Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [prep] the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The income of the poorest fifth of the population rose by 11 per cent ‘ in real terms ’ ( after allowing for inflation ) . |
| 2 | Average income tax actually paid rises from 4 per cent of the income of the poorest to only 16 per cent of the top fifth in the income range . |
| 3 | A household survey in Kenya in 1974 found that tax was paid on 77 per cent of the income of the poorest rural group . |
| 4 | When there is indifference about the distribution of income ( parallel straight lines with a 45° angle to the x and y axes ) ; means that concern is only with the income of the poorest income unit ( the Rawlsian case ) . |
| 5 | The figures may be particularly prone to underestimating the income of the highest earners , who have more opportunities to hide substantial amounts of income than middle and lower income groups . |
| 6 | Will the Chancellor comment on the recently published ’ Social Trends ’ , which shows that the income of the richest one fifth increased by more than 50 per cent . |
| 7 | Your canvas shelter has no defence against the midge , and the only course of action is to spray the inside of the tent with the strongest insect repellent on the market , preferably something banned in all other European countries , and then dive into the sleeping-bag and cover your head , trying hard not to inhale the toxic gases . |
| 8 | When Robert Hathaway died in December 1954 , she regained her full status as dame of Sark and , despite many stormy passages with her islanders , continued to be treated by the majority with the greatest respect , if not always with affection . |
| 9 | Measures included ( i ) the elimination of taxes on fuel and gas oils and on kerosene ; ( ii ) extended tax rebates for exporters , calculated to be worth between US$670,000,000 and US$1,100 million per annum ; ( iii ) the reduction of the highest import tariff from 35 per cent to 20 per cent ; ( iv ) tariff increases for many intermediate industrial products , but the maintenance at zero of the minimum import tariff , which applied to fuels and capital goods not domestically produced ; and ( v ) a " temporary " increase , from 3 to 10 per cent , in a statistics tax levied on nearly all imports . |
| 10 | Proposals for the funding of the largest single construction contract were therefore placed before the Legco finance committee , which on Nov. 27 voted by 27 to 25 in favour of funding the contract ( provisionally awarded to a Japanese-led consortium in July ) . |
| 11 | She was regarding the Prince with the faintest and saddest of smiles , in which he thought he could read affection and indulgence , and surely also a soft , secret gleam of derision . |
| 12 | Otherwise 100 litres is taken as the base for the highest consumption process and for the others doses are expressed proportional to the highest level . |
| 13 | Somebody woke up Emmet Ryan and Jock Lennox shepherded the Rafferty ‘ regulars ’ in the direction of the nearest drink . |
| 14 | He marched the twins in the direction of the nearest station and prepared for a long , boring wait . |
| 15 | On the marker posts that you see , the next time you , you travel past them at ninety miles an hour if you get time to see them , there is actually , a picture of the telephone headset and a number under that headset there will be an arrow pointing you in the direction of the nearest emergency telephone . |
| 16 | Another member of the group will be sitting on the chair with eyes closed and will point in the direction of the slightest sound . |
| 17 | The most useful section of the book is the detailed and exhaustive list of suppliers , which points artists in the direction of the cheapest yet most reliable materials . |
| 18 | Particles moved up the beach by the breaking waves do so normal to the direction of approach of the waves , but they roll down in the direction of the steepest beach gradient . |
| 19 | Neile 's particular contribution was the provision of the longest and most powerful telescopes that had been produced in England for Ward 's observatory at Wadham , and these were used by Wren in developing his theory of Saturn 's rings . |
| 20 | The election of Richard Nixon to the presidency in 1968 was a personal triumph for a man who appeared to have lost the change of the highest office after his defeat in 1960 . |
| 21 | Miyazawa 's eventual success in the leadership poll was attributed to the support of the largest faction in the LDP , led jointly by Shin Kanemaru and by former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita , who remained a powerful force in LDP politics despite having been accused of involvement in the Recruit Cosmos financial scandal of 1987-89 . |
| 22 | I 'm pessimistic because I believe that if the council is to tackle what I still believe to be a big problem of the local authority then it can not really do so without the support of the largest party on this authority and if we have heard erm an honest assessment of their perception of of the case , I I really I really do despair that this council will will get to the bottom of the problem . |
| 23 | Let's first go to David Waldon because I think that you you command the support of the largest group on the erm Oxfordshire County Council and I suspect that the budget had a great deal to do with your views . |
| 24 | The writer of the best letter each month will be presented with a Montblanc Solitaire fountain pen . |
| 25 | Each month the writer of the best letter published wins this super Lowe Alpine Walkabout 25 daysack |
| 26 | Each month the writer of the best letter published wins this super Lowe Alpine Walkabout 25 daysack |
| 27 | WIN A LOWE DAYSACK Each month the writer of the best letter published wins the super Lowe Alpine Walkabout 25 daysack |
| 28 | WIN A LOWE DAYSACK Each month the writer of the best letter published wins this super Lowe Alpine Walkabout 25 daysack |
| 29 | The writer of the best letter each month will receive a Waterman Man 100 gold-nibbed pen |
| 30 | Each month , the writer of the best letter will receive a special book prize . |