Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our comprehensive range of services has been developed to make sure that your business is given the best possible start . |
| 2 | Will you please ask the Commissioner to ensure that the Sessional Order is given the highest priority so that we can get to this place without being obstructed by coaches ? |
| 3 | In version ( ii ) , on the other hand , the word ‘ seen ’ is given the greatest prominence , and it is likely to sound as though the speaker has some reservation , or has something further to say : A : Have you seen my father yet ? |
| 4 | Contrary to popular belief , honesty is considered the best policy . |
| 5 | The lullabies and other songs are continued to soothe children , especially when they are in a bad mood ; but this age is considered the best time to teach the children how to use their hands in various spheres of tribal activities . |
| 6 | Income trust is considered the safest , growth is a bit more risky and opportunity the chanciest . |
| 7 | This is the fast and furious world of grasstrack racing … the event a competition on the outskirts of Oxford that 's attracted the best and bravest in Britain … for the grand prize of Masters champion nineteen ninety two . |
| 8 | Yer Mum 's done the best she can under the circumstances . ’ |
| 9 | Alice , you 're talking to a woman who 's seen a skipfest on the Raven of October . |
| 10 | The game itself features 28-year-old Short against the cocky genius Kasparov , 30 , who is rated the greatest chess player of all time . |
| 11 | He is confident , brave and agile , and from what we can gather he is rated the best in America . |
| 12 | Liverpool is rated the worst place to ride a bike , but Newcastle is not much better , while Gateshead and Middlesbrough also get the thumbs down . |
| 13 | 6 is called the highest common factor of 12 and 18 . |
| 14 | Just before we go we are going to hear a recording of a song that 's been referred to which I think is called the greatest love of all which I 'm told we 'll all know by heart er this time next year hmm erm anyway on that note if I may thank you very , very much indeed and I leave you with best wishes for a highly , highly successful birthday year . |
| 15 | Something which is called the best of and at the same time this barrier , so again be aware . |
| 16 | Britain is facing a carcrime epidemic … and the Thames Valley is amoung the worst hit areas . |
| 17 | it 's called the cheapest guide |
| 18 | You do not seem to appreciate that the point at which Soul is stretched the furthest , globally , is the point at which it is weakest . |
| 19 | ‘ But he wants you all to himself — and he 's found the best way to do that is to take away the pleasure you find in singing . |
| 20 | We begin with Definition 1.4.1 Let a , b ε Z. An integer c ε Z is termed a greatest common divisor ( gcd ) or highest common factor ( hcf ) of a and b iff ( i ) c\a and c\b and ( ii ) if d\a and d\b then d\c . |
| 21 | Oh : car of menace , car of blight Cars the atmosphere ignite Greenhouse warming , Havoc forming Parkinson must see us right We 're au fait with entropy Gaia , Ecosphere , synergy Words for greening But their meaning 's A linguistic mystery Oh : politicians must invent Worship of environment Genuflecting by reflecting Words of verdant bafflement Now our water 's unfit to drink Too much aluminium and zinc No solution To pollution No-one can stand the stink Oh : public filth and pestilence Highlights private opulence Does the glitter , clear the litter All it needs is pounds and pence GOD REST YE MERRY God rest ye merry , gentle Greens Let nothing you dismay The much foretold apocalypse Is now well under way Not even Mr Gorbachev Can stop the world 's decay Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh , tidings of comfort and joy We ca n't eat meat or hens or fish The farming is too cruel The only food we now permit Is foul organic gruel Irradiated food and veg Now double up as fuel Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now everybody wants a car Though noise and fumes are vile The Iron Curtain fractures and The jams stretch back for miles Mobility and liberty Can not be reconciled Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy We think that greenhouse warming will Bring on the world 's demise If forests burn it 's not just trees but mankind too that fries But all this may be garbage Because scientists tell lies Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Consumers must buy less to reach Sustainability For galloping consumption is More lethal than TB So much for Third World dreams of fleeing Grinding poverty Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Unless we stop producing kids The planet will not cope No hope for birth controllers short of Kidnapping the Pope But since the Greens recycle people they May turn us into soap Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy In searching for clean energy The choice is pretty stark The floods that come when coal is burnt will keep us in the Ark But had Lord Marshall got his way We 'd all glow in the dark Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Dumb animals are much preferrred To flawed humanity Ill-treatment of old people may Provoke insanity But culling seals and whales is judged The worst profanity Oh tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Now Mrs Thatcher goes bright green A highly suspect hue Her policies have after all Kept filth and squalor blue It 's just another way she 's found To tell us what to do Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy With greenhouse gases , PCBs Sulphuric acid rain This fragile globe 's environment Is going down the drain It is a cosmic punishment That we ca n't start again Oh , tidings of comfort and joy , Oh tidings of comfort and joy Melanie Phillips OVERNIGHT FILE |
| 22 | Last night Vale of White Horse councillors were unanimous in opposing the takoever that 's caused the biggest rumpus in local politics since the car firm MG pulled out of the area twelve years ago . |
| 23 | A former SAS soldier who 's climbed the highest mountain in the world without oxygen has been describing how he struggled to breathe . |
| 24 | IT 'S PASSED THE TOUGHEST TEST OF ALL . |
| 25 | If he is afforded the slightest respect it makes him worse , larger . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Every time a winger comes along with skill he 's labelled the latest George Best , but that 's not fair on them — or on me . |