Example sentences of "[vb -s] the highest [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 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 | As the sale of accommodation produces the highest proportion of the income of a hotel , daily occupancy reports are prepared and analysed in order that management can measure whether the hotel is operating to its maximum efficiency . |
| 3 | Cambridge produces the highest proportion of Highly-productive researchers in the field , whereas Aberdeen , Newcastle , Dundee , St Andrews and Strathclyde produce the highest proportion of Unproductive and Low-productivity researchers . |
| 4 | Cambridge produces the highest proportion of Highly-productive researchers in the field , whereas Aberdeen , Newcastle , Dundee , St Andrews and Strathclyde produce the highest proportion of Unproductive and Low-productivity researchers . |
| 5 | This employment figure probably represents the highest density of those working in electronics in any European region . |
| 6 | Our client is under no obligation to accept any offer , whether or not such offer represents the highest purchase price proposed by any of the prospective purchasers . |
| 7 | Those who find it objectionable that an aesthetic problem should be taken so seriously may be assured that art represents the highest task and the true metaphysical activity of this life : witness the illustrious pioneer on my path , to whom I dedicate this essay . |
| 8 | With the widest fuselage cross-section in its category , the A321 offers the highest standard of passenger comfort . |
| 9 | 7 Which of the following contains the highest percentage of fat ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Good gall bladder contraction after breakfast is important because gall bladder bile has the highest cholesterol saturation index and concentration at that time and cholesterol crystals might precipitate easily . |
| 12 | The city now has the highest per-head rate of fatal police shootings in the country : double that of New York and nearly triple that of Chicago . |
| 13 | Endoscopy has the highest yield for any of the tests performed . |
| 14 | South West Water , for instance , has the highest standing charges in the country . |
| 15 | Once the correct order of probes has been established it is easy to fit the clones to this probe order , using an algorithm which essentially places each clone on that section of the probe order where it has the highest density of positives . |
| 16 | Britain has the highest emissions of sulphur dioxide — a prime cause of acid rain — in the EC . |
| 17 | Great Britain with Denmark has the highest proportion of lone parent families in the EC ( 14% ) . |
| 18 | Even today , Britain has the highest proportion in Europe of people of working age actually in jobs . |
| 19 | Britain has the highest proportion of population over 75 of any country in Europe . |
| 20 | The strongest growth of total employment was reported by the USSR , in Scandinavia ( which has the highest proportion of its population at work ) , and in a number of countries in central and eastern Europe such as Austria , Yugoslavia and Romania ( a broadly similar pattern is evident for manufacturing employment ) . |
| 21 | Does my hon. Friend the Minister agree that while Britain has the highest proportion of health costs funded by the public purse , the British public have shown their confidence in it by the fact that only 13 per cent . |
| 22 | In the European Community , the United Kingdom has the highest proportion of women in work , with the exception of Denmark . |
| 23 | At the same time , Wales has the highest proportion of heavy smokers among men with nearly one in five having 20 or more cigarettes a day . |
| 24 | The principality has the highest proportion of homes built more than 100 years ago . |
| 25 | BRITAIN has the highest proportion of over-60s in the European Community , a population survey reveals . |
| 26 | A cat inhibits the desire to chase the bird until it is ready so that it has the highest chance of success . |
| 27 | I think the key thing is to listen to that instinct as it 's most probably the thing that has the highest chance of being right . |
| 28 | In South Africa the Beef Shorthorn has the highest cow efficiency ratio of all the country 's breeds . |
| 29 | This nematode haemoglobin is chemically similar to myoglobin and has the highest affinity for oxygen of any known animal haemoglobin . |
| 30 | UK has the highest marriage rate in Europe and a divorce rate of twice the european average |