Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three hundred years later he is remembered as an honourable man , an epithet to be prized above the highest awards attainable . |
| 2 | Of course the country may be riveted by the latest video release or the latest Nintendo game . |
| 3 | Given that this work has been done , the draft schedule can then be examined in the closest detail — and probably torn to shreds . |
| 4 | The independent Phoenix Cinema in Oxford is set to play to packed houses over the next few weeks with a film that 's bound to be listed among the greatest successes of British Cinema in recent years . |
| 5 | These were military followers apparently of considerable social status and influence , though probably to be distinguished from the greatest magnates of the realm , many of whom had military followings of their own , and might be expected to fight for the king both inside and outside his kingdom . |
| 6 | The chartered company continued to be regarded as the best type of organization for carrying on overseas trade , but a grant to an individual proprietor began to be seen as the best way to set up a new colony to which settlers would come to cultivate the land . |
| 7 | Except in regions of very low rainfall April should be regarded as the safest month for sowing herbage seeds . |
| 8 | On October 9 , Smash Hits published what must be regarded as the strangest pop cover story of all time , an interview , conducted by the experienced Ian Cranna , with Morrissey and Pete Burns , and headlined ‘ The Very Odd Couple ’ . |
| 9 | In the hierarchy of Community legal texts to which I have alluded , the founding treaties may thus be placed at the highest level , in a position comparable to that of a written national constitution . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | The kind of information which a long-term participant observer receives must be treated with the greatest circumspection , for it depends ultimately not on whether he or she is carrying a tape-recorder , but on the degree of trust , mutual confiding and general affinity which has developed between researcher and subjects . |
| 12 | This shows that the Bristol & West is behind you , and says you 're a genuine , serious house-hunter , with real buying power — to be treated with the greatest respect ! |
| 13 | Whatever the explanation in this case , it is obvious that such claims must be treated with the greatest scepticism . |
| 14 | All entries will be treated with the strictest confidence and on November 30th , we will pick our winner from the bag of completed surveys . |
| 15 | I can assure you that any information given during the interview will be treated in the strictest confidence . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | All comments will , of course , be treated in the strictest confidence . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | ‘ Any information will be treated in the strictest confidence , and your purpose for being there is of no interest to the police . ’ |
| 20 | It may relate to a packaging problem in which a fixed number of unrelated items have to be pressed into the smallest volume . |
| 21 | In future it is hoped that information will be posted at the nearest car parks , as well as at the crag , allowing for a change of plan before walking to the climbs ! |
| 22 | DM suggested that contact between Kerry and ECTF staff should be arranged at the earliest opportunity Marisa Main and Gillian Malcolm had assisted Tony Miller with his work to complete Flora of Arabia vol.1 . |
| 23 | Most local authorities insist on separate systems to reduce the volume intake at sewage works , since rainwater can be discharged into the nearest watercourse without treatment . |
| 24 | Bleached bodies lie beached in the full heat , revealing sights that should never be disclosed to the closest lover let alone half of Teesside . |
| 25 | 11 , has been a source of problems which perhaps have yet to be resolved at the highest level . |
| 26 | They should be designed to the highest mobility standards , making them easy and safe to move around in . |
| 27 | Popular with high earners because tax relief can be claimed at the highest rate , the pension loan also allows borrowers to claim tax relief on their pension contributions . |
| 28 | Rangers ' pitch will now be lifted at the earliest opportunity and a new one laid in its place , so long as the work can be carried out in time for the new season . |
| 29 | The chemicals giant announced its new company policy at a European petrochemicals conference in London , where it also pledged that all future plant will be built to the highest standards operating in any country in the world . |
| 30 | 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 . |