Example sentences of "[vb base] at a [adj] stage " in BNC.

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1 Thus , if changes appear at an early stage it may be necessary to carry out more frequent testing ; alternatively , the reverse situation may apply .
2 The significant point to emerge from Zeki 's work is that a perceptual phenomenon once believed to be the result of high level cognitive processing now turns out to have a single cell correlate at an early stage in the visual pathways .
3 Agencies ' reports will thus provide information on both the financial and operational performance of the activities they cover at an earlier stage than is possible in departmental reports .
4 consider at an early stage if client headed note paper and / or specimen signatures will be required ; and
5 However , it has been argued that certain clauses operate at an earlier stage so as to define and restrict the extent of the contractual obligation undertaken and so prevent there being any breach of contract .
6 Others intercede at an earlier stage , working along the routes that the municipal trucks take .
7 Thrill to the swirling ribbons , wonder in amazement that no one dropped a club — GASP at an empty stage ( slight technical hitch , not our fault — REALLY ) .
8 K-ras gene mutations , by contrast with p53 , clearly occur at an earlier stage in the neoplastic sequence .
9 With regard to other pets , puppies generally learn at an early stage not to pursue a cat sharing the home with them .
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