Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [to-vb] at least " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whereas in the past such external supports of the superego might have been strong enough to compensate at least in part for faulty superego development as a result of difficulties at the phallic-Oedipal stage and might have contributed to the unresolved Oedipal conflict expressing itself as a typical hysteria or obsessional neurosis , today , because such supports are in large part lacking , the outcome is not likely to be the same . |
| 2 | In Gillick terms , the ability to make an informed request assumes the child to be old enough to make at least that decision for himself . |
| 3 | The vernacular of any way of life can only be absorbed ‘ through the skin ’ by immersing oneself in its people ; and to this end you would be foolish not to spend at least a year ( preferably two ) working on mixed farms in the district in which you hope to settle , making friends and winning the respect of the countrymen who will be your neighbours . |
| 4 | If an animal is a parent , it must be good enough to survive at least to adulthood . |
| 5 | It is clear that the lexical representation is flexible enough to meet at least some of the demands of real speech , and certainly adequate for the experiments that will be described in the following chapters . |