Example sentences of "[be] [verb] at least [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prisoners welfare group Nacro , says every prisoner leaving jail should be given at least the basics to make a fresh start . |
| 2 | The intervals at which plastic pipe should be supported depends on the temperature of the water that the pipe will carry , but generally speaking the supports should be positioned at least every 0.5m for horizontal runs and lm for vertical runs . |
| 3 | Any baby soother should be played at least a couple of feet away from her head . |
| 4 | They all have interest in the scheme so that we would believe the thing to do would be to have at least an equal number of employer appointed trustees and employee appointed trustees and the employee in this , I 'm using it globally , so it does cover all three groups and we also believe it would be advisable because er inevitably the e er members er probably would n't know a lot about pensions themselves to have an independent trustee from an independent company who specialises in pensions and pensions laws and could a advise them on exactly what the law says and what they they 're legal duties etcetera are . |
| 5 | The national screening programme will enable all women between the ages of 20 and 64 to be tested at least every five years you should have received your invitation for screening by 1993 . |
| 6 | The national screening programme will enable all women between the ages of 20 and 64 to be tested at least every five years ( you should have received your invitation for screening by 1993 ) . |
| 7 | The expert capable of detecting a Raphael at ten paces is admired almost as though he partook of the genius of the artist himself , and can be guaranteed at least a modest fame in the mass media . |
| 8 | For example , a general election for the House of Commons must be held at least every 5 years but only certain people have access to the vote and not all votes for different parties are of equal power in the absence of proportional representation making for a close correspondence between votes cast and seats won ; the House of Lords ( once a very powerful state institution ) can now only delay bills passed by the House of Commons ; the Prime Minister " must " come from the Commons ; and it is " expected " that a government will resign and call a general election if it is defeated in a vote of confidence on the floor of the House of Commons . |
| 9 | All adults enjoy the right to vote in free general elections that must be held at least every 5 years . |
| 10 | In Britain elections to the House of Commons , from which the government is formed , must be held at least every five years ( until Parliament says otherwise ) but may be held at any time during the five years , for example there were only eight months between elections in 1974 and the average length of a parliament is around four years . |
| 11 | There would be limits on political campaigning and ballots would be held at least every three years on membership of the National Union of Students . |