Example sentences of "[vb pp] at a early [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously all age-groups are arbitrary ; the point being made here is that the actual divisions used should be chosen for their usefulness in classifying people for the purposes of the research being undertaken , and this decision should be considered at an early stage . |
| 2 | The question of whether the proposed disposal is in the best interests of the client and when the business should best be sold should be addressed at an early stage . |
| 3 | Alternative arrangements can be developed and their performances assessed , and areas of possible problems can be identified and alleviated at an early stage of the design . |
| 4 | If those authorities were negligent or in any way in breach of duty , it is important that that fact should be uncovered at an early stage . |
| 5 | They should be instructed at an early stage , and informed promptly of developments . |
| 6 | It must be shared , and its final use must be decided at an early planning stage . |
| 7 | The first witness had decided at an early stage not to travel to Dublin ; the second only recently made his decision not to give evidence . |
| 8 | It was decided at an early stage that future designs could no longer be coach-built on separate custom-made chassis , as was the case with the now-deleted Bentley Continental and Rolls-Royce Corniche coupes ( which still exist as convertibles ) , but would have to be built on the regular production lines at Crewe alongside the conventional monocoque four-door saloon models . |
| 9 | So at least eight people with Down 's syndrome were disenfranchised at an early stage by their parents or their electoral registration authority . |
| 10 | 1.4 Plans and photographs are indispensable in many personal injury cases and are best prepared at an early stage . |
| 11 | So many good young dogs have been ruined at an early age by incompetent trainers . |
| 12 | Adjustment can then be made at an early stage before it is too late . |
| 13 | It was agreed at an early stage ( principally at Citrine 's insistence ) that sales in urban and rural areas should be at common prices , so that many rural dwellers already having a supply had prices reduced , though new consumers distant from the mains still had to pay a one-off contribution or line rental ( which varied according to the Board ) to meet part of the cost of connection . |
| 14 | While loss of learning ability among the elderly appeared primarily linked to difficulties in understanding , recall , and error abandonment , if these were corrected at an early stage ‘ old people can learn much more readily than is commonly supposed ’ ( Welford 1966 : 5 ) . |
| 15 | The designer is thus able to generate functional data which can be used at an early design stage to evaluate dynamic performance , wear , fatigue , etc , in addition to the positional data . |
| 16 | While bird-watching is often used at an early stage in research to try to develop hypotheses and to make sure one does have some idea of how people behave before going any further , there is no reason why one should not develop more systematic recording schedules to standardize the observations and to develop more of a survey approach . |
| 17 | ( d ) Offices and employments As a matter of prudence , agreement should be reached at an early stage in the life of any firm whose partners , or some of them , are likely to find themselves appointed to some professional or public office as to : ( 1 ) whether remuneration from such offices should in principle be accounted for as part of the profits of the firm ( Clause 10.06 ) ; and ( 2 ) the amount of time any partner should be permitted to devote to such activities ( before his profit share suffers some downward adjustment ) . |
| 18 | If agreement for mutual exchange is not reached at an early stage , the defendant will have the advantage of first sight of at least one of the plaintiff 's medical reports . |
| 19 | Unless detected at an early stage weight loss is an inevitable result of pancreatic insufficiency , but before this becomes apparent the dog 's appetite will have increased , simply because it is not absorbing enough nutrients . |
| 20 | It is not a conflict which will lead inevitably to problems , but it should be recognised at an early stage and rectified by the Government . |
| 21 | Nursing staff , on the other hand , began to participate in out-patient team discussions and contributed at an early stage to identifying children and young people who might benefit from hospital admission . |
| 22 | A base metal exploration programme was abandoned at an early stage leaving a significant IP chargeability anomaly , without accompanying magnetic anomaly , untested ( MEG 113 ) . |
| 23 | It was appreciated at an early stage that the efficacy of collocational information could vary greatly according to the domain from which it was taken . |
| 24 | Five years ago , schools were asked to develop their programme of personal relationships so that the right sort of foundations could be laid at an early age . |
| 25 | And this can so easily be the case , for such premises are instilled into the scientific mind set at an early age , becoming accepted points of reference , though really they are often nothing more than habits of thought . |
| 26 | Expectations are set at an early stage : that the therapist can only offer education and advice , and the client is responsible for assimilating and applying this information . |
| 27 | Although no specific provision is made by the rules it can be anticipated that a practice of serving supplementary or additional witness statements will arise in cases in which the evidence can not be finally settled at an early stage , a paradigm example being personal injury cases in which there may be a permanent or continuing disability or a slow recovery . |
| 28 | Counselling , the provision of positive role models and other techniques may be introduced at an early stage . |
| 29 | The advantages of early identification are that the patient can co-operate in decisions , and support services can be introduced at an early stage . |
| 30 | John 's case also suggests how the perceptions of those professionals involved at an early stage of an assessment and the actions that follow may influence , direct or constrain the later perceptions and actions of other professionals . |