Example sentences of "at the time [prep] writing " in BNC.

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1 At the time of writing , the Government 's plans are to change this system from April 1993 .
2 Rediagramming of units , and the retention of old DMUs for many years longer than originally planned in order to keep up the fleet size to meet this new demand , have enabled the worst of the overcrowding to be contained , though there are at the time of writing ( 1989 ) stili several tight spots to be dealt with in certain areas at peak times .
3 It all became a kind of tribute to the Falklands which was going on at the time of writing .
4 The official exchange rate ( at the time of writing ) is around 50 Kcs to the pound .
5 What is new however is the suggestion , which at the time of writing must have appeared as the height of impertinence , that the Greek and Roman states originated in much the same kind of confederation as the Iroquois .
6 In respect of the more anglicised parts of Wales , such as the Vale of Glamorgan , this statement was probably inaccurate even at the time of writing .
7 A number were still pursuing court cases against SWWA at the time of writing .
8 At the time of writing , the NVC existed in draft form only , but we have been privileged to see this draft in order to prepare the following account .
9 The NVC for weeds was not available at the time of writing , but two named communities which are likely to be recognised are :
10 The NVC for aquatic plants was not available at the time of writing , but see Spence in Burnett ( 1964 ) .
11 At the time of writing , however — 1990 — it remains to be seen whether the necessary sluices and barrier will be built .
12 At the time of writing , the THORP plant is in fact nearing completion , and the Sellafield management is boasting of the long list of multimillion pound contracts it has already won to reprocess nuclear fuel from around the world .
13 At the time of writing , this is still the case , although the initial process of removing the fuel has occurred in many instances .
14 We may test this suspicion by reference to various statements concerning the perceived nature of the new Citizenship Education ( though unfortunately because of frequent postponements of its publication date , the National Curriculum Council guidance document on Citizenship as a cross-curricular theme is not available at the time of writing ) .
15 The Committee held out little prospect of an early solution but , at the time of writing , was receiving further evidence on this question .
16 The most recent and important example comes from the proposed Forest Bill of India which is at the time of writing about to come before Parliament .
17 Nivelle Elite , who all sired some excellent stock , some of which was exported to Australia and at the time of writing , has taken Best in Show at Club Championship Show level .
18 At the time of writing we have yet to see what new drugs will come from this foundation .
19 However , the Conservative Government , at the time of writing , are trying in the most unsubtle ways to destroy the rail network in Scotland , a crime that generations to come will curse them for if they succeed .
20 At the time of writing , its report is still awaited , but it seems certain that legislation will shortly be introduced to end or sharply to modify the present law .
21 At the time of writing , the first batch of prosecutions had collapsed in the magistrates ' court , on account of the long delay in launching the prosecutions against those involved .
22 The dome of Santiaguito in Guatemala has been growing ever since 1922 , and was still growing at the time of writing .
23 The descriptions are a mixture of quotations from texts which were already known at the time of writing , when Rahewin completed the work of Otto von Freising .
24 The 1,300 MW PWR at Paluel , for example , which was , at the time of writing , about to become operational , was constructed in 6½ years .
25 The contract has a floor price of $5.50 per million BTUs — the equivalent of about $32 a barrel — far above the level at the time of writing .
26 The plan was originally for 17,000 MW of coal plant but this was reduced to 11,300 MW and the level of construction at the time of writing suggested that this objective may not be achieved .
27 Deirdre Bair did not have access to these letters at the time of writing , though the euphemistic terms she uses to describe de Beauvoir 's relationships anticipate this recent confirmation .
28 At the time of writing , synthetic insulin — which to the scientist is chemically identical to that secreted in the pancreas — can not be administered to diabetic people because it simply does not work ; yet pig 's insulin injected into the human body does !
29 At the time of writing , the whole of a payment by way of compensation for loss of office below £30,000 , or the first £30,000 of a larger payment , is tax free .
30 Short of Mrs Thatcher releasing the ‘ club ’ minutes for 4 and 5 December 1985 , of which there was no sign at the time of writing , it will be impossible to ascertain who is telling the truth about the tides of opinion within those gatherings .
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