Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] important [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm and there were two very profound reasons for that , one was the decline in employment in southern agriculture , the increasing mechanization of agriculture displacing er millions of er agricultural workers er and the second and more important factor was that the southern states provide almost nothing in the way of social provision and certainly nothing for black people er whereas the northern states were much more generous . |
| 2 | The second and more important lack is that of any real constitutional analysis of the crisis . |
| 3 | The second and more important point is that the general argument against behaviouristic theories does take in functionalism and is not merely directed against traditional behaviourism : it works against any theory that analyses one 's conception of the world simply in terms of the way one functions — that is , behaves — in the world . |
| 4 | The second and more important reason is to impose liability on the vendor in the event that the assets are inadequate or defective or the vendor does not have adequate title . |
| 5 | The first and most important consideration is that in the forty years since 9 August 1945 , despite the fact that all the nuclear powers have been involved in wars at one time or another , nuclear weapons have not once been used militarily . |
| 6 | The first and most important change was the general introduction of cash limits . |
| 7 | As husbands and wives , we recognise that our first and most important ministry is to our partner , closely followed by our children . |
| 8 | The first and most important step is to get the baby examined by a doctor , who should check for serious problems such as gastro-oesophageal reflux — acid passing from the stomach up into the gullet ( oesophagus ) , and thus causing pain — or intestinal obstruction . |
| 9 | The first and most important step is to identify the weaving category ( p. 11 ) , because this will automatically preclude those countries which do not produce , for example , nomadic or village rugs . |
| 10 | Whichever method one used , the first and most important step was to formulate objectives , the ‘ what do I want to know , why , and what can I do with the result ? ’ guiding principles for research . |
| 11 | The first and most important reason is that ketamine can readily induce a state of virtual helplessness , within the dose range normally taken by users , to a far greater extent than most other substances of abuse . |
| 12 | The first and most important thing is to talk to your doctor . |
| 13 | The first and more important reason is that he is likely to be transferred out of Bull within the next few months , along with other chief executives at state-owned companies , when the rightist coalition almost inevitably takes over the government from the Socialist Party after the legislative elections this month . |
| 14 | The first and least important distinction is between local and global sceptical arguments . |
| 15 | The best and most important song is ‘ No Means No ’ , a powerful comment against date rape . |
| 16 | The third and most important reason is that by virtue of its ownership of an almost infinite variety of coasts , countryside , woods and waterways , gardens , historic houses and works of art , it can make a unique contribution to public and professional debate , and to environmental education . |