Example sentences of "[to-vb] the highest [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But we should not forget that this is the inevitable result of Mrs Thatcher 's much vaunted Law of the Marketplace ( or Jungle ? ) , which has forced producers to be ‘ different ’ , if not better , to catch the highest number of viewers .
2 The plastic box used ( see parts list ) is also high enough to accept the highest component on the p.c.b. , namely the mains transformer .
3 Norman had pointed out from the beginning that this financial package would not necessarily be sufficient to attract the highest quality executive , and warned the Government that they should be prepared to pay more .
4 However , George Earl 's oil painting ‘ St Bernards in a snow drift ’ , ( above ) is expected to attract the highest bid .
5 The EEB declaration makes it clear that European environment groups ‘ believe that when decisions are taken on the respective competence of the Community , Member States and regional and local government in actions to protect the environment , the overriding objective must be to secure the highest quality of life for the Community 's citizens .
6 Breadth-first search is admissible , i.e. guaranteed to find the highest scoring path through the graph .
7 If the goal of our search is to find the highest scoring path that spans the complete utterance a straightforward breadth-first algorithm would have to check approximately bn paths , where b is the average number of words at each choice point and n is the length of the utterance .
8 Naturally you expect to find the highest quality construction in the world in a Mercedes , but the 500SL we tested had numerous faults that we thought ‘ undermined Mercedes ' quality image and appearance ’ .
9 Now tell me where to find the Highest Science , ’ he said .
10 It is essential to obtain the highest authority for such a policy , so as to emphasise the importance of its achievement .
11 Regina have now managed to obtain the highest quality 6-year old Korean Ginseng root and combine it with fresh Royal Jelly , to create a harmonious formulation to help you cope with the pace of modern life .
12 Atherstone branch have also just renewed their contract with The Institute of Waste Management in Northampton , which again confirms our ability to provide the highest standard of service .
13 At Club 18–30 Holidays we do everything we can to provide the highest level of service to all our customers .
14 You must always try to provide the highest level of service to our clients and customers , in accordance with the Jobseeker 's Charter .
15 The choice of this figure suggests a well-judged ploy to restrict the highest rate to the truly rich , for it is noticeable that the majority of assessments between £40 and £100 were bunched around the minimum figure .
16 Once again the lower animals were treated as immature versions of the human race , with the growth of the human embryo recapitulating all the stages through which life had passed in order to reach the highest level of development .
17 The time taken to reach the highest speed is small compared to the time spent operating at this speed , so a large switching angle is chosen .
18 It is necessary for prospective purchasers to undertake detailed market research and a site investigation , and to prepare a feasibility study in order to identify the highest value that may safely be put on the site .
19 He is probably the best example of a belief often expressed about the presidency — that the man holding the office grows in stature to fit the highest position in the nation .
20 We have aimed to show who the women were who tried to storm the highest bastion of the cultural establishment , the citadel of ‘ sacred poetry ’ .
21 He continued to win the highest show ring awards and was honoured by his fellow professionals with several testimonials .
22 An alternative approach is to apply the highest level of theory currently feasible for a system of its size .
23 Top seed John Mills set a blistering pace with scores of 221 and 254 to record the highest game and series of the day .
24 However , the whole adjective phrase extremely fast is a co-constituent with cars of the noun phrase extremely fast cars ; and the latter joins the verb phrase crash violently to form the highest construction , the sentence .
25 It is evident that today 's generation of RNLI members , be they Shoreline members or Governors , continue to give the highest priority to their contribution to the Institution 's work .
26 Will the Minister therefore continue to give the highest priority to the cross-border security co-operation mentioned in the question ?
27 At the end of the war Churchill was the most famous of those who wished to give the highest priority to close and continuing ties with the United States .
28 By the 11th ballot on May 19th the failure of the major parties to agree on a common candidate allowed the Northern League 's candidate , Gianfranco Miglio , to poll the highest number of votes , underscoring the potential influence of the League , with its 80 parliamentary seats .
29 Nobody has ever taken the trouble to build a cairn on the bare top but the Ordnance surveyors have erected a triangulation column to mark the highest point at 2058 feet .
30 Not only can we use the considerable buying power of Guinness to get the best prices , but we can use our knowledge of suppliers all over the world to ensure the highest quality product .
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