Example sentences of "at least on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nothing is implied by the new study of the utility of AZT in the treatment of those in whom symptoms have already appeared ; there is no case for abandoning that treatment , at least on the evidence now available . |
| 2 | In so far as the functions performed by Molla Edebali and Tursun Fakih , apparently successively , may be characterized as an " office " from an Institutional point of view , as it were it seems not to have been continuous , however , at least on the evidence of the biographical sources . |
| 3 | There is , I know , much gnashing of teeth , banging of beer glasses etc. about the non-appearance of the Ogwen & Carneddau and Llanberis guides , but both these tomes are at least on the horizon now . |
| 4 | Mrs Postance believes that the heavy digging already completed to prepare the ground for the national curriculum has had a beneficial effect , at least on the teachers , even if the children have yet to reap the harvest : ‘ It 's focused our minds on what we are teaching . |
| 5 | 5.9.6.1 for the upwards only review of the rent reserved by such underlease on the basis and at least on the dates on which the Rent is to be reviewed in this Lease ( but having regard to the length of the proposed term of the underlease ) |
| 6 | Once again , this points to excessive use of imprisonment , at least on the part of the Crown Court . |
| 7 | Eventually reason prevailed , at least on the part of Prince , who requested of Jardine ‘ any information ’ he could offer for the preservation of Gould 's precious collection . |
| 8 | If , however , the unpopular rigidities of the eleven-plus selection system were to be avoided then it was plainly necessary to avoid too much differentiation ( at least on the surface ) in the early years of secondary schooling . |
| 9 | Half an hour later Enid had calmed down , at least on the surface , and changed into her aquamarine lurex hostess gown . |
| 10 | It is true that Paul could not preach that freedom without fairly being asked how the theology works out in practice , especially where the inequalities of society , at least on the surface of things , remain unchanged . |
| 11 | It should be suppressed in spoken language interpreting , but in sign language interpreting it may not be , since speech and sign , at least on the surface , will not compete for the same articulator . |
| 12 | I think that 's why he took Belasco 's story , which at least on the surface seems to be rather second-rate . |
| 13 | A great deal has been written and said as to the period of sexual " latency " which often occurs , at least on the surface of the child 's life , during this period . |
| 14 | Any bishop who speaks otherwise loses his authority , at least on the issue on which he has spoken . |
| 15 | Most rucksacks have quick release buckles , at least on the profile straps which secure the top to the body of the pack , and may have them on waist straps . |
| 16 | ‘ And she 's adapted to spending seven months virtually imprisoned in bed , or at least on the couch … |
| 17 | What , what you 're saying is that I mean broadly this is , is quite an incentive based system , at least on the face of it |
| 18 | there 's a greater pressure of population therefore are you saying that , that land reform might at least on the model tried in the north , might not yield any economic benefits |
| 19 | Underpinning these changes there has been an acceleration in the trend towards the ‘ professionalisation ’ of journalism , a tendency noted as long ago as 1976 by Graham Cleverly in The Fleet Street Disaster : higher salaries ( at least on the nationals ) , fewer unsociable hours , less bloke-ishness and booze . |
| 20 | The views of laymen are not likely to have differed significantly , at least on the importance of peace and justice . |
| 21 | At least on the farm I can work ‘ flexi-time ’ , not like some of the boys who have to be at their civy job at half eight in the morning . |
| 22 | Right from the very start it will help if you can decide at least on the number of main meals you will have each day and on the number of snacks , if any . |
| 23 | Yes , I would have thought this would happen soon , or at least on the bench . |
| 24 | In any case , with Muslim extremists threatening to dominate the region , the Western world needed Syria either in its camp or at least on the sidelines . |
| 25 | It is of vital importance to the successful operation of the police that they should have the co-operation of the public and they 're much more likely to get it if democratically elected representatives of the public are well represented indeed in the majority at least on the police authority . |
| 26 | An infant at eight months who retrieves a completely-occluded object has made a major advance in understanding the appearance-reality distinction , at least on the plane of action , because he now knows that , although the perceptual input at one time tells him that there is no rattle in his reachable space , really there is . |
| 27 | These and many hundreds of other questions , views and theories are debated endlessly by us as a group until we reach a view which satisfies us that , at least on the basis of the knowledge and data we have at the moment , we have some sort of cohesiveness . |