Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] the [adj -est] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has now launched a scholarship to find the best young cricketers in England . |
| 2 | Arrangements for exhibitors at the 1993 fair are being streamlined in an attempt to create the best possible climate for business . |
| 3 | Last year the Yorkshire Water Authority tentatively began the first stage of a £150 million programme to eliminate the worst coloured waters from such towns as Huddersfield , Halifax , Bradford and Sheffield . |
| 4 | President Carlos Saúl Menem , whose popularity had waned in July due to financial scandals involving his relatives and political aides [ see p. 38335 ] , stated that he now had a national mandate to seek the widest political consensus to deepen the government 's economic programme . |
| 5 | They are normally made by professionals in a workroom , and depend on a skill in handling and arranging fabric to achieve the best possible folds and drape in the fabric . |
| 6 | These journeys , operated by Edinburgh Transport and S.M.T. under contract to Lothian Regional Council , are specified so as to give residents of Ratho an opportunity to reach the nearest large shopping and business centre , which happens to be Edinburgh . |
| 7 | While the costs levied on the latter are generally lower ( you only pay dealing charges ) , you 'll need to do more of the work to get the best possible return . |
| 8 | In Germany notably , where the government was a good deal less influenced by domestic opinion than in France and Britain , there was marked official sensitivity to the comments of foreign newspapers and an anxiety to present the best possible face to the outside world . |
| 9 | I even made the occasional trip into the West End of an evening to see the latest music-hall star . |
| 10 | Again , because of the confidentiality and the need to attract the best possible talent , executive search firms are often called in . |
| 11 | He developed the concept of an open market within the Community to create the largest single market in the Western world . |
| 12 | The main themes that Bukharin pursued were : ( 1 ) the need to cut down on the excessive unproductive consumption of the state bureaucracy ; and ( 2 ) the need to draw the widest possible strata of the people into the planning process and into controlling the state . |
| 13 | Environmental advisers join the team to ensure the best environmental practices are considered during planning and design . |
| 14 | If the regulatory framework permits the transfer to customers of the whole cost of rising fuel bills , but makes no allowance for investment , generating companies would have an incentive to build the cheapest possible power plants , which are likely to be costly and inefficient in the use of fuel . |
| 15 | It may well be sufficient to pay off your mortgage to take the biggest financial burden off your family 's shoulders . |
| 16 | Above all , we need a European strategy to promote the highest possible levels of education and training amongst people currently marginalised in the workforce : women , ethnic minorities , older workers and people with disabilities . |
| 17 | JAGUAR car workers are to put in nine hours ' overtime each week to complete the biggest single car order in the company 's history . |
| 18 | It is important not only to make the training interesting , stimulating and exciting , but also for the Territorial Army to provide the best possible club in any area . |
| 19 | Given the carrier 's obligation to obtain the best possible price for the goods to be sold , good advice on what constitutes such a price in prevailing market conditions must surely be taken . |
| 20 | The architect or the engineer working within the civil service may believe this to be unnecessary red tape and their culture may be dominated by a concern to do the best possible job conforming to the highest professional standards . |
| 21 | The package runs in the Windows environment so you will need a PC with Windows 3.1 installed , and for the graphics an SVGA monitor and adapter to give the best possible output on screen , anything less than SVGA does n't do the pictures full justice . |
| 22 | It is hard to find any reason to ascribe the slightest scientific validity to the Green Bank formula . |
| 23 | Readers must be warned that it has been the practice of governments in recent years to alter the departmental structure from time to time , ostensibly in an effort to find the best possible framework for policy co-ordination , but — it may be suggested — with less elevated political motives in mind too . |
| 24 | It reportedly uses centrally maintained configuration information along with dynamically gathered performance information to choose the best suited computer for each application . |
| 25 | It was intended as a device to enable states with major accumulations of crude oil to exercise the fullest possible degree of control over the industry concerned with its extraction . |
| 26 | " I do n't pretend that medical science has yet found a method of treating cholera that 's quite satisfactory , I do n't say there is n't room for improvement , ladies and gentlemen … but what I do say is that it 's the duty of a member of the medical profession to use the best available treatment known and accepted by his fellow physicians ! |
| 27 | No doubt the church council would be seeking to maximise ( exploit ) the land 's full potential to achieve the greatest possible sale proceeds . |
| 28 | Highly talented photographers and illustrators were commissioned to supply the visuals ; a quality paper stock was selected and the designer worked closely with the printer to achieve the best possible colour reproduction and finishing . |
| 29 | Does he agree that the liquidators and other representatives should study every proposal and option in order to secure the best possible deal for depositors , creditors and former members of staff ? |
| 30 | The owners evidently believed that the union was exaggerating the seriousness of the Liverpool situation in order to extract the best possible terms . |