Example sentences of "[pron] as the most [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I seem to remember being told that the latest policy is to turn water cannon on the nurses ; that does not strike me as the most helpful approach . |
| 2 | Given that the men in our sample spend an average of more than 43 hours a week at work ( ie half their waking life ) , it 's hardly surprising that job satisfaction is the one factor mentioned by more than half of them as the most important thing in their lives ( see table , opposite page ) . |
| 3 | He has a very clear perception of his domestic priorities and of the international troublespots which as the most powerful nation in the world he must have an interest in . ’ |
| 4 | Not only had he transformed the political situation among the western Saxons but he had also established himself as the most powerful ruler in southern England . |
| 5 | For all his wayward impulses and the much documented erraticism of his '80s career , this contradictory figure has — through cunning , imagination and sheer force of will — constantly reassessed and reasserted himself as the most focused member of the old guard . |
| 6 | Perhaps his greatest contribution to the arts was his key role as a pioneer photographer and photographic instructor , establishing himself as the most accomplished artist turned photographer of his generation . |
| 7 | Each is eager to present himself as the most qualified man to head off protectionist measures and to restore Japan 's good name , which lately has been looking a little tarnished . |
| 8 | Mayne quickly established himself as the most exceptional officer in Stirling 's rapidly expanding SAS force , which became the 1st Special Air Service Regiment in September 1942 , with Stirling in command as lieutenant-colonel . |
| 9 | In 1983 gas , coal and nuclear power accounted for 16% , 9% and 1% respectively of energy demand and it is gas which is establishing itself as the most significant oil alternative . |
| 10 | In a famous description of Basil III , the Imperial Ambassador Sigismund von Herberstein described him as the most despotic sovereign on earth . |
| 11 | Patrick Devlin regarded him as the most effective speaker of his time : |
| 12 | In discussing Dürer , he treated him as the most versatile artist of a triumvirate , whose other members were Marcantonio Raimondi and Lucas van Leyden . |
| 13 | Like Jesus , they would have been horrified by the very idea , regarding it as the most appalling blasphemy . |
| 14 | At the conference of the Institute of Housing at Harrogate in 1985 , Mr. Banham praised the authority of the city of which I had the privilege to be leader , describing it as the most efficient authority in Britain . |
| 15 | They both , to an extent not subsequently equalled until the era of Harold Wilson and Edward Heath , regarded it as the most agreeable perquisite of the premiership . |
| 16 | Many anglers are hailing it as the most significant advance in fishing tackle during the past 20 years and Dave Chilton , the man who has popularised its use , believes that the line , made from the world 's strongest man-made fibre ( Lancia uses it to strengthen the internal bodywork of its cars ) , may revolutionise all branches of the sport . |
| 17 | He had actually defended the town after another caller had described it as the most polluted place in the world . |
| 18 | Members of most non-Western societies regard themselves as the most superior form of being , in possession of the most desirable qualities . |
| 19 | The boiler-suit stage was completed in Chorzow on Wednesday , when Bobby Robson 's team made sure of a place in Italy next summer with a goalless draw , their third in six qualifying matches ; having kept a clean sheet in the other three , all won , they are entitled to regard themselves as the most workmanlike team in Europe . |
| 20 | It was agreed between us as the most suitable form of address . ’ |