Sentence examples for useful at a time from inspiring English sources

At Abbeywood school in Bristol, students are being entered for AS exams so that teachers are able to get a sense of whether they're on track: "It gives us predictions for university admissions and can be useful at a time when the A-level reforms are up in the air," says Gemma Shafto, head of post-16 at the school.

The increase to core Tier 1 capital is equivalent to 72 basis points, which will come in useful at a time when Spanish banks face an asset quality review and ever-mounting nonperforming loans at home.

They want the election over with.The electoral stimulusAll that money the candidates have been splashing out is useful at a time when Indonesia's economy is cooling sharply in the draught from the global downturn.

These standards were useful at a time when the fossil record was sparse and, thus, told a simpler story.

A knowledge of the distribution and trend in graduate jobs, as well as their varied pay, helps to inform the conditions surrounding private investment in tertiary human capital something that is especially useful at a time of rising uncertainty about future skill demands of technology and (in the case of Britain) of increasing student debt following the raising of tuition fees in 2012 to £9000.

"The pro-police message plays well to their base, and is doubly useful at a time of the Black Lives Matter movement and the reaction against police excesses," he explained.

Nigel and I both found it offensive, a useful emotion at a time when any sort of motivation was desperately needed.

"It wasn't the relocation bonus that attracted me to the job, but it was very useful especially at a time when I didn't have much money.

Furthermore, one might think that being known as a marketing school would be a useful distinction at a time when the finance-led models of most of its competitors, including the neighbouring University of Chicago, have come under scrutiny following the credit crunch.

NIH Director Francis Collins likes the idea: "I actually think this could be a very useful program at a time where many of these companies are starved for capital," he told a House of Representatives committee last week.

The statistics just might be a useful reminder at a time politicians are denouncing Syrian refugees as a security risk.