Example sentences of "most [adj] [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , the most far-reaching of the bill 's proposals , would have resulted in the prohibition of over 300 pesticides . |
| 2 | The chain , now with six shops in London and one in Manchester , has always been a pioneer , bringing to the UK the most innovative of the continent 's labels . |
| 3 | They still guard the interests of the smallest and most protectionist of the country 's auctioneers who would be bankrupted by an open market . |
| 4 | Among EC ministers most supportive of the Commission 's plan yesterday was the British Foreign Secretary , John Major , attending his first EC Council meeting . |
| 5 | These seven officers and ten or so ratings had done rudimentary training with gear they bought mostly in the Cairo bazaar , and they were most interested in the COPPist 's equipment , which included some new suits designed by Siebe Gorman but not tested fully by the wearers . |
| 6 | Moscow was the most unsettled of the empire 's cities . |
| 7 | Yet it was a wonderful pairing , one of the most exciting in the game 's history , and it helped Hampshire to the championship in 1973 and the John Player League in 1975 and 1978 . |
| 8 | Nearly £5 billion has been put up by 2.2 million private investors chasing water shares , it was confirmed , making the sale one of the most popular in the Government 's privatisation programme . |
| 9 | While he continued to press the court against the excise and against France , he seems to have maintained his distance from the most prominent of the government 's opponents , Anthony Ashley Cooper , first Earl of Shaftesbury [ q.v. ] , and Buckingham . |
| 10 | But perhaps the most indicative of the Trust 's success so far are the 16 species of dragonfly and damselfly which use the farm — only one species less than the 17 we could expect on the site . |
| 11 | In the past GPs were free to refer patients to the specialist and hospital which both felt most appropriate to the patient 's medical condition . |
| 12 | For the fungally uninformed , morels are the most prized of the world 's mushrooms . |
| 13 | Perhaps the most visible of the union 's activities is the financial sponsorship of events such as the ICA/MU Rock Week held in May 1989 . |
| 14 | Huy was put at his most suspicious by the policeman 's flattery . |
| 15 | Although the American people had long realised that Reagan 's administration was one of the most corrupt in the nation 's history , even the most hardened supporter was amazed by these revelations . |
| 16 | The large increase in coastal shipping after 1760 was built on a transport facility which had already proved itself over a long period among the most valuable of the country 's natural assets . |
| 17 | The Fiesta is also surprisingly comfortable , given that the seats are the cheapest in the whole Ford range , the tyres are budget items and the suspension is the most basic in the manufacturer 's huge parts bin . |
| 18 | Those who were lucky enough to see these two players in the same Palace team for four and a half seasons were certainly among the most privileged of the club 's patrons . |
| 19 | Even the most powerful of the Duke 's vassals , the Counts of Angoulême , who for generations had been accustomed to act as though they were independent princes , had twice conceded defeat , in 1176 and 1179 . |
| 20 | Prousse , by Jean Papineau-Couture , argued an intense and clearly delineated course from climax to climax : the most powerful of the evening 's compositions , and the one most likely to attract other players . |
| 21 | The copperplates of some of the most famous of the artist 's prints , including ‘ Faust ’ , ‘ Self-portrait with feather in cap ’ , ‘ The Raising of Lazarus : arched plate ’ , ‘ The Pancake Woman ’ , ‘ Beggars receiving alms at the doors of an inn ’ , ‘ Jan Cornelis Sylvius ’ and ‘ Joseph and Potiphar 's wife ’ , are currently on show at Artemis and are selling extremely quickly to both private collectors ( one has bought the ‘ Beggars receiving alms at the doors of an inn ’ ) and institutions : the Rijksmuseum has already acquired a group which will be divided between the Rijksprentenkabinet , the Rembrandthuis and the Amsterdam Historical Museum . |
| 22 | The most famous of the town 's shopping areas is The Lanes : an inviting labyrinth of seventeenth century red-brick streets full of antique shops , jewellers , perfumeries , fine china and stores for everyone with a passion for fashion . |
| 23 | The row grew into one of the most embarrassing in the BBC 's history after it was revealed that Mr Birt had been employed as a freelance to gain tax advantages in his £140,000-a-year job . |
| 24 | But for all of the work he has carried out , Barlow Clowes has proved to the largest and most complex in the office 's 22 year history . |
| 25 | Unemployment was abolished , class struggle overcome , and the living standards and cultural level of even the most backward of the country 's peoples transformed out of all recognition . |
| 26 | One of the most important of a lawyer 's accomplishments is the ability to resolve facts into their legal categories . |
| 27 | The record deal is certainly the most important of an artist 's longterm contracts . |
| 28 | The enquiry service is the most important of the clearinghouses ' information dissemination methods and all the national clearinghouses operate one . |
| 29 | One of the most important of the island 's defences is against erosion or inundation by the sea . |
| 30 | Stage 3 was perhaps the most important of the project 's three stages . |