Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [to-vb] at least " in BNC.
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| 1 | They state that ‘ A reasonable target [ for CPE ] can be expressed as an average of 150 points year on year — with three points being recorded for each hour of structured CPE and one point for each hour of unstructured activity … members for whom CPE is compulsory should aim to achieve at least 40% of their CPE … through structured activities … |
| 2 | Although there is no minimum requirement for structured CPE , it is recommended that members for whom CPE is compulsory should aim to achieve at least 40% of their CPE ( 60 points ) through structured activities ( ie three days ) . |
| 3 | " We should aim to raise at least one million pounds a year " , he said . |
| 4 | But before he 's even fit enough to be flown home , doctors say he 'll have to spend at least a fortnight in hospital . |
| 5 | At the same time the Secretary of State gave notice that for certain categories of crime where life sentences had been passed , the offenders could expect to spend at least 20 years in prison . |
| 6 | Then decide what positive action you could take to achieve at least some of these goals , without neglecting home responsibilities . |
| 7 | Well you 'd have to ask at least five would n't you ? |
| 8 | Sadly , there was no Marmite and no honey , we were told , and we 'd have to wait at least 20 minutes . |
| 9 | But he 'd have to wait at least another 2 and a half hours — that 's how long Mae Luz 's flight from Manila was delayed . |
| 10 | That could be cynically exploited by a side who could afford to concede at least two penalties in a game 's dying stages and still win . |
| 11 | To capture the social aspects of deixis , we would need to add at least one further dimension , say of relative rank , in which the speaker is socially higher , lower or equal to the addressee and other persons that might be referred to . |
| 12 | For that to begin to come about , a challenger would need to attract at least 70 MPs to vote for him or abstain . |
| 13 | According to the draft rules , a candidate would need to win at least 200 out of 300 votes to secure election in the first round or in a second round five days later . |
| 14 | Whereas the pet Rottweiler living at home would require a low degree of sharpness , a Schutzhund dog or a dog who is required to guard a family home would need to have at least a medium degree of sharpness . |
| 15 | It would need to look at least at the two following decades . |
| 16 | One proposal — which eventually fell through — involved the Butterley Company protecting the employer by agreeing to sell no land within five miles of the villages , thereby preventing any other sources of work being established , while the factory-owner would guarantee to take at least 65 per cent of his workforce from Ollerton . |
| 17 | Typesetting software would expect to offer at least half-point setting increments and tenth-point line spacing . |
| 18 | She therefore would like to see at least two or three days where her weight drops below her starting weight , maybe by 1 lb ( 0.5 kg ) . |
| 19 | On a conservative reckoning she would have to live at least another fifty years in this bland and dreary universe . |
| 20 | Its President would be directly elected : for election he or she would have to receive at least 50 per cent of total votes cast nationally , andmoreover receive at least this percentage in a majority of states , and might not serve more than two consecutive five-year terms . |
| 21 | It starts with about $380m over five years to help national authorities exchange information in areas such as taxes and export controls , says national governments would have to provide at least $6,700m over five years , it said , and wants another $7,900m or so over seven years to help all the Community 's backward regions to build up their telecommunications and computer infrastructures ; it says helpfully that loans will be available from the European Investment Bank to help with the effort . |
| 22 | In any case , I shall have to wait at least until November … |
| 23 | If we were to purchase the Sharp machine we would require to purchase at least one other lens , and probably two , which would require additional operator work and still not provide the flexibility of the zoom lens facility . |
| 24 | The income trust will invest in between 60 and 70 UK stocks — mainly blue chip companies like ICI — and will seek to maintain at least the current dividends levels in all but ‘ the worst possible economic circumstances . ’ |
| 25 | Assuming that a target company is confined to an authority of 10 per cent it will be seen that the directors of the target and their concert parties will need to hold at least 27 per cent before the buy-in to hold 30 per cent afterwards and thereby trigger a Rule 9 obligation . |
| 26 | As far as minimum requirements go , you will need to take at least one blank video cassette with you . |
| 27 | Because brokers ' charges are high for small deals , you will need to invest at least £1000 in each . |
| 28 | In any event , you will need to have at least one independent judge who is unconnected with either the company or the publication . |
| 29 | These are so popular that you will need to book at least a couple of months in advance . |
| 30 | But if you are looking for a 21st century Polo , you will have to wait at least three years until the genuinely all-new one . |