Example sentences of "[noun] at the mercy " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientists studying Rwanda 's mountain gorillas have been forced to flee by the country 's civil war , leaving the animals at the mercy of poachers . |
| 2 | It is interesting to note that , the exposure and greater control of FBI activities do not appear to have placed the United States at the mercy of subversives . |
| 3 | Stemming from his view of the role of the individual , Wiener has some telling comments to make about patents and about the nonsense of leaving scientific research at the mercy of markets and the profit motive . |
| 4 | Four months at the mercy of the weather taught Mr Glennie to enjoy the moment . |
| 5 | Marie Claire had some novels about English girls lost in the desert at the mercy of proud sheikhs , but those girls were as proud as the sheikhs themselves and defiant too — at least until near the end of the story — and the sheikhs were prepared to make some concessions themselves by that time . |
| 6 | If their complaint to the Star Chamber in 1507 be credited , they were a weak group at the mercy of any sharp speculator . |
| 7 | Seeing his friend cowering in the corner of his cage at the mercy of the teachers , he felt the tears swell up in his eyes . |
| 8 | The idea that people operate ‘ strategies ’ in which they assess a range of options , and act to maximize their opportunities , has become an increasingly important insight in historical work on the family , and one which accords an active role to human beings in constructing their own lives , rather than seeing individuals at the mercy of large scale social forces ( Morgan , 1985 , p. 175 ) . |
| 9 | Acquiescence in , or acceptance of , this wording would therefore imply that convocation , too , was another royal court at the mercy of royal directions as to its procedure and business . |
| 10 | He said that , as soon as we privatise — thus putting the service at the mercy of the market — consumers will have poorer services and be deprived of the redress offered by a consultative committee or some parallel consumer body . |
| 11 | The industry has marketed Britain energetically as a year-round destination , with many attractions that do not leave the visitor at the mercy of our fickle weather . |
| 12 | Last year , this revamped contest attracted Desert Orchid , but the grey misses out this time in favour of Wincanton on Thursday , leaving the prize at the mercy of Martin Pipe 's Sabin du Loir . |
| 13 | But it could also flip over , folding like a wooden deckchair at the mercy of sea gales . |
| 14 | I 'm a weak , silly creature at the mercy of my emotions and feelings . |
| 15 | She flushed , feeling a surge of friendliness towards this seemingly ruthless man who showed unexpected compassion towards a small , helpless creature at the mercy of all who carried guns . |
| 16 | It was pointed out , in Chapter 1 , that such a defence will have conservative implications since it puts the moral patients at the mercy of those interests , whatever they might be , that prevail amongst moral agents in a society . |
| 17 | The omission leaves the St James 's Palace Stakes at the mercy of another French colt . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , Zafonic 's omission leaves tomorrow 's St James 's Palace Stakes at the mercy of another French colt , Kingmambo . |
| 19 | You do n't have to fight your way into a plastic-wrapped leg of hairy chicken , while you 're hurtled through space at the mercy of some suburban pilot with piles who thinks only of his duty frees and having it off with the stewardess . |
| 20 | Liberals and Socialists agreed that the only purpose served by an Anglo-German war would be to place Europe at the mercy of the Russian autocracy . |
| 21 | The ‘ balance of Nature ’ was a shifting affair at the mercy of geographical factors that might change the physical environment or allow the invasion of rival species . |
| 22 | The jester in Notker 's story conveys the anxiety of men at the mercy of the king 's will . |
| 23 | It is quite clear that in securing contracts with the private sector , and getting a good price , some authorities have been quicker off the mark than others , leaving the remainder at the mercy of spot prices and the sort of fee-hiking that can result . |
| 24 | We seem to spend the whole of our adolescence at the mercy of our erectile tissues , bending and buckling to the whim of our most troublesome organ . |
| 25 | We have always loved the idea of artists at the mercy of art , the dancing shoes that take over . |
| 26 | The words are an echo of the great series of Scottish bonds of protection and service — maintenance and manrent — made from the mid fifteenth to the early seventeenth century by the nobles and the lairds ; the only difference is that rather than being completely mutual , as these bonds were , the king had the confident assurance that his subjects would serve ‘ exactly as he likes ’ — a confidence very far removed from the idea that Scottish kings were in any way at the mercy of their most powerful subjects . |
| 27 | What it would do is close our collieries , place this country at the mercy of international coal traders , and give Britain an added trade deficit of about £900 million per annum , for a hypothetical saving of just over £1.25 per week for the average household . |