Example sentences of "is the [adj] [adv] important [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Getting the basic underlying grid structure right is the simple most important step towards getting better looking pages .
2 Surprisingly , fog is the third most important hazard in Europe after floods and volcanoes .
3 This is the single most important factor in effective book provision .
4 Lack of nutrients , rather than low temperature or incident radiation , is the single most important factor restricting primary production .
5 Coach Mike Luke is right to stress the positive aspects of the CANZ contacts when he says : ‘ This is the single most important development tour we can undertake and we learned a great deal about some of Canada 's future World Cup players in one of the strongest and most testing environments the game has to offer .
6 No one has so far questioned the judgement that ‘ Montini 's letter is the single most important document for understanding not only the first session but the whole Vatican Council ’ .
7 Apart from that , in midlife as at every age , a good cut — about once every six weeks — is the single most important way to keep hair looking good , with an occasional soft perm or demi wave , when required .
8 ‘ Improving the national economy is the single most important program the federal government can take to help urban America ; because our economy is predominantly an urban one , what 's good for the nation 's economy is good for the economies of our cities , although not all cities will benefit equally , and some may not benefit at all . ’
9 Moray District , in Grampian , is the single most important District in terms of the number of malt distilleries , warehouses and visitor centres .
10 A bird of prey lives for food — it is the single most important thing in its existence .
11 Judith Taylor , Darlington 's district health promotion officer , said : ‘ Stopping smoking is the single most important step that a smoker can take if they want to live longer .
12 Progesterone is thus a mixed blessing and its presence in HRT is the single most important reason why women abandon it .
13 This requires answering a basic check question : What is the single most important result that I want from this presentation ?
14 The fact that these questions are being raised has significance for the authority of the police … and it is the single most important determinant of the style of policing .
15 Blood is the single most important source of HBV and other blood-borne pathogens in the occupational setting .
16 Twenty years later , in an article in The Times , Treasure was even more categorical : ‘ I believe the tax system is the single most important cause of the lack of desire to improve efficiency that exists in our economy today . ’
17 We also know that alcohol is the single most important cause of violence , not just directly , but also through the abuse committed on children by violently drunk parents .
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