Example sentences of "the [adj] and [adv] dangerous [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the beginning of what was to become the greatest and most dangerous hardship of our voyage . |
| 2 | But already , experts are working flat out to get rid of the annoying and potentially dangerous pests . |
| 3 | Secondly , the provision of subways and footbridges should be avoided where possible , for they are often ignored by pedestrians who would rather dodge through the cars than climb to bridge level or expose themselves to the unpleasant and sometimes dangerous environment of a subway . |
| 4 | The Stroicim Inchinn , the ancient forbidden art , sorcery of the strongest and most dangerous kind : the power of one mind over another . |
| 5 | According to the Mail on Sunday , John Major is telling friends that Blair is ‘ the most formidable debater and has the quickest and most dangerous mind ’ on the Opposition benches . |
| 6 | And it was all so ‘ un-English ’ : ‘ The shoulder charge , the fairest and least dangerous weapon in the footballer 's armoury , has declined , and in its place has arisen a regiment of mean and dangerous tricks … |
| 7 | This chamber should be a nice treat for the adventurers , allowing them to gain some resources they will need for the harder and more dangerous encounters to come . |
| 8 | Great whites , also known as white pointers , are the biggest and most dangerous shark species found in the waters around Australia . |
| 9 | But the biggest and most dangerous Thames asset is its own ITV airtime before and after the satellite service launches . |
| 10 | An extra benefit of Contran is that it should eliminate the infuriating and potentially dangerous situation when a stuck PTT switch or mike relay in one aircraft blocks a frequency for a protracted period . |
| 11 | Producing shame , anger , and futility , it is masturbation which , for Lawrence , constitutes the most pernicious evasion of otherness , becoming ‘ perhaps the deepest and most dangerous cancer of our civilization ’ , and ‘ certainly the most dangerous sexual vice that a society can be afflicted with , in the long run ’ ( ‘ Pornography ’ , 3 17 ) . |
| 12 | Americans still had an important role to play in war-ravaged Europe in ensuring that Germany did not again threaten the security of Europe , and in being on hand to help counterbalance if necessary the enigmatic and possibly dangerous USSR . |