Example sentences of "[prep] least [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least such is the picture presented us by biologists whose political sympathies and social attitudes tend towards liberalism and socialism . |
| 2 | There were certainly women employed in Aberdeen , and instances were also reported in Falkirk and Glasgow in the 1880s , and in Perth in the 1890s , where the numbers of women were at least such as to be reduced by seventeen " . |
| 3 | There was probably no ( easy ) alternative to the use of temporary workers ; and if they were to be employed , at least such workers should otherwise have the same rights as regular workers . |
| 4 | After Caldwell Lord Roskill in Seymour spoke of a very high risk of death , but he said that in the context of manslaughter caused by a car ( " motor manslaughter " ) in order to distinguish that offence from causing death by reckless driving , or at least such is the construction put on his words in Kong Cheuk Kwan v R , and Lord Roskill did uphold the trial judge 's direction which included a reference to an obvious and serious risk of physical injury . |
| 5 | The ‘ bad mood ’ syndrome brought on by an offensive odour and the resulting symptoms of annoyance can lead to antisocial behaviour ; relationships with family , friends and others become strained , the persons most affected perhaps blaming other members of the family for the position in which they find themselves and which they consider intolerable , leading in extreme cases to marriage problems or at least much unhappiness . |
| 6 | At least that was a decision . |
| 7 | ‘ Hum , ’ said Jay , at least that way you do n't get your heart broken . |
| 8 | At least that way I can stop thinking , words bloody words . ’ |
| 9 | At least that is what it should be like . |
| 10 | At least that was the case in Britain , where the gap between petrol and diesel fuel prices has always been small . |
| 11 | Midani would be able to afford at least that , and a general offer would be cheaper for him to fund because of his existing stake . |
| 12 | I could see the outline of the soldier in front of me , at least that is an improvement on yesterday evening 's march . |
| 13 | At least that 's how they figured it and that 's how he explained it to me . |
| 14 | At least that 's what we 've been told by the seat-cover suppliers , Courtaulds Textiles , which produces the terribly natty ‘ Renaissance ’ decor for Rover 's new Metro . |
| 15 | At least that would give each half of the business a free run to compete with a growing horde of competitors . |
| 16 | At that time , when the Nikkei 225 index was trading at 26,230 , more than half by value of the warrants outstanding were more than 20% ‘ out of the money ’ : in other words ( see table ) , they needed the issuers ' share prices to rise by at least that amount to reach the exercise price . |
| 17 | At least that means that we can do it our way . |
| 18 | Cicciolina seems to capture — articulate , as Koons would say — the essence of sexual desire , or at least that intense moment before the body abandons itself to passion . |
| 19 | At least that is something to be thankful for , something I shall not have to explain a tenth or fifteenth or hundredth time , one worry off my mind . |
| 20 | Or at least that is the ambition of the industrial development commission of a small Pennsylvania steel town . |
| 21 | In Gillick terms , the ability to make an informed request assumes the child to be old enough to make at least that decision for himself . |
| 22 | At least that 's what I 'm hoping , praying for ’ |
| 23 | At least that 's the way it is with me , if I can see something in operation I can understand it far more quickly than when someone tries to describe it ’ |
| 24 | Or at least that is why reliance on a voluntary obligation is justified reliance , which the person having the obligation has to respect . |
| 25 | Or at least that is the argument of Part Four . |
| 26 | Sometimes , we are forced to be members of one group rather than another ; in the British colony , Kenyans were ill those inhabitants excluded by the British from a share in political and administrative power , or at least that was the appearance . |
| 27 | There is The Times front page of 16 November 1976 , on which I announce that ‘ the Lebanese civil war — or at least that stage of the conflict that cost … almost 40,000 lives — came to an end this morning when a Syrian army , 6,000 strong and accompanied by hundreds of tanks and heavy armoured vehicles , occupied the entire city of Beirut . ’ |
| 28 | At least that 's what the catalogue says . |
| 29 | At least that 's how it seemed . |
| 30 | Apparently it is a big cut , but not so deep that it has done any irrevocable damage , at least that 's the impression I got . |