Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [noun pl] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most controversial areas of intervention by these new-style Labour councils was Equal Opportunities . |
| 2 | The RUC was excluded from policy making on security and even most administrative decisions of consequence . |
| 3 | A new relationship has begun , with the most momentous consequences for life , and we are going to look at some of those consequences soon . |
| 4 | On 24 August A.D. 79 , with all its preliminary stirrings ignored , Vesuvius burst into life , and one of the most momentous eruptions in history commenced . |
| 5 | I suspect that sea kayaking will go the way of inland touring , namely that modifications to design and materials will negate the most telling criticisms of plastic , and then its obvious advantage in durability will vastly outweigh its remaining disadvantages ( except for competitions and long open sea crossings ) . |
| 6 | For centuries one of the most telling criticisms of Nonconformity had been its penchant towards disintegration , what Edmund Burke called ‘ the dissidence of dissent ’ . |
| 7 | It is produced from raw beef liver , and once in its dried form is one of the most concentrated forms of food available . |
| 8 | For example , some of the most memorable features of fieldwork in the Old World Tropics from Madagascar eastwards , leeches , are so little known that their behaviour towards animals other than humans is unrecorded . |
| 9 | But somehow it was the Celtic team of the '70s and particularly their manager Jock Stein and his Italian darling Lou Macari who fashioned the most memorable images of betting . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) A continuum must be considered , from gross changes in stance to the most subtle shifts in tone that can be perceived . |
| 11 | The pulpit was marvellously restored restored to its former glory and is further evidence that the powers of creation can surmount even the most destructive forces of mankind . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , contemporaries realised that the tradition which made foreign policy one of the most arcane aspects of government was being breached : a well-informed former diplomat noted that the laying of so much diplomatic correspondence before parliament was a " sort of new habit " . |
| 13 | The Starrs — who met when Sandie , 38 , was a dancer in Freddie 's show — were said to have one of the most solid marriages in showbusiness . |
| 14 | Nonetheless , the Senegalese system has dealt with the succession problem impressively , and sustained a multi-party tradition which allows a wide range of opinion to be expressed in public , and in doing so has avoided the most acute problems of localism . |
| 15 | But in the two most acute categories of learning difficulties , severe and profound , these children were found to be over-represented by more than 300 per cent and just under 200 per cent respectively compared to native English speakers . |
| 16 | But in the two most acute categories of learning difficulties , severe and profound , these children were found to be over-represented by more than 300 per cent and just under 200 per cent respectively compared to native English speakers . |
| 17 | This was increased by a further NZ$3.049bn for non-cash costs , mostly unrealised losses on forex liabilities and depreciation ; and reduced by NZ$0.428bn in respect of net capital expenditures . |
| 18 | It is surely one of the most cruel twists of fate that a man who has demonstrated such commitment , as well as compassion to overcome so many other problems during his life — and indeed to have helped so many others to have done the same — that he should have become a victim of medical science . |
| 19 | The most obvious evidence of this warfare was reflected in buildings , such as Coldingham Priory , one of the most rebuilt places of worship in the Borders , the ownership of which was hotly disputed for centuries . |
| 20 | Two of these were eventually to become favourites in Church of England hymnals — ‘ He that is down need fear no fall ’ and ‘ Who would true valour see ’ ; the latter , indeed , is now one of the most widely used hymns in funeral services in the Church . |
| 21 | The most widely used techniques of inspection apart from 100% inspection are random sampling , where batches are concerned , or continuous sampling , in mass-production . |
| 22 | The use of the penal law against workers , especially when it involves imprisonment , or the possibility of imprisonment , is one of the most persistent sources of conflict between labour and management , and between labour and governments . |
| 23 | All but the most persistent kinds of pollution ( now increasingly rare ) are ephemeral and mobile . |
| 24 | One of the greatest love stories of all time and amongst the most enthralling romances in literature — JANE EYRE is compulsive entertainment for both those who know the story and for those to whom it is unfamiliar . |
| 25 | Some of the walk is waymarked with green/yellow arrows though as much of it is over rarely used rights of way you 'll need to keep your OS maps close at hand . |
| 26 | The various government measures — regional policies , anti-discrimination legislation , etc. — have been far too weak to counter the impact of market forces that affect more adversely the industrially weak groups in society . |
| 27 | Although the LEA remains the employer of the staff in the school , the governors take on extensive powers over staffing and responsibilities under employment law . |
| 28 | This is used to convey rather strong feelings of approval , disapproval or surprise . |
| 29 | The successful development of negotiating skills has proved itself as one of the most cost-effective investments in company profitability . |
| 30 | Somehow he 's managed to lead one of the most entrenched examples of playsafe rock consensus ‘ forward ’ into apparently digging music that sounds just like Con Funk Shun , Rah Band , Loose Ends . |