Example sentences of "[noun] at the [adj -est] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A comprehensive questionnaire may mean that you do not need to see the witness at the earliest stage of your investigations ( see Appendix 9A ) . |
| 2 | I 'm no expert , but what worries me is that , when you 're dealing with madmen , they increase their demands at the slightest sign of weakness . ’ |
| 3 | Rocky outcrop at the highest point of the grouse moors ; view over Wharfedale towards Burnsall and of Skyreholme , a tributary valley . |
| 4 | Greatly outnumbered , the ducks would abandon their foraging mission and beat a hasty retreat to their island stronghold at the slightest sign of trouble . |
| 5 | Critical acclaim for The Cranberries has been immediate , enthusiastic and forced upon us not just in Ireland but in Britain too , in quantities so large that entire rain forests quake at the knees at the merest mention of this band 's name . |
| 6 | For five hours I had thought about and written about Machu Picchu at the highest level of my consciousness . |
| 7 | They ate in the banqueting hall at the farthest end of the table from the motionless Calatin . |
| 8 | Externally the most dominating part of the Duomo is the façade , although technically the best is the apse at the furthest end of the Square , which is best seen from either Corso Vittorio Emanuele II or the Piazza Fontana . |
| 9 | Eventually we were all reunited on a spur at the lowest end of the plateau . |
| 10 | Individuals can get tax relief on contributions at the highest rate of tax they pay . |
| 11 | It was just before mid-day when Lewis braked sedately outside the Downes 's residence at the furthest end of Lonsdale Road . |
| 12 | On external relations , the European Council welcomed " the results of the United National Conference on Environment and Development ( UNCED ) held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14 , 1992 [ see p. 38947 ] , and in particular the acceptance by the international community at the highest level of the aim of sustainable development worldwide . " |
| 13 | It is remarkable that the river Alde immediately south of Aldeburgh is separated from the sea by only about 50 m of shingle at the narrowest part of the spit , which causes a 17 km ( 11 miles ) deflection of the river . |
| 14 | It was unfortunate that she would meet the traveller at the darkest point of the path . |
| 15 | Your premiums get tax relief at the highest rate of tax you pay ( so a gross premium of £1,000 will cost you only £600 net if you are a 40% taxpayer ) , and your lump sum at retirement is tax free . |
| 16 | After knowing only life at the highest level of the game , McGrain is full of admiration for the players Arbroath have assembled from Tayside , Edinburgh and Glasgow who combine playing , training and travelling long distances with everyday jobs . |
| 17 | In reality there is little Chris does not know , for the best of reasons — his constant personal participation at the toughest end of the game . |
| 18 | The Dannewerk at the narrowest point of the isthmus of Schleswig , reached from sea to sea , and remained as a strategic position in wars between Danes and Germans until as late as the nineteenth century . |
| 19 | As their names suggest , these councils covered broad policy areas affecting several departments ; they brought together senior White House staff with cabinet members at the highest level of decision-making . |
| 20 | It is not rational to expect the best virtue where temptation is applied in the most trying form at the frailest time of human life . ’ |
| 21 | His term of office covered periods of world turmoil , and his papers reflect complex negotiations at the highest level of statesmanship throughout that time . |
| 22 | Instead , they fell against some fifty concealed musketeers deployed behind the robust palisade of the settlement at the easiest point of access , the gate by the bridge over the stream . |
| 23 | The morning room was supported out from it on stilts , reaching into nothing so that to stand at the foremost edge of the platform was to seem to be poised above an abyss . |
| 24 | We take a look at the latest collection of sensational styles from the Doyle Wilson salon in America |
| 25 | Sergeant Bird followed him into the parkland at a leisurely pace , then watched from behind a tree as the fugitive made three attempts at the lowest portion of the wall . |
| 26 | Far up on the left , above the inn and the cottage row , two other figures moved , blue and white , not haymakers — Jean Bruce and young Donald , walking hand in hand amongst the bents of a neglected field at the furthest point of the McCullochs ' holding . |
| 27 | I think that given that University work is supposed to encourage intellectual activity at the highest level of which any individual is capable it is very important to increase motivation by allowing those individuals to proceed at their own pace and to establish their cognitive frames as and when they feel capable of doing so . |
| 28 | To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average level of London weighting allowance paid to employees in ( a ) inner London and ( b ) outer London at the latest date of which figures are available . |
| 29 | No valves should be fitted to obstruct the cold feed pipe to or the open vent pipe from the boiler — apart from a draincock at the lowest point of the system . |
| 30 | In a nuclear world the sensible aim is a less fragile , more stable nuclear balance at the lowest level of armaments on all sides . |