Example sentences of "the [adv] [adj] form of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amidst the highly sophisticated medical research of the Nineties , new interest is being shown in one of the most ancient forms of healing . |
| 2 | Throwing money at a problem is the most ineffective form of management . |
| 3 | Density might have remained the most accepted form of classification but for three developments in the 1970s which gave a great impetus to the classification of rural populations into different typologies or groupings : |
| 4 | Indeed , the incidence of malignant melanoma , the most deadly form of skin cancer , has increased more than three times in the province since the 1960s . |
| 5 | SCIENTISTS have developed a test designed to detect the most lethal form of breast cancer in women and enable doctors to provide more effective treatment . |
| 6 | The pointed arch was merely the most efficient form of building technology at the time ( in Stamford a pointed arch is sometimes used in medieval cellars to span the sites of earlier quarry pits ) and the undercroft at no. 13 St. Mary 's Hill was not a crypt for St. Mary 's Church , but a shop with steps giving access to the street . |
| 7 | It is therefore in the interests of bureaucrats to go for increased staffing levels as a means of constructing such coalitions , and the implications of this clearly point to increased waste and inefficiency , since , having bid for a maximum budget , within that budget , instead of adopting the most efficient form of production and delivery of services , ‘ bureaucrats ’ can be expected to choose the most labour-intensive . |
| 8 | It has increasingly displaced common law as the most extensive form of law in Britain and it is the most definitive of the four . |
| 9 | Electricity is one of the most useful forms of energy . |
| 10 | The most useful form of illustration would have been sets of drawings on papyri or thin wood tablets , loosely bound together . |
| 11 | In 1766 she arrived in London to become one of the leading figures in the art world of London , not only proving remarkably successful as a portrait painter , but winning high esteem in the most prestigious form of painting — history painting , namely large-scale compositions based on historical and mythological subjects which provided a lesson in heroism , tragedy or morality . |
| 12 | It is produced from raw beef liver , and once in its dried form is one of the most concentrated forms of food available . |
| 13 | The most elementary form of camouflage is to match the background perfectly . |
| 14 | In the penal sphere , the final , and total withdrawal of stimulation — in the form of solitary confinement — has been one of the most ubiquitous forms of punishment . |
| 15 | You should make sure you are using the most suitable form of credit for your purposes . |
| 16 | Payment by results had some obvious advantages : Marx called it the most suitable form of wage-payment for capitalism . |
| 17 | It was agreed between us as the most suitable form of address . ’ |
| 18 | If the proposed catering enterprise is novel and the market for the service is uncertain ( e.g. the launching of a new type of fast-food outlet ) , a limited liability company may be the most suitable form of business , since if the venture fails the liability of those concerned with financing the business will be protected . |
| 19 | Until recently we have pursued an expansionary policy , investing through the recession and financing our investment by borrowing — for BP the most cost-effective form of funding . |
| 20 | b Day patients and outpatients were not included in the calculation although this may be the most cost-effective form of treatment . |
| 21 | The most complex form of representation is where expression ( dramatic playing ) in the actor exists alongside his attempt to represent to an audience the character 's expression . |
| 22 | The most usual form of enforcement is the issue of a writ of fieri facias ( fi . |
| 23 | More recently this has received added support from the environmental lobby , which has also looked askance at all but the most picturesque forms of employment being introduced into rural areas . |
| 24 | And finally , we must always remember that the most essential form of co-operation must be that between the ‘ helpers ’ and the ‘ helped ’ . |
| 25 | While bias against women is perhaps the most thorough form of bias in language , it is important to recognise and try to remove bias against other marginalised groups . |
| 26 | Imitation may prove the most expensive form of flattery for Jeff Koons |
| 27 | Personal selling is the most expensive form of promotion . |
| 28 | Compared with younger age-groups , very old people have high consultation rates with general practitioners , and have many more home visits from these doctors — the most expensive form of consultation ( Social Trends 1987 ) . |
| 29 | One of the most powerful forms of inquiry in recent years has been to look at Renaissance writing produced outside the cultural elite , bringing attention to texts marginalised and ignored by the institutional processes which maintains the traditional canon . |
| 30 | I still think the culture has a positive potential , being one of the most powerful forms of youth culture and entertainment since punk and even since the Sixties . |