Example sentences of "be [vb pp] in the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why this is so and hints on how to centre quickly are given in the newest edition of Gliding ( A & C Black ) . |
| 2 | Individual replies have , of course , been treated in the strictest confidence , but some of the aggregated results of the survey are summarised below . |
| 3 | Two ‘ city successes ’ are highlighted in the latest edition of Middlesbrough News , being delivered to 58,000 homes in the town this week . |
| 4 | Americas Watch said that by 1986 overcrowding had been solved in the largest prison ( Tipitapa ) , and inmates had more facilities for work and recreation and for family visits . |
| 5 | However , reliability checks have been included in the latest version of the program . |
| 6 | d'Compress has a lot of options that you can alter to suit your exact needs — you can choose between maximally compressed files , or files that are compressed in the shortest time , for instance . |
| 7 | Whereas in the past the boards would say that advanced calculators could be used without additional calculating programmes or memory banks , such programmes and data banks are incorporated in the latest generation of machines as a matter of course . |
| 8 | It seems that this change is based on advice received from the Royal Society of Chemistry , though it has not been applied in the latest issue of Chemistry in Britain , neither can I recollect having seen it mention any possibility of change . |
| 9 | He is not , he says , one who ‘ detracts from the existence or reality of things ’ ; and anyone who thinks otherwise ‘ is very far from understanding what hath been premised in the plainest terms I could think of ’ . |
| 10 | Around £850,000 has been invested in the latest equipment , by LSF , which has an annual turnover of £4m . |
| 11 | I am delighted to find you have been so successful in your Expedition : I heartily pray you may continue so to the end and safely return to Old England : I am much pleased too at hearing your health has not been affected in the slightest degree : pray be careful and never forget that upon your safety , hinges the welfare of numbers . ’ |
| 12 | The invisible invaders love dark , humid atmospheres and are found in the greatest numbers in bedrooms , multiplying happily in mattresses , carpets , curtains , upholstery and even children 's soft toys . |
| 13 | A place has been found in the loneliest part of the island where , it is agreed ( ‘ Not yet , not yet ! ’ ) , ta skoupidia can be buried for the next 25–30 years , much more cheaply than by shipping it to Attica ( ‘ But the figure is not yet known ! ’ ) . |
| 14 | A radioactive leak has been found in the newest reactor of Bulgaria 's troubled Kozloduy nuclear power station . |
| 15 | Given that this work has been done , the draft schedule can then be examined in the closest detail — and probably torn to shreds . |
| 16 | Overall , these families frequently tend to be placed in the worst housing or on the worst estates , partly perhaps because of their inability to pay higher rents , and partly because local authorities have always been inclined to allocate poor people and slum dwellers to particular estates ( Gray , 1979 ) . |
| 17 | I can assure you that any information given during the interview will be treated in the strictest confidence . |
| 18 | I would like to ask your readers if they would write to me concerning their experiences in trying to get an idea developed to the production stage , all of which will be treated in the strictest confidence . |
| 19 | All comments will , of course , be treated in the strictest confidence . |
| 20 | Centres ' replies to the questionnaire , which will be treated in the strictest confidence , will be used to inform our thinking about the future development of these qualifications . |
| 21 | ‘ Any information will be treated in the strictest confidence , and your purpose for being there is of no interest to the police . ’ |
| 22 | But the Government likes to submit to free market forces and developers attempt to respond , rather than taking into account where new homes should be built in the best interests of the public . |
| 23 | Animals were demoniacs and possessed souls , albeit not to be seen in the best company , but were unequivocally free agents ( Evans 1987 : 66–7 ) . ) |
| 24 | The influence of the Alpine atmosphere can clearly be felt in the best wines . ’ |
| 25 | In my view , the Brazilians should be told in the strongest terms that any repeat when they entertain Italy ( whose supporters , I admit , are no angels themselves ) in the quarter finals at the end of march , could lead to them being disqualified . |
| 26 | The notion of education was to be interpreted in the widest sense of the word to include physical , moral , and mental training . |
| 27 | Manufacturing requires the necessary industrial investment to transform the ideas into the articles that can be sold in the keenest markets . |
| 28 | It is often the case that the highest ambitions can be born in the darkest days of defeat . |
| 29 | Of a wisdom which can be found in the smallest gleam , as well as in the fiercest blaze of light . |
| 30 | Even in the few years since Volumes I and II of the Supplement were published , numerous words and meanings in the range A-N have emerged which are therefore not to be found in the largest Oxford Dictionary . |