Example sentences of "[vb -s] the highest [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Strathclyde records the highest numbers of the most serious offences , the survey highlights that it is not alone in suffering steep rises in violent crime . |
| 2 | To the east of Klagenfurt the mountains diminish in size , but the western Carinthia/eastern Tyrol border around Lienz contains the highest peaks in Austria and is an area of Alpine valleys surrounded by forests and mountains rising to more than 10,000 feet . |
| 3 | Britain has the highest emissions of sulphur dioxide — a prime cause of acid rain — in the EC . |
| 4 | Our rail network is the lowest funded , the lowest staffed and has the lowest investment programme in Europe with the poorest quality service and the fastest declining level of safety , but B R has the highest fares . |
| 5 | According to the Global Environment Monitoring System , the city of Xian has the highest levels measured anywhere , at an average density of over 500 micrograms per cubic metre ( Shenyang and Beijing are third and fourth , with around 400 mcg per cubic metre . |
| 6 | I believe in Jesus Christ , Born of a common woman , Who was ridiculed , disfigured and executed , Who on the third day rose and fought back ; He storms the highest councils , Where he overturns the iron rule of injustice . |
| 7 | With 18 well-appointed bedrooms , it has excellent facilities and assures the highest standards of comfort and service . |
| 8 | As dusk gradually falls at the end of Mid-summer 's Eve a flicker of bonfires links the highest points of Cornwall , from the far West to Kit Hill on the English border . |
| 9 | The highest-average formula widely used in Europe allocates seats , one by one , to whichever party thereby shows the highest votes-per-seat . |
| 10 | His control is through their commitment to forming a clear vision of success and turning it into reality , and that vision includes the highest standards of self-discipline . |
| 11 | However , with the weather in Scotland in April less of a concern , World Cup directors Marcel Martin , Russ Thomas and Keith Rowlands argue that a World Cup requires the highest standards not only in skill and ability but also in stamina and fitness . |
| 12 | LASMO requires the highest standards of integrity from its employees and adherence to a published Code of Business Ethics is a condition of employment for all staff . |
| 13 | The dolphin flesh is destined for local meat markets , and although Japanese scientists have often appealed to fishermen to release young animals , they are generally ignored since tender infant dolphin meat fetches the highest prices . |
| 14 | Although an older house , it moves with its time in that is expresses the highest values of the middle classes in words such as ‘ homelike ’ and ‘ comfortable ’ , those used to describe Monk 's Topping as well as Matching . |
| 15 | maintains the highest standards . |