Example sentences of "[verb] at the earliest [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In , if the skills of MAS are likely to be required by the client in the later stages of the acquisition process , MAS should be included at the earliest possible opportunity ( if not already the main client contact ) . |
| 2 | On such occasions the airline needs to know at the earliest possible moment whether there is something inherently wrong with its equipment , procedures or training , and therefore the official investigators should keep the airline fully informed of the factual material it establishes as the investigation proceeds . |
| 3 | Errors which occur in the main archive of dictionary text , through any circumstance , will be repaired at the earliest convenient time without displacing lexicographer activities . |
| 4 | It is very important indeed that the informant be considered at the earliest possible stage since he or she will be doing the work of supplying answers to the questions and a good ‘ flow ’ in the interview will help greatly in establishing and maintaining interest and rapport . |
| 5 | Such details should be supplied at the earliest possible opportunity when the booking is being made , and if arrangements have been made in advance ( either by letter or by telephone ) , they should be confirmed in writing at the point of reception . |
| 6 | These procedures thus allow errors to be established and corrected at the earliest possible time . |
| 7 | We are just as determined that people in Northern Ireland should benefit from the Government 's reforms , including fund-holding practices , and therefore they will be introduced at the earliest possible date . |
| 8 | The role is the first major link between Marketing and Production , being involved at the earliest possible stages of transforming customer needs and wants into practical possibilities . |
| 9 | Although that was extremely pleasant , and something I 'd like to repeat at the earliest possible opportunity , ’ he added , his eyes glinting brightly . |
| 10 | We do not deny the value of long term repeated measurements of height for all children and have advocated that these should start at the earliest possible age . |
| 11 | In the partnership agreement itself it should perhaps not be made too easy for partners to leave , though in practice , of course , an unhappy or unsatisfied partner is a liability whom the firm will usually want to see depart at the earliest convenient time . |
| 12 | These new initiatives take time , energy and effort — in a period when all three are in short supply — but if heads are to manage LMS successfully , correct relationships based on openness , honesty and mutual respect must be established at the earliest possible moment . |
| 13 | This proposed approach to design is thus one in which the constraints or functional attributes are established at the earliest possible time in order to allow the design to be monitored . |
| 14 | First , there is the success of the non-proliferation treaty , and the inhibition on extra states ' developing a nuclear capability ; secondly , there is ensuring that the nuclear capability — particularly the sub-strategic capability — that is at present spread throughout the republics of the former Soviet Union remains under strong control , is brought together and is dismantled at the earliest possible opportunity . |
| 15 | Secondly , applications had to be made direct to the appropriate Secretary of State who , if not available , had to sign at the earliest possible opportunity ( though they could be issued initially by a civil servant ) . |