Example sentences of "[noun pl] at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Japan , the relationship between maternal age and late fetal death ratios is " J " shaped at most birth orders , but the pattern is more variable in the two central European countries , where the ratios are either increasing with successive age classes ( beginning with the youngest ) as the first , third ( except at age group 25–29 years ) and sixth and higher orders , or the relation is " J " shaped ( somewhat lower at ages 20–24 than at ages under 20 and increasing thereafter , with the highest risks at the oldest ages ) as at the second and fourth orders of reverse " J " shaped as at the fifth birth order . |
| 2 | Writing later , in 1937 , J. B. Priestley 's main concern was to stress the Englishness of Chaplin ( though he did concede that the Chaplin symbol was half-French in inspiration ) and he talked of him as being ‘ the greatest humourist since Dickens ’ and of belonging above all to London 's East End and to ‘ the swarms of bright-eyed urchins who are thumbing their noses at the nearest policemen ’ . |
| 3 | Because I play the game I can not stand referees at the best of times … am I being biased here ? |
| 4 | Nationalization of all the utilities at the earliest opportunity , that is the task of the next Labour government , a basic quality of life for all , that is the meaning of clause four , so tell Sid , no VAT on fuel . |
| 5 | Purchasers should be encouraged to meet with potential acquisition candidates at the earliest opportunity after they have first been approached . |
| 6 | She gazed with wide eyes at the nearest cows , who stared back with large , liquid eyes at her — and did n't move an inch ! |
| 7 | And I ai n't no good at ladders at the best of times . |
| 8 | World Bank Group : For LDCs , the utilisation of World Bank facilities guarantees the provision of long-term funds at the lowest possible market-related interest rate . |
| 9 | ‘ There should be some form of grading , like a golfing handicap , allowing you to drive only smaller cars at the lowest level . |
| 10 | It was merely a shell with glittering branches at the best addresses in London . |
| 11 | I 'm no expert , but what worries me is that , when you 're dealing with madmen , they increase their demands at the slightest sign of weakness . ’ |
| 12 | ( And the western Greeks tended to make their dedications at the nearest of the Greek sanctuaries of the mainland , Olympia , rather than creating or patronizing a big cult centre of their own , ) Fifth-century Italy and Sicily did produce historians , like Hippys of Rhegion , or Antiochus and Philistus of Syracuse , the ‘ Sicilian Herodotus and the Sicilian Thucydides ’ ; even Dionysius I , tyrant of Syracuse from the late fifth century to 367 , wrote history as well as the tragedies and comedies for which he was , as we shall see , more famous . |
| 13 | On 12 March 1991 Hirst J. ordered that , unless persons claiming an interest in the cargo could show cause otherwise , the cargo should be discharged and sold by both parties at the best price they could reasonably obtain and the proceeds of sale paid into court . |
| 14 | Communications director Peter Phelps said : ‘ The media and political communications side of the company has shown particular growth and we are working with major clients at the highest levels , helping them to achieve their aims and ambitions . ’ |
| 15 | She ran a caravan site and rented out grazing and stables at the lowest rate in the neighbourhood — naturally ! |
| 16 | Critical acclaim for The Cranberries has been immediate , enthusiastic and forced upon us not just in Ireland but in Britain too , in quantities so large that entire rain forests quake at the knees at the merest mention of this band 's name . |
| 17 | He indicated that multiparty elections would be held in six months at the earliest , and appointed a commission of experts to draft a constitution , as well as an election law and an election timetable . |
| 18 | Couple of months at the latest . ’ |
| 19 | On 4 August 1914 few expected the war to last long — a matter of weeks , perhaps , or months at the longest . |
| 20 | THE BEST SHOES AT THE BEST PRICES |
| 21 | It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed . |
| 22 | The sub-standard systems Earth Central had seen fit to install in the Base made some weird noises at the best of times , but this … . |
| 23 | Half the money is for Channel Tunnel work , leaving spending on existing lines at the lowest level in years . |
| 24 | The agreement , which was of unlimited duration , made no direct reference to SDI ; nor did it involve conventional or chemical weapons , although both sides expressed a wish to reach an agreement on such matters at the earliest opportunity . |
| 25 | Although the first production order for V-bombers ( the Valiant ) was placed in December 1950 , the V Force itself , carrying British-manufactured atomic bombs , could not become operational before the mid-1950s at the earliest . |
| 26 | While the ‘ frustration ’ felt by the commissioner , Sadako Ogata , at the continued blocking of the relief convoys was understandable , he said , ‘ we urge Mrs Ogata to order the resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries at the earliest possible moment . ’ |
| 27 | The new CompuAdd 320sc combines high performance with a low-profile system unit , and allows you to run 32-bit applications at the fastest SX speed — 20 MHz . |
| 28 | They and other green groups will be among 350 observers at the biggest CITES meeting yet held . |
| 29 | There is much speculation now that Graf 's frequent illnesses at the biggest events are caused largely by stress . |
| 30 | Now , I do n't like treasure voyages at the best of times , and I certainly do n't like them when they are secret . |