at any rate
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phr.PhraseWhatever happens; in any case; anyway.
It's raining now, but at any rate, we have umbrellas.
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- and not much caring what they laughed at so that they laughed at any rate, he encouraged them in their merriment,
and not much caring what they laughed at so that they laughed at any rate, he encouraged them in their merriment,
- good-natured, and not much caring what they laughed at, so that they laughed at any rate,
good-natured, and not much caring what they laughed at, so that they laughed at any rate,
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
- But being thoroughly good-natured and not much caring what they laughed at, so that they laughed at any rate, he encouraged them in their merriment and passed the bottle joyously.
But being thoroughly good-natured and not much caring what they laughed at, so that they laughed at any rate, he encouraged them in their merriment and passed the bottle joyously.
- laughed at, so that they laughed at any rate, he encouraged them in
laughed at, so that they laughed at any rate, he encouraged them in
Chapter 07 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - A Mad Tea-Party
- At any rate, I'll never go there again, said Alice, as she picked her way through the wood.
At any rate, I'll never go there again, said Alice, as she picked her way through the wood.
- 'At any rate I'll never go THERE again!'
'At any rate I'll never go THERE again!'
1. Course introduction
- At any rate, I don't know for certainty that
At any rate, I don't know for certainty that
Trump says Wiles will remain chief of staff after explosive interview
- I think that she thought, she told me, at any rate, that she felt that Trump during his first term had been vilified by the media, he'd gotten a terrible shake, and
I think that she thought, she told me, at any rate, that she felt that Trump during his first term had been vilified by the media, he'd gotten a terrible shake, and
- I think that she thought she told me, at any rate, that she felt that Trump, during his first term, had been vilified by the media, he'd gotten a terrible shake,
I think that she thought she told me, at any rate, that she felt that Trump, during his first term, had been vilified by the media, he'd gotten a terrible shake,
Chapter 35 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- But, at any rate, was perfectly ready to accede to his proposal.
But, at any rate, was perfectly ready to accede to his proposal.
- I rather wished, than believed him to be sincere; but, at any rate, was perfectly
I rather wished, than believed him to be sincere; but, at any rate, was perfectly
BBC 6 Minute English April 28, 2016 - Is chivalry dead?
- Neil: No, not at all. These traditions are alive and kicking in Poland at any rate.
Neil: No, not at all. These traditions are alive and kicking in Poland at any rate.
- In Poland, at any rate, if something is alive and kicking, it means it's active.
In Poland, at any rate, if something is alive and kicking, it means it's active.
BBC 6 Minute English March 17, 2016 - What's in a fairy tale
- as an adult, or at any rate a young adult – a dark sort of genre.
as an adult, or at any rate a young adult – a dark sort of genre.
- Interestingly, there has been a bit of a move towards seeing fairy tales as an adult, or at any rate a young adult, a dark sort of genre.
Interestingly, there has been a bit of a move towards seeing fairy tales as an adult, or at any rate a young adult, a dark sort of genre.
Part 2 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 03-04)
- James Windibank wished Miss Sutherland to be so bound to Hosmer Angel and so uncertain as to his fate that for ten years to come, at any rate, she would not listen to another man.
James Windibank wished Miss Sutherland to be so bound to Hosmer Angel and so uncertain as to his fate that for ten years to come, at any rate, she would not listen to another man.
- uncertain as to his fate, that for ten years to come, at any rate, she would not
uncertain as to his fate, that for ten years to come, at any rate, she would not
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - Chapter 01 - Down the Rabbit Hole
- but at any rate it would not open any of them.
but at any rate it would not open any of them.
- There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes.
There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes.