Example sentences of "[subord] among the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experience was regarded as " limited " in variety if among the youngest age group it was little or nothing ; among unmarried subjects over the age of 20 if there had been no sexual intercourse nor other stimulation to orgasm by another person ; and among older or married people if sexual intercourse , with its preliminary manual love-play , had been the only sexual activity . |
| 2 | ‘ The Royal Yachting Association regards Pwllheli as among the best yachting venues in the UK and Dwyfor District Council 's vision , to spend £7.5m on a harbour redevelopment in the town , is already bringing benefits , ’ said Mr Lewis . |
| 3 | There was no need for me to be convinced of the high standard of the staff and work of the CIEFL on arrival , since we at Lancaster have learned to regard the Institute 's graduates as among the best qualified ELT specialists in the world . |
| 4 | The tunnels , track arrangements , and loop lines were regarded as among the greatest engineering marvels of the age , and more engineers flocked to see them than any other contemporary achievement , even including the Panama Canal . |
| 5 | If so , this would suggest a social preference for regarding killings of these kinds as among the worst because of the circumstances in which they occur , rather than because of the defendant 's awareness of the possible consequences . |
| 6 | EIRIS named Allied-Lyons , BTR , Grand Metropolitan , Hanson , ICI , Shell and SmithKline Beecham as among the worst offenders . |