Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] important [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reservations for very important persons or commercially important persons are usually dealt with by senior members of the management . |
| 2 | routine or less important decisions are therefore passed ‘ down the line , to subordinates , and the superior is free to concentrate on the more important aspects of the work ( eg. planning ) ; and |
| 3 | Mother churches tended to guard their privileges jealously and even in the nineteenth century some daughter churches and chapels were still dependent in some respects on the more ancient or more important mother church . |
| 4 | the chosen site must not interfere with or reduce the value of scenic and recreation areas , nor must the habitats of rare or otherwise important plant and animal species be disturbed ; |
| 5 | Geographers are familiar with the concept of the central place — a locally or regionally important centre fulfilling a number of functions for the settlements around . |
| 6 | The aim is to ensure not only that all important titles are held in stock , but also that as far as possible there is on the shelves at any one time a reasonable coverage of material in all subject fields . |
| 7 | The studies adopt a multi-disciplinary approach and the choice of subjects , contributors and participants is guided by a standing advisory panel whose aim is to ensure that all important views receive expression . |
| 8 | Many card suppliers also produce other lines , giftwrap stationery items , postcards ; some even produce books which can help to give a co-ordinated display , attracting customers and achieving that all important element of any retailing concern , increased sales and margin . |
| 9 | Anybody who 's anybody knows that a pair of brand new trainers — bright laces undone , tongues out , displaying that all important brand name — says more about you than a wallet full of gold credit cards ’ , you know it 's time to leave the country and live on a desert island in your bare feet or search the loft for your ex-issue Diadora Borg Elite or Stan Smiths . |
| 10 | The Prime Minister has pinned his hopes on ‘ subsidiarity ’ — the idea that all important decisions should be taken by individual nations . |
| 11 | This is because the assumption is made that all important power in society is concentrated in the hands of the state . |
| 12 | Although the theory is that all important power is concentrated in the hands of the state , this has not meant that the individual has been regarded as powerless . |
| 13 | ‘ Rich and famous families usually behave worse than less important families , ’ she said . |
| 14 | So it is unlikely that clinically important differences have been overlooked . |
| 15 | Since then I have found other uses for it in my knitting room such as to anchor down that very important latch tool and to put in place the little basin on the weighing machine which tends to flop off when I go to weigh a heavy jumper . |
| 16 | However , we will not pursue here that very important problem ( see : Devlin & Murphy ( 1988 ) ) . |
| 17 | The final and most important award of the night , Best Record , went to Clapton . |
| 18 | Carpets are perhaps one of the biggest and most important furnishing investments in any home . |
| 19 | The best and most important song is ‘ No Means No ’ , a powerful comment against date rape . |
| 20 | Quite simply Nicolas Roeg 's best and most important film to date — an ideal festival choice . |
| 21 | Its key tenets are : 1 The customer comes first : The first and most important characteristic of total quality is the search continually to meet , and even exceed , the customer 's demands and expectations . |
| 22 | The first and most important consideration is that in the forty years since 9 August 1945 , despite the fact that all the nuclear powers have been involved in wars at one time or another , nuclear weapons have not once been used militarily . |
| 23 | The final and most important feature of the system is Party primacy . |
| 24 | The bus that goes east from Reykjavik can be used to visit the better-known and most important sites . |
| 25 | If visiting or entertaining friends is difficult , this is the first and most important problem to be tackled , because maintaining ( or restoring ) this particular activity will do more than almost anything else to keep life in balance . |
| 26 | Education after 1902 immediately became the largest and most important service provided by local government and has remained so ever since ( Regan 1979 ) . |
| 27 | The temple , the oldest ( 340–250 B.C. ) and most important building of the city , was the work of Pytheos , architect of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassos ( page 35 ) and , though of more modest dimensions ( 122 feet by 64 feet ) , than the temples at Didyma and Ephesos , was finely proportioned and regarded as a model for Ionic temples in Asia Minor . |
| 28 | Texts in English such as George Day 's Practical Treatise on the Domestic Management and Most Important Diseases of Advanced Life ( 1549 ) soon took up this thinking . |
| 29 | As husbands and wives , we recognise that our first and most important ministry is to our partner , closely followed by our children . |
| 30 | The very first and most important principle to bear in mind when planting a rose or any other shrub or tree is that this is the last opportunity you will have to do anything basic about the soil underneath , where the roots will have to work . |