Example sentences of "of [art] [adj -est] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The grain deal was concluded in the context of broader negotiations in Vienna on a bilateral trade agreement which could open the way for the US to accord most favoured nation ( MFN ) status to the Soviet Union , entailing the application of the lowest available tariffs on Soviet goods .
2 Clearly , these developments have a dual importance for the College : firstly , they represent an extension of the Welsh medium and bilingual provision , an important aspect of the work of the College ; and secondly they are part of the diversification process which is vital to the continued existence of an institution which presently has one of the lowest teacher-training targets in England and Wales .
3 Meanwhile detailed research in the British archives has revealed that the policy-makers in London down to 1945 ( and later ) were neither united in their interpretation of postwar Soviet intentions , nor single-mindedly intent upon the cultivation of the closest possible ties with the United States .
4 Along with the mosaics of section 4.2 above , the mosaics from the Blackfriars and St. Nicholas Street sites , Leicester , provide evidence for one of the closest stylistic relationships between any mosaics in second century Britain .
5 Discussing the prose poem — a form of literature which , as used by Jacob , provides one of the closest literary parallels to Cubist painting in that it embodies simultaneously actions or events normally separated by time and space , which are fused into formal , difficult but rational and understandable creations — Jacob warns the poet and artist against ‘ the too dazzling precious stones which attract the eye at the expense of the whole ’ , and adds ‘ The poem is a constructed object and not the display window of a jeweller 's shop .
6 And yet she was in one of the nicest private rooms in the hospital ; she had a telephone and a television ; her nightgown was a silly frou-frou of frills and spilling lace and on her thin fingers the rings — diamonds and sapphires in platinum — rattled as she clasped and unclasped the sheet .
7 LYRIC FANTASY , one of the fastest two-year-old fillies of the modern era , was last night sold for 340,000 guineas at public auction .
8 Today Oman is one of the fastest developing countries in the world .
9 The diversity of the International region , which sells 75 brands in 108 markets , is well illustrated by its performance in smaller markets such as Turkey , where the market for Scotch whisky has grown three-fold in the last ten years.Johnnie Walker Red Label has maintained its major market share and is well placed to capitalise on the growth of one of the fastest developing economies in the region .
10 In the age group championships Sparta and Annadale ADD01 Striders each picked up double victories , where , in the individuals stages , one of the fastest young athletes on show was Beechmount 's Cathy O'Neill .
11 At Mach 1.2 , the Foxbat finally sloughed off the world of sound with a dull , ominous rumble , and Vologsky surged with new enthusiasm and excitement , happy to be in perfect control of one of the fastest flying machines in the world .
12 Self help , one of the fastest growing areas of the voluntary sector in recent decades , fits in well with Conservative Party notions of self reliance , individual responsibility and active citizenship .
13 Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing industries in the world .
14 Here is one of the fastest growing services in the public sector over the decade to come and we 've entrusted local government with it .
15 According to Dataquest , the BiCMOS and linear array sector is one of the fastest growing groups within the world semiconductor market — a trend Thomson 's Analog Cells and Arrays group , Anaca , intends to exploit with its new mixed arrays .
16 The second city is Santa Cruz in Bolivia , which is one of the fastest growing cities in South America .
17 On to Phoenix , one of the fastest growing cities in the West and the fun resort of Scottsdale .
18 Until the 1970s Coventry was one of the fastest growing cities in post-war Britain .
19 As a reflection of its rapid growth , County listed some of the fastest growing companies of the 1980s among its clients .
20 The case for expansion is strong , with debt ‘ one of the fastest growing problems of the 1980s , ’ but they are as much a victim of the lack of a coherent overall strategy as other advice services .
21 One of the fastest growing interests in the voluntary sector is the environment .
22 The Haughton area has one of the fastest growing populations in Darlington but school places have not reflected the increase .
23 ‘ It is one of the fastest growing sports in Europe , but if we do not act now we will see the same kind of draconian measures becoming necessary in Britain as are already being undertaken in Europe .
24 The exhausting discipline , which features a mile and a half swim in open water and a 40-kilometre cycle topped off with a 10-kilometre road race , is one of the fastest growing sports in Europe .
25 With average GDP growth of 10 per cent , Botswana 's was one of the fastest growing economies in the world in the 1980s .
26 LOCAL companies will later this year have the chance to take part in an IDB trade mission to three of the fastest growing economies in the Asia Pacific region .
27 THE IDB is organising a seminar to encourage local companies to take advantage of the major export opportunities in three of the fastest growing economies in the Asia Pacific region .
28 He said January 's figures , showing inflation rising at just 1.7 per cent a year , were excellent news and added that surveys showed the UK would have one of the fastest growing economies in Europe this year and next .
29 Within the industry , Swithland Motors is recognised as one of the fastest growing dealerships in the country and its success is partly explained by its female sales force .
30 Retailing is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy , and faces enormous challenges with the imminence of the Single European Market .
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