Example sentences of "[noun sg] at the [adj -est] level " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No disrespect to Grimsby — they are a good club and a fine footballing side — but I still believe I have a future at the highest level , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 2 | THE innocence of youth will give way to the pressures of adulthood when Duncan Ferguson plays against Germany at Ibrox tomorrow night , ending a nine-month period during which his future at the highest level looked in doubt . |
| 3 | In any event by 1606 he had certainly attracted patronage at the highest level : his sponsors for freedom of the City were Lady Arabella Stuart , third in line to the throne , and her future father-in-law Edward Seymour , Earl of Hertford [ qq.v . ] . |
| 4 | The meeting concluded that " the well-being of children requires political action at the highest level " . |
| 5 | The approach used by Sheffield was particularly helpful , in that it established credibility for partnership at the highest level , with a supportive framework for development . |
| 6 | The LTA is operating in what is today a very professional tennis world , yet on all the LTA 's innumerable committees , there is hardly a single person who has had personal experience of playing top class international tennis at the highest level since the game went ‘ Open ’ in 1968 . |
| 7 | Denis Evans , secretary of the WRU , said : ‘ Both men have demonstrated their great commitment to Wales over the last nine months and have shown they have the talent and organisational ability to help generate success for the Welsh team at the highest level . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's not a criticism of his performances behind the stumps , because he 's good enough to do the job at the highest level , but it is asking too much to do both . ’ |
| 10 | THERE will be another feather in the cap for Stirling County 's pioneering youth policy this weekend as a stand-off makes the grade at the highest level . |
| 11 | What 's worse , they all got the boot but have since proved they can do the business at the highest level . |
| 12 | We need a man with experience , a record at the highest level , and contacts . |
| 13 | 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 . " |
| 14 | Peron was a political patron at the highest level , who offered his workers definite improvements in return for their support on which he depended . |
| 15 | Agnew knows that he has to prove to manager Kenny Dalglish not only that he can make a comeback but also that he can do his stuff at the highest level . |
| 16 | All this criticism at the highest level . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | Only two weeks ago , Hendry sent a plea to Roxburgh asking for his chance at the highest level . |
| 19 | Sometimes , presumably in order to try to influence the climate , there was even a little skirmishing at the highest level , about the timing of various publications . |
| 20 | TREVOR FRANCIS spent the whole of his playing career at the highest level and is now making it clear he 's not going to drop those standards as a manager . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's incredible that a little league like ours has won a victory at the highest level in the world , ’ says Kip . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I have known many who have competed in the Olympic Games and I do not know one who does not still cherish the memory and still treasure that thrill of competition at the highest level . |
| 24 | Semenov promised me that he would have a word at the highest level , with Yury Vladimirovich Andropov . |
| 25 | We are in regular contact with the Israeli Government at the highest level on this issue . |
| 26 | Today 's athlete has to specialise in one discipline in one sport in order to achieve success at the highest level . |
| 27 | He has already sampled success at the highest level and after winning the Celebration Mile at Goodwood last Saturday on Swing Low he has his eyes firmly focused on more Group One events . |
| 28 | Cecil 's colt 's success at the highest level came on this very course in last season 's Racing Post Trophy . |
| 29 | It is only in such circumstances that I would feel assured that the matter had received consideration at the highest level and that there was no risk that the criminal law would be impeded . |
| 30 | Somerset 's cricket director Bob Cottam said : ‘ Mushtaq has proved himself as a wicket-taker at the highest level . |