Example sentences of "[prep] the most [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No mention of crime occurred until page twenty-six of the thirty page manifesto , where police recruitment , public order offences , prison building , and secure detention for the most dangerous criminals were singled out . |
| 2 | Indeed , even for the most familiar fraction , " J " , only 26 per cent of pupils were able to express this as 0.5 while 31 per cent of pupils were able to write 0.5 as ½ ( or |
| 3 | But landing safely in torrential rain , with a squally and unpredictable wind , can only be a matter of luck for the most skilled pilot . |
| 4 | There was no certainty of work even for the most skilled : during the slump of 1857–8 the number of workers in the Berlin engineering industry fell by almost a third . |
| 5 | A good contender for the most dispiriting pub in the Lake District . |
| 6 | As the tax burden is fixed , an employee offered a company car opts for the most potent and gadget-laden model , at a given engine-capacity , that his status entitles him to . |
| 7 | C. P. Snow may not have delineated the cultural divide until 1959 ; but commentators still return to Victorian England for the most potent illustrations of desiccated , materialistic science set against the life of the imagination . |
| 8 | I suggest that we proceed along those lines and look for the most economic way to alleviate my constituents ' problems while not doing too much damage to my hon. Friend 's constituents . |
| 9 | They last much longer than incandescent tubes , offer more light per watt but need to be carefully chosen in the right colours for the most accurate presentation of food . |
| 10 | It is rare for the most prestigious award for architecture in the world to be given to a non architect but the decision to award the 1992 Royal Gold Medal to the structural engineer , Peter Rice , was widely acclaimed . |
| 11 | Site value rating would tax ‘ the market rental of each site on the assumption that it was available for the most profitable permissible development ’ ( Layfield 1976 : 170 ) . |
| 12 | The reason for his pleasure , as well as for the handkerchief 's greyness , was that he had washed it himself … and really he had done just as good a job as the dhobi had been doing for the most extravagant prices . |
| 13 | My prize for the most colourful quote goes to the scientist who said that the likelihood of humans having come about as the result of evolution was the same as a tornado in a scrapyard having accidentally assembled a Jumbo jet . |
| 14 | It may therefore provide the incentive for the most thorough pre-purchase behaviour , and marketers hoping to supply such products may have to be prepared for extensive enquiry and investigation before they will manage to sell any of them . |
| 15 | Julian left him lurking in the shelter of the cart-house while she kept watch from the wicket for the most favourable moment , and beckoned him through quickly when the alley was empty . |
| 16 | In order to keep the diagram simple only data for the most central twenty boys are included . |
| 17 | That said , the drifting of Morrissey 's voice over an unlikely background makes for the most effective twin attack since Yazoo . |
| 18 | We also know how to identify what users need ; develop often complex systems to index , abstract , catalog , and organize all types of information ; disseminate information by packing it in ways appropriate for users , providing the critical role of sifting through vast quantities to identify what is pertinent and what is not ; and to work with a wide range of other professionals for the most effective use of information . |
| 19 | In his search for the most effective approach to the training of boys , Baden-Powell made an extensive study of past and present methods . |
| 20 | Our personal choice for the most effective sermon of this decade goes to Gordon Wilson of Enniskillen . |
| 21 | There are several causes of bedwetting which can occur in combination and provide indication for the most effective form of treatment . |
| 22 | The evening marks the launch of a new bursary to the University of Liverpool by Whitbread , to be awarded this year to the student whose ideas for the most effective use of a possible £1bn for Merseyside are judged to be the best . |
| 23 | ‘ The staff are fully committed to providing the best possible public service to the capital and will look to the new management in LAS and the inquiry to provide the basis for the most effective emergency service . |
| 24 | The decision … is to be determined by the most worthless votes given for the most worthless candidates " . |
| 25 | The hybrid equivalent circuit is especially suited to representing the small-signal amplifying behaviour of a bipolar junction transistor since its parameters are easily determined for the most useful common-emitter configuration by appropriate small-signal measurements . |
| 26 | Given that the UES mainly caters for the most impecunious students who reach university level , the interruption of its work also affects those who have no alternative access to higher education . |
| 27 | Occasionally I would have preferred a more urgent tempo for the most turbulent responses , such as ‘ Seniores populi ’ ( track 6 ) and ‘ Tradiderunt me ’ ( track 10 ) . |
| 28 | Their complete accord with singer and songs makes for the most perfect symmetry . |
| 29 | For the most cheering news out of Greece today is that the country may at last be getting tired of the bumbly , floppy politics of the past . |
| 30 | Notice how the shoulders are parallel to the boom whilst the hips , knees and feet are all facing the direction of ‘ pull ’ , making for the most efficient sailing position . |