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if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
at least he survived
they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching -
not less than
at least two hours studying the manual
a tumor at least as big as an orange
How To Use at least In A Sentence
- Moreover, Mr Webb's point about what he calls disinterested management -- that is to say, the management of banks by officers whose remuneration bears no relation to the profit made on each piece of business transacted -- is one of the matters in which English banking seems likely at least to be modified. War-Time Financial Problems
- Here we did everything but lift up the old-fashioned coal-burning Aga cooker, which must have weighed a couple of tons at least. A CONVICTION OF GUILT
- I got to know a little bit about it, at least the old Berlin of the past, through Benjamin's eyes.
- I guess she would rather I expressed myself in a more ladylike manner, or at least a little more eloquently.
- Though you do need a little room at least a 20-by-20-foot pen and some solid fencing, goats are easy keepers and the most doglike pets I know of. Vet's view: Best/worst pets for allergic kids
- At least five people were killed when an overcrowded migrant boat capsized last month which was dramatically caught on camera by Italian coastguards. The Sun
- The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay.
- They asked around and at least five different people have seen him.
- Most rural stations had a staff of at least six, and perhaps up to a dozen, who them carried out the duties of stationmaster, signalman, booking clerk, ticket collector, porter, shunter, lengthman and lampman.
- So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined
