Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the [adj -est] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the ‘ frustration ’ felt by the commissioner , Sadako Ogata , at the continued blocking of the relief convoys was understandable , he said , ‘ we urge Mrs Ogata to order the resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries at the earliest possible moment . ’ |
| 2 | A revitalised electricity industry is crucial to the supply of power to our factories and businesses at the cheapest possible price . |
| 3 | As for rugby … well , nothing quite so glaring , yet still enough to provoke a creeping unease about affairs at the highest international level , whether it concerns incomplete accounts for the 1987 World Cup ; unfulfilled profit projections , by a huge margin , with disturbing outline accounts emanating from the 1991 event ; and what seem to be , at the time of writing , so many unanswered questions about the 1995 World Cup . |
| 4 | This holds that through their actions in the market consumers oblige companies to produce the goods they require in the largest quantities at the lowest possible price . |
| 5 | Building societies are legally obliged to sell repossessed properties at the best possible price . |
| 6 | By pressing the appropriate buttons on their office computers linked to The Exchange 's automated quotations system ( SEAQ ) they can execute their clients ' instructions at the best available price quoted by market-makers in the shares concerned . |
| 7 | The subsidiarity principle ( taking decisions at the lowest practicable level of government ) , which the British government makes much of , is drafted in a form so soft that it will cut both ways if it cuts at all . |
| 8 | Will my right hon. Friend ensure that when the United Kingdom assumes the presidency of the EC the other Scandinavian countries , as well as Sweden , are encouraged to join as full voting members at the earliest possible date ? |
| 9 | The modern veterinary surgeon does not see nearly as many cases of distemper as we used to , simply because most people immunize their puppies at the earliest possible moment . |
| 10 | Consultations at the highest political level shall take place as often as required , and at least once a year . |
| 11 | The Japanese Foreign Minister Michio Watanabe and his Russian counterpart , Andrei Kozyrev , held cordial discussions in New York City on Sept. 23 in which they agreed that their deputies should resume talks over the disputed territories at the earliest possible opportunity , as a means of paving the way for a rescheduling of the Yeltsin visit . |
| 12 | From the early years following the introduction of the 1924 Regulations , experience showed that the net income derived from grant-aid , coupled with the District 's policy of setting its student fees at the lowest possible level to encourage enrolments , failed to lead to financial self-sufficiency and the District 's financial difficulties , although eased initially , were not eradicated . |
| 13 | Does the Minister also accept that , in considering agriculture , it is crucial to bear in mind the responsibility of all involved in the food chain , from production to consumption , to ensure that at all times consumers get good , healthy , pure products at the best possible price ? |
| 14 | Quite clearly it was for me to initiate action to ensure that all aircraft of that type were checked for similar fractures at the earliest possible moment , but the responsibility for ordering such an inspection lies with the airworthiness authorities of the States in which the aircraft were registered and not with the accident investigation authorities . |
| 15 | He also has no hesitation in reminding capitalism , in its spooky hour of triumph over communism , that the ‘ culture of contentment ’ has always depended on this underclass — indeed , has happily imported it when necessary to do the menial and distasteful jobs at the cheapest possible wage . |