Example sentences of "but at the [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The depression , she realized , had given beggars the right to alms , first time round , but at the second attempt you were free to withhold your support . |
| 2 | Unhappy , withdrawn , but at the same time not interested in making new friends , they have lost their energy , enthusiasm and drive , and are no longer concerned with education or personal development . |
| 3 | The conflict was an ‘ absolutely senseless ’ one , according to Brezhnev at this time , and the USSR initially took a broadly neutral position , hoping to retain the alliance with Iraq but at the same time not to alienate the new and anti-Western Khomeini government in Iran . |
| 4 | In order to confront the denial system of the sufferer , but at the same time not cause it to be so aroused as to be counter productive , it may be helpful to avoid specific terms such as " alcoholic " , " drug addict " , " anorexic " , " alcoholism " , " drug addiction " , " anorexia " and substitute a phrase such as " stress and depression and problems with alcohol ( or drugs or food etc ) " or simply " problems in your life " . |
| 5 | Three years at a nice school in Vienna , not too liberated , but at the same time not a convent school . |
| 6 | The problem for Mr Lamont is that he has to attempt to control the public spending deficit but at the same time not take any measures that might stall a sluggish recovery . |
| 7 | Up to now all has been plain sailing but at the third row you have a straight arrow indicating to select needles again and transfer with the lace carriage and you have only just transferred stitches the other way without working two knit rows between . |
| 8 | From 1974 until 1978 conferences were held annually , but at the 1978 meeting the ETUC expressed its concern at the lack of evidence of any positive results from the meetings . |