Example sentences of "[adv] at the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So daunting is this prospect , that many taxpayers should look afresh at the best forms of taxation and the best destinations for the proceeds . |
| 2 | This was reflected in a loosening of what had traditionally been a strong correlation between landownership and civil and military office , especially at the highest level . |
| 3 | But in general , and especially at the highest creative level , words were redundant . |
| 4 | Craigleith have produced a perfect card , winning all nine matches by more than the 2 per cent required — a very rare achievement , especially at the highest level . ‘ |
| 5 | erm Indeed one of the sad things perhaps at the lowest level is how many jobs are requiring mathematical skills that , that perhaps twenty years ago were n't assumed . |
| 6 | Even on the premier franchises , the marginal operator is likely to compete only at the best times while the franchisee is left to operate the full seven day service . |
| 7 | And then a dim light opened out ahead : their boots crunched on pebbles and they emerged from a small cave whose entrance was uncovered only at the lowest of low tides . |
| 8 | Passengers and passers-by alike found its wide , illuminated photographs of mouth-watering meals irresistible — though at a cost ( in 1980 ) of nearly £½million , Casey Jones was obviously going to pay for himself only at the busiest venues . |
| 9 | Stake-outs were bad enough at the best of times , but when the elements were hostile , the hours of silent watching could seem like weeks . |
| 10 | Generally , however , anyone wishing to buy or sell listed shares will want to do so at the best price obtainable and for that purpose to use the facilities of The Stock Exchange instead of himself seeking out a willing counterparty . |
| 11 | But assuming Collor 's Brazil makes it into the ranks of the developed world , it will do so at the lowest level of eligibility , on a par with the East European countries . |
| 12 | While it might be to your advantage to do so at the earliest opportunity , there is nevertheless no legal urgency for you to make the journey other than at your convenience . |
| 13 | The government has long made it clear that sterling would enter the Exchange Rate Mechanism during stage one of economic and monetary union which began in July ; it has now done so at the earliest appropriate time . |
| 14 | Yes he 's not going to finish before twelve o'clock at the earliest , choose what . |
| 15 | You had to be in bed and washed by nine o'clock at the latest ; the house screw only left after she 'd seen everyone in bed . |
| 16 | He says we 've got to be on the road by nine o'clock at the latest . ’ |
| 17 | Loyalty to specific lords was an essential aspect of medieval life , running from the most humble serf , who was virtually a possession or slave , to the bond between vassal and lord that held the entire culture together at the highest levels . |
| 18 | Can I say finally Chairman , that I will be instigating a er a request er I shall be requesting I should say perhaps to the director of education that erm the three party spokesman on the management committee and all those officers who will be involved in implementing this decision will get together at the earliest and I 'm citing possibly next week so that we can be on our way to plan the next step forward to a concrete implementation of this particular proposal . |
| 19 | They finally come together at the lowest level of their relationship . |
| 20 | Kenneth Grayston introduces an opportunity for graduates to get together at the latest in a series of University concerts . |
| 21 | As Westergaard and Resler say ( 1975 , p. 101 ) , ‘ sex inequality in pay reinforces class inequality : it strikes hardest at the lowest levels of the occupational hierarchy ’ . |
| 22 | The three men stood together for some time while the long-faced sheep ambled around them , sometimes coming close to examine them but scuttering away at the slightest of their movements , sending a ripple of bells through the whole flock . |
| 23 | Now sheep are animals that we tend to regard as being pretty stupid and most of the time they 're timid creatures who will run away at the slightest sound or sight of something strange in their midst . |
| 24 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 25 | They were on the lovely island putting together the whole package ; visiting tourist boards , airlines , exclusive hotels , doing their utmost to get the best at the best rates for their clients . |
| 26 | Shorter himself was displayed prominently at the busiest intersection of the moor , Wishmoor Cross , where three counties and four parishes meet . |
| 27 | Finally at the highest level , the limits of reason are exposed when a critique is mounted of a form of thought as such . |
| 28 | A circumspect phone call to Sarah 's mother at this point usually reveals that the party is timed to end at 1am at the latest , that she is extremely sorry , but she simply does n't have room for all the children to stay and every other mother has already phoned . |
| 29 | Inside , I was barely able to stand upright at the highest point , for I was head and shoulders taller than my sinister host ; and it did not escape my notice that the roof at its highest point was infested with cobwebs , in the corners of which sat large square spiders . |
| 30 | In a bwlch or mountain pass the road cut deeply at the highest place straight through the ridge to show as a notch afar off . |