Example sentences of "be [vb pp] at an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two doses of vaccine are given at an interval of four weeks and , in order to allow a high level of immunity to develop , vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge until two weeks after their second dose . |
| 2 | It is important that assessment methodologies which will provide valid and reliable results are developed at an early stage . |
| 3 | Might this be solely because its mystery and complexity are recognized at an instinctive level ? |
| 4 | Speech patterns are formed at an early age and are firmly established — part of our way of life , an almost subconscious activity , rather in the same way as chewing or walking . |
| 5 | Although based on research of lasting value , the draft Articles on service of documents rest overmuch on United States perceptions and would not have survived the sort of examination to which they would have been exposed at an international diplomatic conference . |
| 6 | Jilly Fox had been educated at an expensive boarding-school . |
| 7 | This means that the extra payments received for overtime beyond the scheduled week are earned at an earlier stage in large firms . |
| 8 | So many good young dogs have been ruined at an early age by incompetent trainers . |
| 9 | Mr Saunders goes on to admit that broadcasters are not entirely blameless in this respect : ‘ More should no doubt have been done at an earlier stage in development of RDS to give the receiver manufacturing industry some guidelines setting out the minimum levels of RDS performance that should be achieved ’ . |
| 10 | The case for re-thinking what we mean by practice and its relation with theory has been made at an abstract level by writers who draw on the two very different philosophical traditions which contest the dichotomy , Marxism with its concept of praxis , and the American pragmatists who direct our attention to the consequences of our actions . |
| 11 | Some of the vines are planted up to 180 metres , but most are grown at an altitude of between 140 and 160 metres on full south-facing slopes . |
| 12 | Problems will arise on an asset sale where the vendor and purchaser are members of the same group of companies and the assets are transferred at an under value . |
| 13 | If goods are sold at an auction to someone who has been a party to such an agreement to abstain from bidding , then the seller can rescind the contract . |
| 14 | The holder of the share or bond receives a stream of ( expected ) payments that are discounted at an appropriate rate over the remaining life of the security . |
| 15 | Shop fittings which were worth £3,000 and had been bought at an auction by Transom Trading for only £1,500 prior to opening the shop in August 1991 . |
| 16 | A Racomitrium -rich prostrate Calluna heath has , however , been noted at an altitude of only 200 m on Mullach an Reidhachd , North Harris ( NB090143 ) ( Brown 1986 ) . |
| 17 | Disc harrows consisting of gangs of concave steel discs are dragged at an angle to the line of draught . |
| 18 | For the same reason these last two chairs are not turned to face the rest of the group : they have been set at an angle , obliquely oriented towards the open-work balustrade and the hillside opposite . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The client stated his contract had been executed at an unexpectedly high price . |
| 21 | This inspection should then be repeated every ten years so that remedial treatment can be undertaken at an early stage if rotting is detected . |
| 22 | A man might be sacked at an hour 's notice , perhaps after giving years of service , yet received no compensation , no redundancy payment . |
| 23 | 11.4 In cases of severe disturbance or potential violence , consideration must be given at an early stage to involving the police . |
| 24 | Most Third World states would prefer these to be formulated at an international conference with the blessing of the United Nations . |
| 25 | Public law cases may be transferred up , down and across the court system where this will avoid delay , facilitate consolidation or allow the case to be heard at an appropriate level . |
| 26 | Relatives of seven mental patients who died after being discharged from hospital have been told that they WILL after all be consulted at an inquiry into the deaths . |
| 27 | If high grade dysplasia or arcinoma is detected the patient can be treated at an early stage . |
| 28 | New proposals aimed at encouraging parents to take up teaching are expected to be criticized at an education meeting in Nottinghamshire today . |
| 29 | These fundamental initial considerations or ‘ building blocks ’ ( developed by Roy Nicholson ) are applicable to all valuation engagements and enable a skeleton of the valuation to be developed at an early stage : |
| 30 | Proposals from the Professional Footballers Association that former players should be promoted more quickly will be considered at an FA referees ' committee meeting on December 19 . |