Example sentences of "be at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , I mean obviously I hope the decisions will go my way because Keith has actually argued in the past that we should disregard F E , because he says it 's , it 's impossible to fairly take account of that , and what he means is there 's no F E formulae in Northallerton , so he knows that if F E is excluded Northallerton will be at a major divan |
| 2 | It makes sense therefore , to assume that deep tanks with a restricted surface area are going to be at a strong disadvantage from the very start . |
| 3 | Self-confidence can be at a low ebb if you 've just been told to p … off by an embittered pedestrian . |
| 4 | She was a pretty little thing , but I fear the libido of the young men she encountered in here would be at a low ebb . |
| 5 | Royal College of Nursing members at the hospital had expressed worry over possible job losses and morale was said to be at a low ebb . |
| 6 | Wales were convinced that they were one up on Scotland in having already experienced Joel Dume in their England match , while the Sassenachs ' top brass reckoned Scotland would be at a definite disadvantage for the first 20 minutes . |
| 7 | In the case of the " upper " transistors ( and ) the base drive must be referred to the positive supply rail , which may be at a variable potential . |
| 8 | Should the debt be at a fixed or a floating rate ? |
| 9 | First , is the deemed subletting to be at a fixed rent or at a rent subject to review ? |
| 10 | ( 6 ) Subject as mentioned below , the tender may be at a fixed price ( tenders in excess of the number of shares sought being scaled down pro rata ) , or a maximum price ( if the offer is over-subscribed , the striking price will be the lowest price at which the number of shares sought is met , with everyone tendering at or below the striking price receiving that price and if the offer is over-subscribed at the striking price acceptances will be scaled down pro rata or balloted ) . |
| 11 | Soon he hopes to be at a new home in a different area , where he hopes to be able to live his life in peace . |
| 12 | The clearing banks as well as the discount houses have the opportunity to buy Treasury bills on such occasions , as otherwise they would be at a substantial disadvantage compared with the discount houses in finding an outlet for surplus funds . |
| 13 | I presume all our seed boxes are on board , but , as it is customary , all letters were thrown overboard , so shall be at a great loss to find things . |
| 14 | But this would be at a great price for the many to deal with the problems of the few . |
| 15 | The new bands will be at a divisional level to ensure that a substantial link is maintained between an infantry or cavalry regiment and an allocated band . |
| 16 | The storage could be at a centralised location or decentralised — distributed across a number of sites . |
| 17 | Joining or leaving an Airway will be at a certain point , usually a designated or " on request " reporting point . |
| 18 | Even if he is murdered by a homicidal maniac he has chosen to be at a certain place at a certain time . |
| 19 | We 'll be at a certain place to meet them . ’ |
| 20 | By close analysis , he was virtually able to predict where bream would be at a certain time and could put bait in to hold them in his swim . |
| 21 | yeah , yeah I must admit it 's a poor do when they know exactly where the criminal 's going to be at a certain time and then they let 'em go |
| 22 | He seemed more likely to blow a kiss than to throw a punch ; to be at a dinner-table than to be down in the dives ; to be rubbing shoulders than to be shoving or sticking it to the comfortable ( I almost said to the bourgeoisie . ) |
| 23 | The SIET hands out around £50,000 a year to young Scots who need help to get on and , often in the nature of things , to get out of Scotland for a while : some physics graduate from St Andrews who needs time at MIT , a violinist who needs to be at a foreign conservatoire . |
| 24 | Also , apart from legal considerations , in most situations , a seller who does not provide such a remedy is likely to be at a significant commercial disadvantage compared to his competitors , since the giving of such guarantees and warranties has really become standard commercial practice . |
| 25 | Richard Ford , who 's fourteen has speech and learning difficulties , and the local council says he should be at a special school . |
| 26 | A MEMBER of St John Ambulance will be at a special ceremony later this month . |
| 27 | At this point regions with good transport links and a high quality workforce will be at a competitive advantage in bidding for inward investment while those who are content to ‘ regarder passer les trains ’ will suffer . |
| 28 | Conversely , if a French broker were to set up a branch in London and was subject to those more relaxed French rules , the branch would equally be at a competitive advantage as against UK firms . |
| 29 | If one firm takes a stand against an accounting treatment that other firms allow , that firm will be at a competitive disadvantage . |
| 30 | They could be at a skipping game in the playground . |