level on Nov. 10 when President F. W. de Klerk and Botha arrived in Jerusalem . |
| 26 | The Foreign Office said today its raised the matter at the highest level with the Nepalese authorities . |
| 27 | Gallagher , who also fits in duties as secretary of Liverpool Harriers , has coached 800/ 1500 metres runner at the highest level for 11 years . |
| 28 | After all , if you can borrow ( or exchange your existing UK mortgage where you are paying rates at the highest level in real terms for over a century ) for a Swiss franc mortgage at around 9.5 per cent , a mark mortgage at just under 10 per cent , an Ecu mortgage ( Ecu is the European currency unit which is made up of a ‘ basket ’ of 10 currencies including sterling ) at about 10 per cent or a Japanese yen mortgage at just under 8 per cent , why not do so ? |
| 29 | The applicant John Cox was involved at the highest level in both CND and the Communist Party of Great Britain , both in the period of Communist domination ’ and in the late 1970s when CND was growing . |
| 30 | Further , he offered to provide Judge Ireland with irrefutable proof from his personal contacts at the highest level in London . |