Example sentences of "take the highest [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The central core of this tendon takes the highest strain and in a typical speed injury , the inner core breaks first leaving a classic black hole effect in the centre of the tendon , seen on ultrasonic scans of the damaged leg .
2 The average rectifier current is given by and this works out , taking the highest voltage output as 15V at 3A , at .
3 But if we took the highest price of everything then we 're making thousands and thousands and thousands .
4 In the Holy City of Mashad , Mrs Ghodssieh Alavi , a 50-year-old doctor associated with the ‘ pragmatist ’ faction supporting Mr Rafsanjani , took the highest number of votes and became the first Iranian woman to be elected outside Teheran .
5 It was not , admittedly , the most subtle of strategies , but you will appreciate that this particular task , though no doubt important in its way , hardly took the highest priority at that moment .
6 Please let us know about EVERY class that operated at any time in 1988 , whether it was only a couple of weeks in January or a short summer course ( children or adults ) and take the highest number on roll at any time in the year .
7 You add up the total marks given to your players , divide by x — then roll a dice that number of times and take the highest number rolled …
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