Example sentences of "taking the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said that the public were becoming agitated because the council did not appear to be taking the toughest line possible . |
| 2 | It lists the following options : ( i ) reducing irrigation ; ( ii ) improving irrigation efficiency ; ( iii ) improving water management by providing consumers with incentives to conserve water ; ( iv ) introducing other crops , including other strains of rice and cotton , with lower water needs ; and ( v ) taking the poorest quality land out of production . |
| 3 | That totals £40 million or , if you take the lowest figure — excluding the ‘ risk factor ’ and taking the lowest endowment figure — £30 million ! |
| 4 | But can can I can I just come back to the point that if you were taking the lowest figure , I mean how realistic is it to assume that you could actually hold to that ? |
| 5 | If you think about this it 's based on the four carbon structure so you 've got ta have a few in the name there is a carbon carbon double bond so the basic structure we 've got is the Butane but as there is more than one position you could have that carbon carbon double bond now , to indicate this position and so this one would be called futes it would normally be a butane but to indicate it 's position bute one E and again you 're taking the lowest number so instead of it being a bute three , it 's a bute one E you start at the appropriate . |
| 6 | This one , your longest chain is a four chain so it 's based on butane and you have a methile group on carbon number two , taking the lowest number of carbon number two of that butane chain . |
| 7 | The money was divided amongst the station staff , with the station-master taking the largest share . |
| 8 | Try taking the best chop next time — but only if you want it ! |
| 9 | EMMA THOMPSON won Britain 's version of an Oscar last night , taking the best actress award for her role in Howards End , which was also named best film . |
| 10 | Quite amazingly I hear that the selectors are undecided about taking the best wicket keeper Jack Russell — and could give Yorkshire 's Richard Blakey a first major tour on the grounds that there will be eight one-day international games . |
| 11 | It is accustomed to success : success in taking the best food , the most food , the best shelter , the best sleeping spot , and so on . |
| 12 | The average rectifier current is given by and this works out , taking the highest voltage output as 15V at 3A , at . |
| 13 | Sucking in a shaky breath , aware she was taking the greatest gamble of her life , she returned to face him . |
| 14 | Servette though will not be taking the slightest chance . ’ |
| 15 | We may find that some of the ideas we want to test are very difficult ones ; certainly , in using this particular example of baptism , we are not taking the easiest idea ever put forward . |
| 16 | And that presupposes in that calculation , if you were taking the worst case , that that would all be greenfield land . |
| 17 | Over the weekend only a third of ambulance crews were working in London , where the dispute is taking the biggest toll because of staff shortages . |