Example sentences of "[vb past] precisely the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mansbridge , who was present , caught precisely the collective sense of gratitude and optimism . |
| 2 | This Government 's record , as well as that of our predecessors who pursued precisely the same policy , shows some success in delivering the objective that both parties have espoused — reduced tobacco consumption . |
| 3 | One of the most fascinating scientific experiments of recent years showed that when people ate meals at a rapid rate they became hungry again more quickly than when they ate precisely the same size of meal at a slower rate . |
| 4 | ( Why , for instance , the widespread horror of miscegenation and the almost universal belief among whites that ‘ half-breeds ’ inherited precisely the worst features of their parents ' races ? ) |
| 5 | The president of the Wolverhampton chamber of commerce delivered precisely the same speech as the one of which he sent me a copy beforehand and I have it here . |
| 6 | Thus , the enlightenment of the enlightened despot , the attempt to modernize and make the administration more systematic ( as well as relieve the royal purse ) , produced precisely the opposite reaction . |
| 7 | The French did precisely the same thing . ’ |
| 8 | It would seem at first sight feasible to calculate this size in a way which reflected precisely the actual use for each category . |
| 9 | ‘ The results show that we can be 99 per cent certain that these are the remains of Josef Mengele rather than the remains of someone who coincidentally had precisely the same genetic makeup . ’ |
| 10 | Ranging wide over ancient aphorisms , Professor Noel Dilly struck precisely the right note of scepticism , receptivity and curiosity . |