Example sentences of "[noun pl] the highest [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We made two sales last year at around four times the highest price paid for Chadwick at auction . |
| 2 | Some will give the personal aspects the highest priority because of accumulated experience which shows that a client who is not emotionally ready for the severe belt-tightening and discipline involved in emerging from serious debt , will not stay the course . |
| 3 | For the abnormal subareas the highest efficiency was with a percentage of abnormal areas of 0.033 or more ( sensitivity 0.65 , specificity 1.0 ) . |
| 4 | To the north , hidden by foothills and in a remote deer forest , is a complex of Munros grouped around Beinn Dearg , at 3547 feet the highest mountain in Scotland north of the A.835 . |
| 5 | Peat hags , typical of the Pennine uplands and indicating a gritstone base , mark the way but the walking is easy to the next prominent top , High Seat , at 2328 feet the highest point on the range . |
| 6 | Of the cases brought by individuals the highest number overall had been brought against the United Kingdom ( with 23 ) , followed by Belgium ( 14 ) , Italy ( 13 ) , Austria ( 12 ) , and Sweden and the Netherlands ( 10 each ) . |
| 7 | In a statement this evening , Thames Water apologized for the inconvenience caused , but said they must always give the welfare of their customers the highest priority . |
| 8 | The South Downs emerge from the sea in the south of the county as a wave-washed platform from which rise the cliffs from Brighton to Beachy Head , at 236 metres the highest chalk cliff in Britain . |
| 9 | Cinema-going was also increasing , with 101 million tickets the highest figure since 1980 sold last year . |
| 10 | The greatest risk in men is found in those with affective illnesses or schizophrenia ; in women the highest risk is in those with affective illnesses and/or personality disorders ( Copas and Robin 1982 ) . |