Example sentences of "[prep] be among the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 10-roomed priory was converted into a house in Tudor times , and has medieval wall paintings , including a larger-than-life size crucifixion scene and a 30-ft long series of paintings dealing with the priory 's foundation , thought to be among the finest in Europe . |
| 2 | You 've got to be ambitious , not necessarily for yourself , but for your company to be among the best in the world and you 've got to strive to get it there . |
| 3 | Britain 's food was , is , and will continue to be among the best and safest in the world . |
| 4 | Events of the past week have shown it is not likely to be among the major companies that total collapses will occur . |
| 5 | Many of the best-dressed seem to be among the most stressed . |
| 6 | Analysts believe Japanese companies are likely to be among the frontrunners and estimate the deal could raise between £50m and £100m . |
| 7 | But his workload makes him susceptible to fluid depletion and liable to be among the 35 per cent of marathon runners who suffer knee damage . |
| 8 | The weakness in passenger traffic , which fell 8 p.c last year , and operating losses have not prevented the airline from launching the most successful expansion programme among European airlines so far , in a bid to be among the few groups which are expected to survive deregulation over the next few years . |
| 9 | But Ichkeul is also acknowledged , now , to be among the world 's most threatened wetlands . |
| 10 | Nonindividualistic conceptions are likely to be among the expensive tastes since their realization depends on the cooperation of others , and they will take some convincing to come round to the agent 's point of view . |
| 11 | ‘ But , for practical purposes , our work has to be among the very poor . ’ |
| 12 | After take-off Beaton surveyed his surroundings : ‘ Silk-lined walls , arm chairs like Pullmans , various compartments for eating , sleeping , smoking — this is the aircraft that took Churchill to America … how grateful I am to be among the lucky ones on the last lap for home . ’ |
| 13 | The crew of that canoe were believed to be among the first human beings to set foot on the Islands . |
| 14 | Standards were more likely to be improved , it was said , if parents had a greater choice of schools , and the new Technology Colleges were now to be among the choices on offer for those who lived in their catchment area . |
| 15 | It was very uncomfortable until firstly I started getting some of the programmes I had commissioned back , and secondly I saw on screen that some of them were going to be among the first successes of the Channel . |
| 16 | We want you to be among the very first in Britain to benefit from these developments and to enjoy them ! |
| 17 | Today 's objective is to focus on its core chemical operations groups such as adhesives and paints and to be among the leaders in each business in which it operates . |
| 18 | It had been a rough race and Kelly had been glad that she had elected to be among the leaders throughout . |
| 19 | What is worse , if you are concerned about your excess weight you are likely to be among the lower consumers of dietary fibre . |
| 20 | Among those who voted against it were some closeted gays : if there was to be a purge , they did not wish to be among the victims . |
| 21 | A BRITISH woman and her two daughters were last night believed to be among the victims of the Faro air disaster . |
| 22 | But it went further than that : Ceauşescu was anxious to assert Romania 's claim to be among the leaders of the underdeveloped countries . |
| 23 | Wages for unskilled labour were the lowest , being significantly below even shop workers who are generally recognised to be among the most intensely exploited ( except that their hours were much longer ) . |
| 24 | ‘ People realise deep down that they have the talent to be among the best in the world . |
| 25 | Up to 45 British men , women and children are feared to be among the 110 cult members inside the compound , which is surrounded by hundreds of heavily-armed police and federal agents . |
| 26 | to be among the first in the UK to receive details of the new CM3 car-phone and the P3 dual function hand-portable/car-phone . |
| 27 | BRITISH tourists were feared to be among the victims of the disaster floods in Pakistan and India as the death toll neared 3,000 last night . |
| 28 | Two Britons are believed to be among the dead . |
| 29 | The millionaire is also believed to be among the royal party on board the yacht , which boasts three speedboats , an eight-seater helicopter and a ballroom . |
| 30 | Despite the fact that indigenous peoples are the majority of the population in some countries , they tend to be among the poorest and politically weakest sectors of society . |