Example sentences of "most [adj] of [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 | Moscow was the most unsettled of the empire 's cities . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | For the fungally uninformed , morels are the most prized of the world 's mushrooms . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | One of the most important of a lawyer 's accomplishments is the ability to resolve facts into their legal categories . |
| 18 | The record deal is certainly the most important of an artist 's longterm contracts . |
| 19 | The enquiry service is the most important of the clearinghouses ' information dissemination methods and all the national clearinghouses operate one . |
| 20 | One of the most important of the island 's defences is against erosion or inundation by the sea . |
| 21 | Stage 3 was perhaps the most important of the project 's three stages . |
| 22 | Besides , Anne is recognised as the most level-headed of the Queen 's children . |
| 23 | He was the most successful of the moor 's highwaymen , practising for 42 years until he was spotted by one of his victims in a London street . |
| 24 | He was the most expert of the Met 's scene of crime officers and the one Dalgliesh always hoped would be available when he began a new case . |
| 25 | Try , however , to find the most up-to-date of an historian 's works . |
| 26 | Nuclear power will help to save oil — the most vital of the USSR 's energy resources , yet a great deal more will need to be done to change Soviet energy structures if domestic oil supplies and supplies to other Communist countries are not to come under extreme pressure in the late 1980s and 1990s. there will still have to be a reduction in supplies to the Communist bloc and a considerable reduction in the proportion of Soviet energy demand which is met by oil . |
| 27 | You could say that , somehow , he made the most convincing of the would-be-leaders ' speeches . |
| 28 | It is not surprising , therefore , that the frontiersmen ( graničari ) were regarded as being amongst the most loyal of the Emperor 's troops . |
| 29 | Equally important in building a framework for the future was the role played by the most anonymous of the ECSC 's institutions , the Court of Justice . |
| 30 | The fares war took a new twist last week when Jersey European , one of the most aggressive of the UK 's small regional airlines , announced the introduction of free rail tickets from Gatwick to Victoria station for passengers flying from Belfast City Airport . |