Example sentences of "[prep] least this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our civilization has at least this to its credit , he wrote , that it has found a way of rounding up this dishonest crap and incarcerating it in morgues , in fortified places with guards and alarm bells and the rest , thus keeping it off the streets , protecting decent citizens , and now , he wrote , there are even moves afoot to repel intruders by making them pay hard cash to enter these fortified places . |
| 2 | At least this appears to be the conclusion of epidemiological studies about weak electro-magnetic exposure and cancer . |
| 3 | What I have just offered have been partial readings of the Haec Vir pamphlet and The Roaring Girl , partial not in the sense ( at least this is not what I 'm confessing ) of being distortions of the texts , but rather readings that focus upon textual elements which can be correlated with oppositional cultural elements within Jacobean society , and consequently possible audience positions and reading responses . |
| 4 | The bottom is reached with a mind-numbing crash that jars every bone , but at least this thaws out my brain . |
| 5 | He 'd already stabbed me in the heart several times before that with other ladies , but at least this time , there was a lady that I liked immensely . |
| 6 | At least this time they do not threaten to stone Moses as they did in Exodus 17 . |
| 7 | At least this is not a bought-deal : Hoare is acting as broker — it has not purchased the shares itself and is stuck with no potential loss . |
| 8 | At least this way they did not have far to fall . |
| 9 | Although the question may seem clumsier for it , it is absolutely necessary to give a genuine choice , and even though it may sound stilted to ask , ‘ Do you approve or disapprove of … ’ , at least this presents a fair choice . |
| 10 | ‘ At least this time the assessment is curriculum led . ’ |
| 11 | At least this was so until very recently , though the effects of the 1988 Education Reform Act ( ERA ) may have begun to change things . |
| 12 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £60 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 13 | As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £65 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available . |
| 14 | At least this is what the head of the Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique , Michel Pecqueur said last week . |
| 15 | Marie-Claire Alain makes a wonderful sound on the organ of the Vienna Konzerthaus , and at least this disc has the advantage of having been made withe the organ and orchestra in the same building . |
| 16 | There is often considerable contrapuntal interest , although not always : some of the arrangements degenerate into a languid succession of chords that do little to retain the interest of at least this listener . |
| 17 | Another arcade adventure based on a film but at least this time it bears a little relevance to the subject matter . |
| 18 | But at least this James Davies creature has completed Paperboy and looks marginally human ! |
| 19 | They did not express or reveal but played with her own experience , or she wove fancies from tiny fragments of fact — at least this I sometimes thought I recognized . |
| 20 | At least this pleased her . |
| 21 | My guess is that we 'll hear little from them , at least this side of the summer hols . |
| 22 | At least this time there would be no press for a while . |
| 23 | Intelligence sources believe that at least this particular recording was made ‘ live ’ , unlike others . |
| 24 | At least this win has eased that , ’ said John . |
| 25 | At least this revolution was genuine because the comparatively cheap micro-chip computers made possible and affordable a computerised society . |
| 26 | Theories of maternal instinct and mother-child bonding are emotionally loaded , and constantly being reappraised ; although lack of consistency in approach brings its own problems , at least this shows how vital the issue is . |
| 27 | Rather than take the pessimistic view that they will remain at least this high in future , we hope that the ( slightly ) lower figures we have given instead may prove more representative of interest rate levels in the longer run . |
| 28 | At least this possibility and the sporadic occurrence of English metalwork on the Continent point to the areas to which goods were moving , whatever the basis for the exchange and its volume . |
| 29 | At least this muted , just by a little , the effects . |
| 30 | These clips are a triumph of form over content , and by the time you reach the four live songs that close this boxful of banging and shouting , it 's a relief to know that at least this is roughly what they 're really like when they 're not busy being hyperactive . |