Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] perhaps [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first two words of that universal prayer are perhaps the most important , for they express our faith in and our filial relation to Him . |
| 2 | Indeed , reciprocation is perhaps the operational basis for friendship . |
| 3 | Parma is perhaps the most famous of all the dried hams and is air-dried in a similar way to many salami . |
| 4 | The history of ‘ communications ’ as a field of study is perhaps a case in point . |
| 5 | For all these criticisms , however , Reich 's study is perhaps the best empirical example of how politics , and nationally-based politics in particular , is simultaneously the result not only of daily life ( and people 's attempts to construct an understanding of their particular experience ) but also of deep-lying social sexual and psychic structures . |
| 6 | Neglect of incentives and of light industry in preference to ‘ priority ’ investment is perhaps the major obstacle to securing a return on this investment . |
| 7 | Setting targets that are fair and reasonable to both management and labour is perhaps the most formidable difficulty in operating a bonus scheme . |
| 8 | The figure is perhaps the only reference that Alice Aycock keeps consciously out of her sculpture . |
| 9 | This review is perhaps the last chance this century to get things right . |
| 10 | The theory of communicative action is perhaps the crucial and radical component in Habermas 's work but it is not a discrete theory ; it develops in response to a number of problems both theoretical and empirical raised in a variety of contexts . |
| 11 | Many windows were shattered all over Edinburgh , including many at Donaldson 's — its most grievous loss was perhaps the oriel window in the chapel famed in Scotland as one of its earliest figure-stained windows . |
| 12 | Her neck was perhaps a trifle long and her head rather small but her features were symmetrical and her brown eyes large . |
| 13 | It was certainly tight and the skirt was perhaps a little too short now , but none the worse for that , she told herself stoutly . |
| 14 | The quite extraordinarily polarised assessments of his life and work are perhaps the ultimate tribute to the enduring potency of his political and literary activities . |
| 15 | Crash is perhaps the operative word , for it is in the realms of physical engagement that the Scots — who won the Dubai tournament — look likely to come off second best . |
| 16 | Hypnosis is perhaps the most misunderstood of all the complementary therapies . |
| 17 | The political/ideological dimension is perhaps a more crucial factor than social background in determining policy priorities , although the two can never be entirely disentangled . |
| 18 | Mess is perhaps an understatement . |
| 19 | The Weberian concept of bureaucracy is perhaps the most explicit statement about the purposive and rational nature of organization , and has been the starting point for many major contributions to organization theory . |
| 20 | and erm oh calcium hydroxide is perhaps a more interesting one but you pick one of them that you 're happy with and take it through here so what would happen with let's see I mean you would n't actually drip sodium an acid onto sodium if you 've got any sense . |
| 21 | Of the four sources , statute law is perhaps the best understood and nowadays , the most extensive . |
| 22 | But I , I think it 's also erm , worth saying at this point , that a a , the higher rate of divorce is perhaps an indication again , |
| 23 | The passive attitude is perhaps the most important element in successful meditation . |
| 24 | For any bride who wants a permanent memento of her wedding , a pressed picture of her bouquet is perhaps the most unusual and attractive reminder of all . |
| 25 | Today 's issue is perhaps a landmark of sorts , the 400th issue of Unigram.X to roll off the presses ( or to scroll up your screen for electronic subscribers ) . |
| 26 | The Bernese Oberland is perhaps the Swiss region best known to English speaking tourists because of the dramatic massif of mountains , high valleys and ridges that lies south-east of Lakes Brienz and Thun , and between these the popular centre of tourist traffic , Interlaken . |
| 27 | The removal of Franca from the upper storey was perhaps the sign that her arrival was imminent . |
| 28 | The most contentious planning issue was perhaps the question of retailing . |
| 29 | MPs were reluctant to pass legislation that would result in government officials inspecting homes and there was also the widespread belief that the home was perhaps the most appropriate place for women to work . |
| 30 | The child was perhaps a year old and was engaged in beating his — or it might have been her — mother about the shoulders with tiny chubby fists . |