Example sentences of "[noun pl] and the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is mesmerised by gadgets and the latest labour saving devices . |
| 2 | We may predict that there will be a close correlation between the strongest position in the most developed hierarchies and the best contacts for obtaining exotic goods . |
| 3 | Three generations of Dowdings have run the farm and used herbicides , pesticides and the best the agro-chemical producers could come up with to get the maximum yields . |
| 4 | Their trip , which took 38 hours instead of the normal 22 , coincided with 60ft waves and the worst North Sea gales for almost a century . |
| 5 | But it 's a rugged landscape where only the animals and the hardiest of peasants can exist . |
| 6 | In much the same way as black gives an undeniable panache to performance motor cars and the finest sound systems . |
| 7 | When my parents ' generation were marrying back in the 1920s not everyone had cars and the best man 's responsibility was to organize transport for all the guests . |
| 8 | Gradually , a style of late fifties cocktail gowns , tight waisted , full skirted in jewel coloured silks was emerging and the ballgown for the ‘ Countess of Cotely ’ which would be performed in a cut-out oval shape like a John Singer Sargent portrait , was a breathtaking oyster satin with hundreds of pearls and the palest of pink roses sewn into the skirt . |
| 9 | That is the direction in which we must go to provide the best health service , the best opportunities and the best element of the classless society that I have talked about . |
| 10 | are dried plums and the best are the pruneaux d'Agen from France . |
| 11 | One of the juniper trees is enlaced with the spread-eagled bodies of children , fighting for the highest branches and the best view of the dancers below . |
| 12 | You will see new technology used by the best airlines , the best breweries , the best papermills and the best shops . |
| 13 | This is an expression used by Handy ( 1985 ) who suggests that there are a number of leadership variables and the best combination is one appropriate to a particular situation . |
| 14 | This was about 2,000 more than in the previous 12 months and the highest figure since 1985 . |
| 15 | Two bedrooms and the best furniture that could be made in the Factory . |
| 16 | The finest books and the fairest deal |
| 17 | We asked a group of consumers — parents and their children — to assess 10 books chosen from both this year 's prize-winning lists and the latest offerings from best-selling authors . |
| 18 | It is higher among men than women , with the lowest proportion of graduates teaching in primary schools and the highest in non-maintained schools ( see Figure 7.8 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ I am in my second year of articles at the Prudential Corporation plc — one of the UK 's leading companies and the largest financial services business outside the high street banks . |
| 20 | Thirty leading tutors covering all aspects of machine knitting will be there , plus yarn companies and the latest machines and technology from Brother , Passap , Silver Reed and Singer . |
| 21 | They will spend four days at the conference meeting their counterparts from abroad to share findings , experiences and the latest thinking on care for frail and premature babies . |
| 22 | I think most people , especially women , feel there is something bad about the way they look , because they get it from magazines , which are full of beautiful models and the latest diet . |
| 23 | The round pencil can be used for all subjects ; whilst the flat pencil can be used for broad strokes and the finest lines , when worn to a chisel edge . |
| 24 | As the dogsbody sixth assistant to George Oke at Fulwell , he performed his chores with a furious zeal , not because he wanted the members to have the shiniest shoes and the best sand-papered hickory shafts but because these jobs were good exercises to strengthen his hands and arms . |
| 25 | Figure 2.11 : Histogram showing the distances between early Anglo-Saxon settlements and the nearest ( modern ) source of water . |
| 26 | Julie Gibson , Historic Scotland 's monuments officer for Orkney , said yesterday that many archaeological treasures had taken a ‘ hammering ’ from a combination of hurricane-force winds and the highest tides in living memory . |
| 27 | Also important in this respect are the long periods of patency and the apparent inability of the final host to develop acquired immunity , so that adult sheep have the heaviest infections and the highest prevalence . |
| 28 | That inquiry led to an arrest for four sex offences but police believe another man is responsioble for the rape of the schoolgirl , four indecent assaults , as well as robberies and the latest attack . |
| 29 | The location of village shops , post office , churches , doctors ' surgeries and the nearest town and hypermarkets should all be noted . |
| 30 | The relief exhibited by the highest mountains and the deepest oceanic trenches , although apparently spectacular , is in fact trivial when compared with the dimensions of the Earth as a whole . |