Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] of [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , the most far-reaching of the bill 's proposals , would have resulted in the prohibition of over 300 pesticides . |
| 2 | The chain , now with six shops in London and one in Manchester , has always been a pioneer , bringing to the UK the most innovative of the continent 's labels . |
| 3 | They still guard the interests of the smallest and most protectionist of the country 's auctioneers who would be bankrupted by an open market . |
| 4 | Among EC ministers most supportive of the Commission 's plan yesterday was the British Foreign Secretary , John Major , attending his first EC Council meeting . |
| 5 | Moscow was the most unsettled of the empire 's cities . |
| 6 | But the Reverend was fiercely repressive of the children 's spirit , the food was very poor and the girls were often starved and cold . |
| 7 | Known for its gleaming and airy entrance lobby , bedecked with trees and tropical plants which became a night-time illumination , the building was regarded as one of the more tasteful and less controversial of the City 's recently constructed edifices . |
| 8 | Often the creation of the open plan interior requires the removal of walls , chimney breasts , stairs and other internal features of interest , which is highly destructive of the building 's historic character . |
| 9 | And even having gotten familiar with these four tracks , I 'm not yet entirely convinced of the band 's songwriting ability . |
| 10 | Mortimer had asked Howard for as much detail about these people as possible , since he was naturally suspicious of the Haitian 's motives , and was also rather curious as to the Englishwoman 's interest in matters . |
| 11 | Secondly , a simple flasher could be made entirely independent of the car 's electrical system thus being extremely quick and easy to install and requiring no modification of the existing vehicle 's wiring . |
| 12 | But instead of assuring potential bidders that C5 is a certainty , the Commission has buckled under intense pressure from an industry highly sceptical of the channel 's chances of success . |
| 13 | It is also fiercely critical of the Government 's health policies , claiming there has been ‘ increasing political interference ’ in the NHS and attacking the setting up of hospital trusts in Scotland . |
| 14 | Many of those enquiries coming from schoolchildren , which prompted WasteWatch to develop an information pack for use in schools , to ensure that future generations are less wasteful of the world 's resources . |
| 15 | Each was constantly aware of the other 's movements , the other 's body . |
| 16 | Never before had she been so aware of a man 's nakedness , of the beauty in a man 's strong , well-proportioned frame . |
| 17 | While he continued to press the court against the excise and against France , he seems to have maintained his distance from the most prominent of the government 's opponents , Anthony Ashley Cooper , first Earl of Shaftesbury [ q.v. ] , and Buckingham . |
| 18 | But perhaps the most indicative of the Trust 's success so far are the 16 species of dragonfly and damselfly which use the farm — only one species less than the 17 we could expect on the site . |
| 19 | For the fungally uninformed , morels are the most prized of the world 's mushrooms . |
| 20 | Perhaps the most visible of the union 's activities is the financial sponsorship of events such as the ICA/MU Rock Week held in May 1989 . |
| 21 | Later that day , and with a good half-inch of our respective hair on the floor of a Soho salon , we hit the black suede pump shop , where I was noiselessly relieved of a week 's rehearsal pay on a pair of boots the same as the ones which fell apart in three months last time and a pair of the suede pumps ( ‘ EVERYBODY 'S wearing them ! ’ ) which , one week later , were flat and circular like dinghies . |
| 22 | Campbell 's force was not ethnically representative of the island 's population . |
| 23 | He was well aware of her view that spy stories were Boy 's Own Paper stuff , not worthy of a moment 's serious attention . |
| 24 | I could ask for a trial , but I was not confident of the judges ' honesty . |
| 25 | The survey also found that 74 per cent of the heads of institutions are not confident of the Government 's ability to develop and implement a coherent and successful higher education policy . |
| 26 | As this act was not independent of the defendant 's negligence it did not break the chain of causation and the defendants were liable for the sailor 's death . |
| 27 | Well as Michael says , we 're not proud of the results er , and we 're not going to try and dress them up , Michael has n't tried to do that and I certainly do n't intend to . |
| 28 | The Committee was generally critical of the universities ' past role , and clearly hoped that the CNAA might be persuaded to take on what might prove to be a very substantial validating function . |
| 29 | As they talked , she was soon aware of the Egyptian 's hand touching her : so delicately , so intimately . |
| 30 | So perhaps he was not aware of the King 's departure . ’ |